Firms and social responsibility: A review of ESG and CSR research in corporate finance
We review the financial economics-based research on Environmental, Social, and
Governance (ESG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) with an emphasis on …
Governance (ESG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) with an emphasis on …
Climate finance
In this article, we review the literature studying interactions between climate change and
financial markets. We first discuss various approaches to incorporating climate risk in …
financial markets. We first discuss various approaches to incorporating climate risk in …
Presidential Address: Sustainable Finance and ESG Issues—Value versus Values
LT Starks - The Journal of Finance, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In this address, I discuss differences across investor and manager motivations for
considering sustainable finance—value versus values motivations—and how these …
considering sustainable finance—value versus values motivations—and how these …
Dissecting green returns
Green assets delivered high returns in recent years. This performance reflects unexpectedly
strong increases in environmental concerns, not high expected returns. German green …
strong increases in environmental concerns, not high expected returns. German green …
What do you think about climate finance?
We survey 861 finance academics, professionals, and public sector regulators and policy
economists about climate finance topics. They identify regulatory risk as the top climate risk …
economists about climate finance topics. They identify regulatory risk as the top climate risk …
The effects of mandatory ESG disclosure around the world
We compile a novel data set on mandatory environmental, social, and governance (ESG)
disclosure around the world to analyze the stock liquidity effects of such disclosure …
disclosure around the world to analyze the stock liquidity effects of such disclosure …
Sustainable investing with ESG rating uncertainty
This paper analyzes the asset pricing and portfolio implications of an important barrier to
sustainable investing: uncertainty about the corporate ESG profile. In equilibrium, the market …
sustainable investing: uncertainty about the corporate ESG profile. In equilibrium, the market …
The role of ESG performance during times of financial crisis: Evidence from COVID-19 in China
We examine the role of ESG performance during market-wide financial crisis, triggered in
response to the COVID-19 global pandemic. The unique circumstances create an inimitable …
response to the COVID-19 global pandemic. The unique circumstances create an inimitable …
Firm‐level climate change exposure
We develop a method that identifies the attention paid by earnings call participants to firms'
climate change exposures. The method adapts a machine learning keyword discovery …
climate change exposures. The method adapts a machine learning keyword discovery …
Climate change concerns and the performance of green vs. brown stocks
We empirically test the prediction of that green firms outperform brown firms when concerns
about climate change increase unexpectedly, using data for S&P 500 companies from …
about climate change increase unexpectedly, using data for S&P 500 companies from …