Essays about: "socially responsible business"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 60 essays containing the words socially responsible business.

  1. 1. To Sin or Not to Sin? A Study of Traditional and New Sin Stocks on the American Stock Market

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Filip Eriksson; Herman Ljungberg; Oliver Lönegård; [2023]
    Keywords : Sin Stocks; New Sin Stocks; Sustainable Investments; Social Norms; Socially Responsible Investing; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study aims to investigate the difference in stock return between traditional sin stocks, new sin stocks, and their respective peer stocks. The purpose was to expand the scarcely researched area of new sin stocks by being the first one to focus on new sin stocks on the American stock market (United States NYSE, AMEX, and NASDAQ stock exchanges), as this area has only been researched in Europe before. READ MORE

  2. 2. Corporate Involvement in Charitable Engagements : Exploring the Dynamics of Corporate-Charity Collaborators

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Mikaela Jansson; Katarina Ölander Gür; [2023]
    Keywords : CSR; corporate-charity collaborations; sustainability reporting; charitable engagements;

    Abstract : In today's business environment, organizations are expected to engage in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), which involves balancing their economic success with positive social and environmental impact. Collaborating with charitable organizations can be a way for companies to engage in socially responsible activities and given the increasing focus on CSR, there is a potential for an enhanced interaction between companies and charitable organizations. READ MORE

  3. 3. Responsible Investing - ESG and Sustainability in the Contemporary Financial Systems

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Ana Osadze; [2022]
    Keywords : ESG; Sustainable Finance; The EU Green Deal; Circular Economy; EU Taxonomy; SFDR; CSRD.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In the contemporary world when the utmost need of sustainable future and responsible investing is widely discussed in order to create a long term, green, socially accountable and liable future, the financial sector and socially conscious investors are progressively applying Environmental, Social and Governance criteria to the process of analysis to identify material risks and further growth opportunities. Even though ESG is a set of non-financial criteria by its definition and not readily quantifiable in monetary terms, it already has a significant influence on the performance of businesses and financial institutions. READ MORE

  4. 4. Who will save the world if the profit is too low? : A single case study on a Swedish business school, investigating their work toward responsible management education

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Jesper Johansson Cimen; Lisa Lithagen; [2022]
    Keywords : Business Schools; Responsibility; Sustainability; Responsible Management Education; PRME; Triple Bottom Line;

    Abstract : Background: Business schools are one of society’s most influential institutions as they contribute to transforming and influencing the way the business world works. Hence, business schools bear responsibility for the creation of future, socially aware, graduates. READ MORE

  5. 5. International operations; equal international responsibility? : A qualitative thesis exploring the existence of CSR activities by Swedish MNCs operating in Kenya

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Olivia Giorgio Juel; Erika Jönsson; Hana Arvidsson; [2022]
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    Abstract : The topic of companies’ responsibility in society has gained a lot of traction over the years. With the recent war in Ukraine, many companies have taken a stance against the atrocities by pausing or even stopping their operations in Russia. The war has, however, not only impacted Ukraine and Russia but has led to consequences all over the world. READ MORE