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Grön lönsamhet: en studie av sambandet mellan hållbarhet och lönsamhet i amerikanska bolag
(2021-08-23)
Bakgrund: Studier mellan sambandet och lönsamhet sträcker sig långt tillbaka i tiden och har producerat resultat i olika riktningar. Den stora majoriteten av studier har emellertid funnit ett positivt samband vilket talar ...
Financial Characteristics of Firms With High ESG Scores
(2020-07-07)
This study investigates the impact of Corporate Financial Performance (CFP) on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) measures. A large part of earlier literature concerns the effect of ESG on CFP. In later years, some ...
Morningstars hållbarhetsbetyg - en finansiell prestationsanalys
(2021-02-09)
Morningstar Sustainability Rating (MSR) är ett hållbarhetsbetyg som har funnits på finansmarknaden sedan mitten av 2016. Det är ett lättillgängligt mått som avspeglar information om bolags hållbarhetsmeriter, vilket gör ...
Riskjusterad avkastning på företagsobligationer: Kan investerare ta bättre beslut genom att titta på ESG?
(2021-06-28)
The increased competition among fund managers to generate attractive returns challenge them to find new tools to improve their financial performance. One of the most efficient methods is to utilize better information in ...
Market Valuation of Growth in ESG Companies
(2021-06-28)
The increased interest in sustainability among investors has raised questions regarding the fundamentals of the valuation for sustainable companies, often called ESG companies. This thesis researches the market valuation ...
ESG rating, a booster of stock performance during the Covid-19 pandemic in Sweden?
(2021-02-26)
The purpose of this study is to analyze if ESG rating of sustainability have an influence on the stock return of Swedish firms during the Covid-19 pandemic. The aim is to contribute to the research field by conducting a ...
FIDUCIARY DUTY AND ESG CONSIDERATIONS – ARE THEY COMPATIBLE? A case study on institutional investors and their commitment to the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
(2020-07-01)
As a response to the issues regarding climate change, several organizations and initiatives are founded to tackle them, such as the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (AOA), backed by the United Nations. The explicit goal of ...
Mandatory ESG Disclosure and its Effect on Firm Performance
(2021-06-23)
With the intention to reach a more sustainable future, the EU implemented Directive
2014/95/EU in 2014, mandating large and public firms to start disclosing ESG information.
The resulting changes are however first ...
Greenwashing och finansiell prestation - symboliska kontra betydande gröna aktiviteter
(2021-07-07)
Studien syftar till att utforska till vilken utsträckning företags betydande aktiviteter inom hållbarhetsfrågor, till skillnad från symboliska aktiviteter, påverkar företags finansiella prestation. Detta för att undersöka ...
Do ESG investors pay a price for doing good - A matched pair analysis of the Swedish fund market.
(2022-07-11)
In this thesis we examine the financial performance of Swedish mutual equity funds. We look at differences between sustainable, defined as ESG, and conventional funds. The financial performance is examined using the Capital ...