Rescuing ethical investment from the ethics committee
Public opinion and public consensus can be legitimate drivers for ethical investment, argue researchers from SMART (Sustainable Market Actors for Responsible Trade), a project led […]
Sustainable Finance
Going Green: Will investors sacrifice for the environment?
The future state of the world is at the mercy of the decisions we make today. Although there are many little actions we can take […]
The importance of climate risks for institutional investors
With climate change continuing to progress, extreme weather conditions are expected to impact the economy. Although it is difficult to know exactly what will happen […]
Lack of clear and common disclosure standards limit the use of ESG information
Using survey data from mainstream investment organizations, Amir Amel-Zadeh (Said Business School, University of Oxford) and George Serafeim (Harvard Business School) find that the vast […]
How are CSR issues processed?
What drives investor response to CSR performance reports? Andres Guiral (Yonsei University School of Business), Doocheol Moon (Yonsei University School of Business), Hun-Tong Tan (Nanyang […]
Guiding through Corona – the 2020 outlook of German firms
Most firms were just fine towards the beginning of 2020 and their CEOs and CFOs were preparing to release their 2019 numbers and provide outlooks […]
How to help the right firms when (all) firms struggle
With whole economies shutting down, policymakers around the world deliberate how to keep “healthy” businesses that temporarily struggle alive. Research by Inga Bethmann (PwC), and […]
Integrating ESG data in investment decision making
The “user-oriented” framework for evaluating high-quality environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data facilitates better investor decision-making according to the latest insights from Soh Young In, […]
Wanted: more women as investors!
According to a recent report by PitchBook, initiatives to counter male bias and to increase female-founded or co-founded companies are starting to show their success. […]
Tired of lawsuits? Hire more C-suite women
The development of new product and service lines is not without risk, especially the risk of litigation. And most major companies must commit considerable revenue […]