Climate change is a vital issue of our time, one where businesses are centrally implicated. On the one hand, through their control of the global production process, businesses are the largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. On the other, by deploying talent, technologies and resources...

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing has mushroomed in the recent past. As assets under management have grown impressively, so have questions. This chapter surveys the landscape of ESG investing, starting with definitions, components, investing strategies, market size, and the...

This paper examines the investment decisions of not-for-profit hospitals. More than 20% of U.S. firms are not-for-profit, yet this organizational form has received little attention in corporate finance. This paper takes a step towards closing this gap. Our goal is to examine the role of...

Under incomplete contracting, limited liability creates differential valuations of investments from private and government perspectives. Managers in the private sector tend to over-invest in risky technologies, compared to levels of investment that are optimal from the standpoint of the society...

Purpose: The long-term energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy challenges the future of oil and gas firms. The purpose of this paper is to explore how the world’s largest oil and gas firms’ strategies are responding to the transition. Design/methodology/approach: The authors...