Essays about: "sustainable investment funds"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 60 essays containing the words sustainable investment funds.

1. 1. ESG Balancing the Books and the Planet: A Quantitative Analysis of Risk-Adjusted Returns in ESG and Traditional Funds

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Benjamin Javidi; Malin Larsson; [2023-08-25]
   Keywords : Capital Asset Pricing Model CAPM ; Fama-French three-factor model; ESG; Sharpe ratio; OLS Regression Analysis; Modern Portfolio Theory;

   Abstract : The demand for sustainable investment has increased in the last decade. “Environmental, Social and Governance” (ESG) are characteristics within sustainable investment and are commonly considered in private investing. READ MORE

3. 2. Generation Green Exploring the Influence of Demographic Factors and EU-Regulations on Sustainable Investment Decisions

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Henry Strandh; Alex Lindberg; [2023-08-25]
   Keywords : Sustainable investment; Funds; SFDR; Demographic factors; Age;

   Abstract : The global challenges associated with social and environmental problems have opened up new investment opportunities, more commonly referred to as sustainable investments. The concept of sustainable investment raises questions about which different groups and individuals in society tend to choose it over conventional investments. READ MORE

4. 3. The Journey of Discovering the European Landscape of Passive Index Investing: A Cross-Country Horse Race

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Filippa Hegardt; Gaurav Yashvardhan; [2023]
   Keywords : Passive Investing; Index Funds; Market Index; Sustainability; Europe;

   Abstract : The European financial markets have witnessed two erupting trends in the last decade: passive index investing and sustainable investing. This research builds a unique data set that maps out the capital flows toward passive index investments over the last decade for six European countries. READ MORE

5. 4. World Bank Group Engagement in Public-Private Partnerships : Strengthening Sustainable Finance in International Investment Standards

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Andrew Sefufan Simamora; [2023]
   Keywords : sustainable finance; international investment law; public-private partnership;

   Abstract : The prioritisation of private funds in financing public infrastructures due to limited financial resources available through the public sector has raised concerns about the protection of human rights and environment considering that the main goal of corporations is to generate as much profit as possible. The presence of the World Bank Group in the mix is to strike a balance between these competing needs by introducing the concept of sustainable finance through technical assistance and the adoption of standards that are integrated with the concept to influence the behaviour of state and non-state actors in their investment practices, especially in the developing world. READ MORE

6. 5. Do institutional investors care about material ESG disclosure? Evidence from the SASB standards

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : João Monteiro; Laura Bahde; [2023]
   Keywords : ESG disclosure; SASB standards; institutional ownership; financial materiality; sustainable finance;

   Abstract : This paper examines the relationship between institutional ownership and SASB disclosure, by applying a linear probability model with fixed effects to our panel dataset. We find that certain groups of institutional investors demand SASB disclosure, and that their demand is sensitive to the disclosure costs faced by firms, namely information production and proprietary costs. READ MORE