This study investigates the growing importance of sustainability in financial markets by estimating the extent of capitalisation of companies' commitment to sustainability on their market value. The spreading concern for social and environmental issues, and especially for the material risks of...

The contributors – top international scholars from finance, law and business – explore the role of governance, both internal and external, in explaining risk-taking and other aspects of the behavior of financial institutions. Additionally, they discuss market and policy features affecting...

This work analyzes the role of governance of financial entities in the current crisis. Neoliberal economic policies, deregulation and liberalization have characterized financial globalization, giving rise to the financialization of the economy. This paper, using the analysis-synthesis method,...