In recent years, the socially responsible investing (SRI) industry has become an important segment of international capital markets by incorporating ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) factors into investment selection and management processes. This study analyses whether SRI mutual funds...

A recent debate raises the question whether market interaction erodes social responsibility. In an experiment, we disentangle three major characteristics of market interaction, diffusion of responsibility, social information, and market framing, and provide evidence for how these characteristics...

Management and disclosure of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have received substantial interest over the last decade. In this paper, we outline a framework of how ESG issues become financially material, affecting corporate profitability and valuation. We argue that...

This research develops a model to predict the effect of advertising a socially responsible activity on perceived corporate social responsibility (CSR) and its influence on consumer loyalty. It examines the relationships between company-cause congruence, corporate credibility, altruism...

While there has been significant progress in the measurement of an organization's environmental and social impacts from their operations, metrics to evaluate the impact of products once they come to market lag far behind. In this paper we provide a framework for systematic measurement of product...

This paper is an action research conducted to demonstrate the connection between the use of power by members of the Board of directors and the social responsibility of the company that reflects the building of the corporate image of the company, which is crucial for increasing its efficiency....

The paper deals with the elements of business ethics and social responsibility, as important factors for improving the corporate image of the organizations, and thus achieving a competitive advantage on the market. The competitiveness and development of the organization in conditions of more and...

We explore a novel survey on responsible investing by institutional investors around the world and match it to archival data on their equity portfolio holdings. We document that institutions that publicly commit to responsible investing exhibit better environmental, social, and governance (ESG)...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the world's first social impact bond (SIB) and the lessons that can be learned for the Islamic finance industry to fulfil its true objectives. Design/methodology/approach - The Peterborough SIB was recently announced to be successful in achieving...

In this paper, we studied the manner in which, at the same time with the growth of companies' corporate 23 At the same time, financial communication has benefited from the emergence of a new communication channel, namely the Internet, which has allowed an unprecedented opening of financial and...