Essays about: "Socially Responsible Investments"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 51 essays containing the words Socially Responsible Investments.

1. 11. The Performance of Socially Responsible Investments : Are Swedish mutual funds forced to pay a price for doing good?

   University essay from Jönköping University

   Author : Gordon Molander; Carl Jönsson Asp; [2021]
   Keywords : SRI; ESG; Mutual Equity Funds; Conventional; Fund Performance; Portfolio Analysis;

   Abstract : The financial performance of Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) strategies is heavily debated in the modern age. Due to lack of evidence on Swedish SRI performance, Swedish investors are uncertain about placing their financial assets in these strategies as they are afraid expected to sacrifice their financial return for doing good. READ MORE

3. 12. MSCI Climate Paris Aligned Indices : A quantitative study comparing the performance of SR indices and their conventional benchmark indices

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Linnéa Casselryd; Agnes Lantto; Alicia Julienne Zanic; [2021]
   Keywords : MSCI Climate Paris Aligned Indices; Socially Responsible Investments; Sustainable Indices; Performance; Beta; Sharpe Ratio; Jensen´s Alpha; Spanning Test; Ordinary Least Squares;

   Abstract : There is no clear consensus about whether green investments perform better, worse orequal to conventional brown investments. With the rising popularity of socialinvestments, it becomes increasingly important to understand these investments. READ MORE

4. 13. Big Five Personality Traits andSustainable Investments : A survey study based on the Swedish private investors willingness to pay for ESG rating

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Amanda Björnström Hellbom; Erika Jigholm; [2021]
   Keywords : Big five taxonomy; Behavioral finance; Environmental; social and governance ESG ; Personality; Socially responsible investing SRI ; Willingness to pay WTP .;

   Abstract : This thesis contributes to the currently still sprawling literature on the force of sustainable investing together with the “Big Five” personality structure (Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism). By investigating which personality trait, based on the Big Five personality taxonomy, that was willing to exchange revenue for a higher ESG rating in a hypothetical investment fund, we were able to determine when private investors were willing to pay more for a more sustainable investment. READ MORE

5. 14. Retail investors' ESG-preferences: Is there something to find under the blanket term of ESG?

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Henrik Lilliecreutz Harryson; Alexander Hervieu; [2021]
   Keywords : ESG; CSR; Sustainable Investing; SRI;

   Abstract : Environment, Social and Governance factors within Socially Responsible Investing and sustainability have been widely discussed subjects. In light of an increasing amount of research and interest into capital allocation towards SRI and ESG, this study aims to fill the research gap on what drives investments in ESG in Sweden from retail investors. READ MORE

6. 15. Classification of Corporate Social Performance

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statistik och maskininlärning

   Author : Erik Anders; [2021]
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   Abstract : Over the past few years there has been an exponentially increasing attention in financetowards socially responsible investments which creates a need to determine whether acompany is socially responsible or not. The ESG ratings often used to do this are based onEnvironmental, Social and Governance related data about the companies and have manyflaws. READ MORE