Most readers clicked on it “Apply economics – not gut feeling – to ESG” by Alex Edmans in 2023.
1. “Apply economics – not gut feeling – to ESG”
Interest in ESG issues is at an all-time high. However, academic research remains to be in its infancy, which frequently leads us to make use of our gut feeling on the grounds that ESG is simply too urgent to attend for peer-reviewed research. Alex Edmans highlights how the insights of mainstream economics could be applied to ESG once we recognize that ESG is not any different from other investments with long-term financial and social returns.
2. “An Examination of Greenwashing Risks in Mutual Fund Disclosures: An Investor Perspective”
Nicole Gehrig and Alex Moreno examine mutual fund disclosures related to ESG information from an investor perspective to grasp the character of disclosure issues that may lead to perceptions of greenwashing.
3. “Definitions for Responsible Investing”
4. “Green parity and the decarbonization of corporate bond portfolios”
Based on an investment universe covering the period 2017 to 2021, this study by Mario Bajo and Emilio Rodriguez examines various strategies that corporate bond investors can adopt to attain decarbonization goals. The authors find that a “green parity” strategy performs best.
5. “Guide to integrating ESG information into equity analyzes and research reports”
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