1. Introduction: ESG and Corporate Accountability -- 2. Emergence of ESG Principles -- 3. ESG-Related Theoretical Frameworks -- 4. Public Policies -- 5. Corporate Strategy -- 6. Strategy Selection -- 7. Strategy Implementation -- 8. Approach to ESG Policy -- 9. ESG Stakeholders -- 10. ESG in...

Shareholder activism on sustainability issues has become increasingly prevalent over the years, with the number of proposals filed doubling from 1999 to 2013. We use recent innovations in accounting standard setting to classify 2,665 shareholder proposals that address environmental and social...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- PART I: Corporate Governance. Chapter 2. Compensation Policy in Banking: The case of Tournament Incentives -- Chapter 3. The Effect of Board Diversity and ESG Engagement on Banks’ Profitability and Risk -- Chapter 4. ESG default risk mitigation effect: a...

Part I: Climate Change challenge, CSR, ESG issues: the state of the art -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapater 2: Self-consciousness and awareness as adaptation enablers -- Chapter 3: Climate change challenges and the policy makers initial response -- Chapter 4: SRI, ESG and Value of...

This paper studies the development of a firm’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance following the issuance of “green loans” earmarked for green projects versus “sustainable loans” to firms bench-marked by ESG criteria. Firms issuing green loans appear to be effective...

This article attempts to bring quantitative evidence of a firm's sustainability reporting in terms of non-financial voluntary disclosures. The disclosures are made available through the annual report and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Global Reporting Initiatives (GRI) report. ESG...