Essays about: "firm characteristics and csr"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words firm characteristics and csr.

1. 1. The Impact Of Corporate Governance Characteristics On Greenhouse Gas Emissions : Empirical Evidence From Sweden

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Ahmed Abdelrahman; Melanie van den Akker; [2023]
   Keywords : Carbon emission; Corporate governance; Accounting; Audit services; Auditing fees; Environmental performance; CSR and ESG.;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine the interactions and impact of six key corporate governance factors on greenhouse gas emissions in Swedish listed firms. Namely, board size, board gender diversity, CEO compensation, blockholder ownership, audit and non-audit fees. READ MORE

3. 2. How does the European stock market react to sustainability? : An empirical analysis of the Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

   Author : Victor Moberg; Karin Molin Eriksson; [2021]
   Keywords : corporate social responsibility CSR ; Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index DJSEUR ; event study; financial performance; företags sociala ansvar; Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index DJSEUR ; eventstudie; finansiell prestanda;

   Abstract : Background: The increase in development and welfare that has been achieved in recent decades has led to a deterioration of the planet. Increased awareness on this matter has led to a concern to become more sustainable, both on an individual level and firm level. READ MORE

4. 3. Financial Characteristics of Firms With High ESG Scores

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Frans Englich; Oscar Gedda; [2020-07-07]
   Keywords : CSR; ESG; CFP; CSP; sustainability;

   Abstract : This study investigates the impact of Corporate Financial Performance (CFP) on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) measures. A large part of earlier literature concerns the effect of ESG on CFP. In later years, some studies have examined whether the causality may flow the other way which is the vantage point of this thesis. READ MORE

5. 4. ESG Performance and Firm Market Risk: Evidence from the Nordic market

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Astrid Palmstierna; [2020]
   Keywords : ESG factors; CSR; firm market risk; idiosyncratic risk; systematic risk;

   Abstract : The thesis investigates the relationship between CSR performance and firm market risk in the Nordics for a data set of 1,561 firm-year observations over the period of January 2004 to December 2019. A linear multivariate OLS regression model was estimated, with methodological challenges and data limitations common to similar studies about ESG performance and firm market risk. READ MORE

6. 5. Towards an Ethical Business Model with Artificial Intelligence

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Arvid Höjbert; Eric Mårtensson; [2020]
   Keywords : Ethical Investments; Creating Shared Value; Stakeholder Theory; Artificial Intelligence; Supply Chain Management; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is twofold. With a stakeholder perspective, the paper has the ambition of understanding why firms decide to invest in ethics. In this sense, we look at such investments both through the lens of mitigating downside risks as well as the lens of creating competitive advantage and shared value. READ MORE