Essays about: "Socially Responsible Investment"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 63 essays containing the words Socially Responsible Investment.

  1. 16. Challenges of Achieving a Green Future and Financial Security - A Multiple Case Study of Swedish Pension Firms' Green Bond Assessment Processes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : My Ewrelius Ryde; Josefina Röckert; [2020]
    Keywords : Green bonds; ESG Assessment; Conventional Bond Assessment; Socially Responsible Investing; Institutional Logics; Pension Firms; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Deriving from an increased awareness of the devastating effects of global warming consequences, the interest for green bonds is growing at an explosive pace. However, researchers and practitioners have raised concerns about the challenges of assessing green bonds. READ MORE

  3. 17. The relationship between CSR and the interest bearing cost of debt : An analysis of Nordic countries

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Jonas Wahlström; Oscar Carlsson; [2020]
    Keywords : ESG; CSR; sustainability; cost of interest bearing debt; risk management; Over investment view; Nordic countries;

    Abstract : Corporate social responsibility (CSR), or perhaps the lack of it, is widely debated today. Regulations and international discussions surrounding the topic is taking up a larger room in the public domain with the Paris Climate Accords being a pinnacle where a number of countries decided to agree to quite ambitious climate goals. READ MORE

  4. 18. Gender Differences in Financial Decisions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Lisa Rygård; [2020]
    Keywords : gender differences; decision making under risk; investment; sustainability; leadership gender; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Investment behavior is strongly affected by the level of risk we are willing to take and to what extent we believe an investment is going to be successful. It has been found in previous experiments that men and women tend to have different risk preferences and beliefs, with dissimilar investment behavior as consequence. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Incorporation of ESG Scores into Factor based Investment Decisions. Does ESG Integration necessarily come with a Financial Trade-off?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Patrick Schumacher; [2020]
    Keywords : ESG; Financial performance; Investment strategies; Integration; Trade-off; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The present study examines potential financial trade-offs in socially responsible investment strategies. It focuses on a period between September 2009 and November 2019 in Central Europe. While financial performance of an investment is measured by monthly risk-adjusted returns, social responsibility is represented by Sustainalytics ESG scores. READ MORE

  6. 20. What does it cost to be green? : An empirical investigation of the European green bond market

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Gustaf Söderström; Anton Pettersson; [2020]
    Keywords : Green bonds; Green bond premium; Liquidity; Non-pecuniary preferences; Socially responsible investing; Capital asset pricing model; Matching method; ESG; CSR; Yield spread; Green Bond Principles; European bond market.;

    Abstract : The green bond market offers investors the opportunity to take an explicit focus on sustainable investment projects. However, it is yet to be determined whether this novel asset class offers attractive yields compared to non-green bonds. READ MORE