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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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This paper examines the emergent role of sustainable finance and investment in Japan and scrutinizes the need for the Japanese financial system to mitigate growing climate risks and support the transition of the Japanese economy to a low-carbon, sustainable pathway. It first illustrates Japan's...
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types of sustainability-related risks, the most obvious example being climate-related risks to the viability and …
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Placing the Asian economies onto a sustainable development pathway requires an unprecedented shift in investment away from greenhouse gas, fossil fuel and natural resource intensive industries towards more resource efficient technologies and business models. The financial sector will have to...
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regulatory landscape governing ESG investments, and conducts a sustainability evaluation of a set of corporate entities. It uses … from a voluntary regime to a mandatory one. Finally, the sustainability assessment of a select set of corporate entities … sustainability and neglect social dimensions, both in their declarations and in their implementations. …
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We evaluate the sustainability of real estate investment vehicles in Switzerland according to the three Environmental … companies, funds, and foundations) inquiring about their sustainability practices. Based on the data of this survey, we assess … on the three pillars of sustainability. We find that, in the aggregate, the performance of real estate investment …
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sustainability regulations with the aim to push the private sector towards sustainable economic activities. In this context, a new … instrument to finance a company's sustainability transition has been developed: the sustainability-linked bond (SLB). This paper … analyzes the SLB market's efficiency in attracting those companies that are most crucial for a successful sustainability …
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The EU Taxonomy is the first standardised and comprehensive classification system for sustainable economic activities. It covers activities responsible for up to 80 percent of EU greenhouse gas emissions and may play an important role in channelling investments into low-carbon technologies by...
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A plethora of sustainable finance taxonomies are emerging worldwide to support shifting trillions for climate action. Employing a qualitative research approach, we use document analysis to assess 26 sustainable finance taxonomy frameworks worldwide that are in the developing phase or have been...
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Management scholars have sought to answer the question: is there a financial payoff for ad-dressing ecological and social issues? We move beyond this question and include a time com-ponent for corporate financial performance (CFP) and a firm’s innovativeness in order to ask: when does it pay?...
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