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Do ESG funds make stakeholder-friendly investments?
Investment funds that claim to focus on socially responsible stocks have proliferated in recent times. In this paper, we verify whether ESG mutual...
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ESG sentiments and divergent ESG scores: suggesting a framework for ESG rating
The disclosure of fake corporate green claims, commonly termed corporate greenwashing, coupled with the rapid rise of numerous Environmental, Social,...
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Assessing risk profiles of ESG portfolios in global financial markets
The incorporation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into private investments is transitioning from a risk management strategy to...
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Value creation and sustainable business model: are ESG ratings a matter of class?
In recent years, sustainable finance has undergone a very consistent expansion boosted by regulatory and cultural changes due to the greater...
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ESG-driven innovation strategy and firm performance
This paper investigates the impact of aligning an innovation strategy with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices on innovation and...
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ESG Metrics
ESG metrics are performance indicators, mainly of non-financial nature, designed to assess an organization’s commitment to sustainability and...
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Decoding ESG disclosure: unveiling the role of catering incentives
This paper introduces a catering hypothesis of ESG disclosure, where managers adjust their disclosure policies based on investor valuation of...
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ESG literature map**: insights from bibliometric analysis
This study intends to examine and visually map the body of academic literature connected to the significant aspects of ESG from a bibliometric...
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Volatility and returns of ESG indices: evidence from Japan
In this study, we compare the volatility characteristics and return performance of MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index (SLI) and, its parent index,...
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Blockholders and the ESG performance of M&A targets
This paper investigates the effects that certain characteristics of blockholders have on the environmental and social performance of M&A target...
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Is investing in the renewable energy stock market both financially and ESG efficient? A COVID-19 pandemic analysis
The aim of this paper is to provide a tool for finding investments in the stocks of energy firms that achieve both good financial and reasonable...
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Outlook to ESG Future Trends
This chapter introduces some current and emerging challenges faced by businesses in their ESG implementation, as well as potential future trends and...
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ESG Reporting Rules
Effective stakeholder communication is essential for overcoming the challenges of the principal-agent dilemma in complex stakeholder relationships,...
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Comparative analysis of environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings: do sectors and regions differ?
Sustainable and holistic investment philosophy such as environmental, social and governance (ESG) concepts have now emerged as the subtle,...
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Sustainability from institutionalism: determinants of Korean companies’ ESG performances
This study delves into the factors influencing the sustainability performance of Korean companies, as measured by ESG (Environmental, Social, and...
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ESG ratings explainability through machine learning techniques
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) scores are quantitative assessments of companies’ commitment to sustainability that have become extremely...
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Walking the walk? Bank ESG disclosures and home mortgage lending
We show that banks with high environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings issue fewer mortgages in poor localities—in number and dollar...
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Firm value, ownership structure, and strategic approaches to ESG activities
The strategic role of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) activities in firm performance has recently drawn increasing attention. In...
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The effect of tournament incentives on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance
The recent growth in the practice of incorporating environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) metrics in executive compensation has been strongly...
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Emergence of ESG Principles
This chapter delves into the emergence of the concept of environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles that have become a fundamental...