Essays about: "Socially Responsible Investments SRI"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 28 essays containing the words Socially Responsible Investments SRI.

1. 11. ESG Integration Among Large Nordic Institutional Asset Owners : Mapping Large Nordic Institutional Asset Owners’ Approaches to Sustainability and ESG Integration in the Investment Process

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Reto Ammann; [2019]
   Keywords : ESG Investing and Integration; Sustainable Investing; Responsible Investing; Large Institutional Asset Owners;

   Abstract : Traditional investing is mainly concerned with creating a financial return on investment for the investor and hence disregards other non-financial issues such as adverse environmental and societal impacts. This negligence of negative impacts in the investment process is beginning to be addressed with the emergence of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, socially responsible investing (SRI), and other sustainable investing types. READ MORE

3. 12. Money Talks-Institutional Investors' Ability to Affect Their Holdings Using Norm Based Exclusions and Dialogues

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Jakob Kalbe; Martin Warin; [2018]
   Keywords : Norm-based Exclusions; Investor Dialogues; Socially Responsible Investments; Institutional Investors; Climate Change;

   Abstract : Institutional investors hold unique power, as they can use SRI-strategies to change the behavior of companies not contributing to a sustainable development. While most studies that are investigating investors' usage of SRI-strategies are focused on the financial implications in terms of returns, this paper focus solely on the environmental performance of holdings affected by the SRI-strategies. READ MORE

4. 13. The implications of Socially Responsible Investments - Taking on the perspective of M&As

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Isabel Haas; Julia Nytorp; [2018]
   Keywords : ESG-Score; Mergers and Acquisitions M As ; Post-Deal Performance; Socially Responsible Investment SRI ; Socially Responsible SR -Target; SRI Funds; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : There is an increased interest not only in sustainability but also in becoming socially responsible due to greater awareness as well as pressure from stakeholders. Contradictive results are found on whether Socially Responsible Investments (SRIs) in the area of funds are outperforming conventional funds. READ MORE

5. 14. Performance of Socially Responsible Investment Strategies in Funds During Financial Crises

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   Author : Gustav Borg; Gustav Zimmerman; [2017-07-03]
   Keywords : Socially responsible investments; fund performance; market states; bull; bear; return;

   Abstract : This paper investigates the performance of socially responsible investment (SRI) funds in northern and continental Europe. The study compares SRI funds to non-SRI funds in different market states by analyzing monthly returns of equally weighted fund portfolios using the Carhart four-factor model and the Fama French five factor model. READ MORE

6. 15. Socially Responsible Investments? : -An empirical study on why investors do not invest in SRI

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Simon Lundström; Rasmus Rosberg; [2017]
   Keywords : SRI; socially responsible investment; environment; SRI; ansvarsfulla investeringar; miljö;

   Abstract : In today’s society sustainability has become a highly discussed topic due to the increase in global average temperatures and changing ecosystems. Despite differentiating views regarding the origins of these changes, a proportion of the society have begun to adjust themselves into having more green profiles. READ MORE