) -- 2. Sustainability as a game changer in corporate governance (Guido Ferrarini) -- 3. ESG and the shift on corporate … purpose (Beate Sjåfjell) -- 4. Sustainability and European financial law (Dirk Zetzsche) -- 5. The duty of societal … shareholders as well as the broader stakeholder base? How can investors allocate capital to advance sustainability? Part I provides …

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 …