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ESG is the core concept in the field of green finance that has attracted much attention in recent years. Based on traditional financial indicators, ESG aims to integrate environmental, social, and governance factors. By examining the potential for long-term and sustainable value growth of the...
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Based on unique data from a representative computer-based survey among financial decision makers in Germany, this paper empirically examines the determinants of socially responsible investments (SRI). Our econometric analysis implies that the perceived financial performance of SRI matters for...
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Comparative judgements related to economic systems (along with pending political ideologies) represent a subject of investigation that, at first glance, appertains to the "ABC" of social sciences, although the "literacy" of policy-makers, business officials, or public opinion reveals surprising...
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Passion - in the sense of fervent commitment to action - and compassion - understood as sensitive openness for social and ecological concerns - are not a sure formula for business success. Whether social or ecological entrepreneurs, who find themselves under pressure from market competition,...
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The study explores a relationship between divergence in ESG scores (measurements of a company's performance in environmental, social and governance issues) and excess stock returns on the European equity market. The sample consists of 851 European stocks in the period from January 2015 to May...
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reporting of CSR, aimed to spur its growth and increase transparency of its extent at the firm level, has grown in tandem. Such … reporting regulation more readily observable than CSR activity itself and can be used as a proxy for the latter at the country … accounting for the possibility that common unobserved factors affect both reporting requirements and CSR activity …
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In light of climate change, the concept of sustainable banking has recently experienced significant development. Extant literature on sustainability finds that corporate social responsibility reduces idiosyncratic firm risk. However, it remains unclear whether the risk-reduction stems from the...
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We examine the sustainability reporting activities of companies in controversial industries, e.g., alcohol, firearms …
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This paper links the corporate social responsibility (CSR) paradigms to the sustainability agenda. The objective is to sharpen the strategic base of responsible behaviour in tourism enterprises. The design follows a comprehensive literature review about sustainable tourism from a hospitality...
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This paper tries to identify French for-profit public services’ sustainable business strategies which could lead to a "global" responsibility (i.e. an economical, social and environmental responsibility). These organizations have always managed contradictory aims between their public missions...
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