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would measure the sustainability and ethical impacts of companies on other stakeholders besides shareholders. In effect …, sustainability, and stakeholder capitalism. This Essay also explains why corporate greed in the sense of shareholder capitalism is …
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We investigate the relationship between corporate and country sustainability on the cost of bank loans. We look into … operating in all major industries. Our principal findings reveal that country sustainability related to both social and … of one unit in country sustainability scores is associated with an average decrease in the costs of debt by 64 basis …
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The current global economic development faces social and environmental challenges, such as climate change and environmental pollution, which requires firms to be more socially responsible. Due to the fast-growing corporate social responsibility (CSR) consciousness and concerns of individual...
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Private investors are an increasingly important voice in sustainability challenges. We examine investors' attitudes and …
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Fiduciary duty is the golden rule ‘regulating’ the relationship between trustees and beneficiaries. In principle, it regulates behaviour by pre-empting those actions that would harm the interests of beneficiaries while promoting duties of care consistent with the interests of those that...
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first part of the article conceptualizes the meaning of sustainability risk and of sustainable investments. Understanding … sustainable markets and products. The second part of this article provides an overview and analysis of key sustainability …-related reforms. Changes to the non-financial information disclosure regime are outlined covering the Corporate Sustainability …
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, financial resources, financial decision-making, financial regulations, and the financial industry overall from sustainability … stages, sustainable finance forms, and new perspectives in finance and economics fostering sustainability, such as Doughnut …
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The present paper proposes an overview of the existing literature covering several aspects related to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. Specifically, we consider studies describing and evaluating ESG methodologies and those studying the impact of ESG on credit risk, debt and...
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institution (the “sustainability footprint”) and examine the relation between sustainability footprints and risk …-adjusted investment performance. The analysis shows that 13F institutions with better sustainability footprints outperform. The positive … effect of sustainability footprints on the risk-adjusted performance of 13F institutions' equity portfolios is concentrated …
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The big four Australian banks have received international accolades for their sustainability efforts. At the 2014 World … that Westpac's sustainability performance has been rated so highly on the global stage." ANZ was named as the global … banking sector leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, a major reference point for sustainable investors, six times in …
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