Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the media coverage of corporate social performance (CSP), as well as the ultimate impact that such coverage has on the financial performance of corporate entities. Design/methodology/approach - Based on a sample of financial holding companies...

This article reexamines the “doing well while doing good” debate within the financial management literature, using comparisons among socially responsible mutual funds (SRMF(, the NYSE Composite Index, and a portfolio made up of firms most valued by SRMF managers )MostSRF(. The performance of...

Outlines increased interest from investors in corporate social policies over the last ten years and previous research comparing the investment performance of “socially responsible” (SR) portfolios with others. Measures performance for a US sample of SR and conventional mutual funds using a...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to document the relation between investment-cash flow sensitivity and a firm’s engagement in corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in European context. Specifically, this paper aims to empirically examine how CSR moderates the sensitivity between...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the media coverage of corporate social performance (CSP), as well as the ultimate impact that such coverage has on the financial performance of corporate entities. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a sample of financial holding companies...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the source of apparent abnormal returns accrued by “green” company stocks. Though one cannot completely rule out that market-to-book and size factors may already capture the information of Trucosts’ total damage measure, the authors attempt...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate green exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and propose a market-wide proxy for green returns and a green volatility factor. Design/methodology/approach – Identifying a unique sample of green funds, this paper investigates the time-series behavior...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate green exchange‐traded funds (ETFs) and propose a market‐wide proxy for green returns and a green volatility factor. Design/methodology/approach – Identifying a unique sample of green funds, this paper investigates the time‐series...