Investors are increasingly demonstrating a preference for superior ESG performance among their portfolio firms. Concurrently, the use of ESG-related contracting metrics in executive compensation contracts has increased. We investigate these two related issues in the context of the adoption of...

We examine one special focus of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), namely environmental, social and governance (ESG) related investments. By collecting data from several sources on 1,737 SPAC IPOs formed between 2003 and 2022, we classify SPAC’s focus on ESG based on declared focus...

Based on the stakeholder-agency theory, this study empirically investigates the impact of environmental, social, governance, and sustainable economic performance (ESGEP) on financial performance (FP). We rely on a sample from the German DAX30, MDAX, and TecDAX stock indices from 2008 to 2017. In...

This paper aims to examine the impact of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance on the financial performance of UAE banks. The sample includes UAE banks over the period 2014-2019. The data show that the ESG performance is increasing over time. In addition, the empirical results...

The purpose of this paper is to determine whether environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices affect corporate financial performance (CFP) indicators at Turkish listed companies. The impact of ESG disclosures on the firm-level CFP of companies listed on the Borsa Istanbul Corporate...

We study private shareholder engagements with 2,465 publicly listed firms from 2007 to 2020 about environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. We examine to what extent private engagements address financially material ESG issues and contribute to firm performance. We find that around 75%...

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the relationship between the environmental, social, and governance factors (ESG) and the financial performance of mining firms within South Africa. Prior research has focussed primarily on the ESG components and lacked further investigation on the...

This paper analyses factors affecting international banks' Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG ) performance from 2008-2018. Using data for all listed banks in the U.S., E.U. and U.K., we show that the characteristics of banks' boards influence their ESG performance. In particular, banks...

This paper provides the updated reviews on the relationships between a firm’s ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) performance and its financial performance. The survey includes both theories and empirical studies. It addresses three main issues. Firstly, it investigates relationships...