This study provides finer-grained results on the financial effectiveness of ESG integration for mainstream active investment styles. We account for firm-size, industry and country effects within ESG scores and introduce the concept of ESG risk materiality. Empirical evidence shows, that U.S. and...

The article provides an overview of the most important current EU initiatives contributing to sustainable finance. After an introduction on how the concept of sustainability entered the domain of European policy, the definition of sustainable finance from the EU perspective is discussed, as well...

The literature on the relationship between ESG disclosure and economic growth is relatively non-existent. Thus, this paper highlights the importance of taking this relationship into account in current sustainable policies. The main objective of extra-financial Disclosure is to mitigate...