Essays about: "Socially Responsible Investments"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 51 essays containing the words Socially Responsible Investments.
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16. Investing with an Objective Conscience: A qualitative study on standardization of socially responsible investing in the Swedish financial market
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategiAbstract : The transition towards a sustainable capital market requires private and institutional investors to shift investments to truly socially responsible companies. Identifying genuinely socially responsible investment (SRI) opportunities is, however, complicated by greenwashing, as some companies attempt to portray themselves as more sustainable than they truthfully are. READ MORE
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17. Responsible investments: An analysis of preference - The influence of local political views on ESG portfolio return
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The objective of this study is to analyze whether environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investments generate different abnormal excess returns depending on preferences towards ESG assets in the United States. We aim to verify whether these results are consistent with the previously exposed theories explaining the relationships between ESG preferences and excess returns. READ MORE
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18. Values over value? : Pension beneficiaries' willingness to pay for socially responsible investments and their perception of exponential growth.
University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella HandelshögskolanAbstract : Background: As more individuals continuously become more conscious of the external influences of their decisions, integrating social and ethical criteria and perceived non-monetary value in their investment decisions, the interest in socially responsible investments (SRI) has escalated in the past decade. Reflecting this shift, the Swedish Pension Agency continuously increases the requirements and sustainability demands for the funds available in the premium pension selection. READ MORE
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19. Risk Modeling of Sustainable Mutual Funds Using GARCH Time Series
University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistikAbstract : The demand for sustainable investments has seen an increase in recent years. There is considerable literature covering backtesting of the performance and risk of socially responsible investments (SRI) compared to conventional investments. READ MORE
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20. Gender Differences in Financial Decisions
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : 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