The purpose of this article is to explore the role of instruments in the transformation of institutional logics and their associated practices at the micro level. Based on an ethnographic study, this article compares two working groups — one responsible for equity and the other for...

This article aims to examine the role of objects in the transformation of logics (Thornton & Ocasio, 2008) at the practice level. In particular, it explores how financial actors use, transform and are constrained by their ‘market devices' – defined as a range of instruments, models and tools...

This dissertation explores the mechanisms of institutional change in practice. The institutional change under study relates to the progressive penetration of Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) criteria into conventional investment funds, a phenomenon which appeared during the 2000s, known as...

Cet article étudie l'évolution des formes et des objectifs de l'Investissement socialement responsable (ISR) aux États-Unis et en Europe des années 1920 jusqu'à nos jours. En s'intéressant à la fois aux fondements théoriques et aux caractéristiques des fonds ISR au cours du temps, il...

Investors and companies are increasingly aware that climate change and its associated needs for reducing CO2 emissions are likely to impact structurally many areas of the economy. This paper offers a contribution to understand these impacts on companies' strategy, by studying management systems....

La capacité des entreprises à transformer une contrainte environnementale en source d'opportunité stratégique est un sujet controversé dans la littérature. S'appuyant sur une étude comparative des stratégies de lutte contre les émissions CO2 mises en place par les industries cimentière...

The financialization of nature is underway. Yet the processes through which financialization transforms spaces previously outside markets remains relatively unknown. We address this gap by examining the financialization work conducted by conservationists while attempting to protect the...

French abstract: Après plusieurs dizaines d’années de travaux, la recherche académique sur l’information non financière a désormais atteint un certain niveau de maturité. La littérature a néanmoins eu tendance à s’intéresser essentiellement aux liens entre performance...