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 …

Biodiversity finance

C Flammer, T Giroux, GM Heal - Journal of Financial Economics, 2025 - Elsevier
We study biodiversity finance—the use of private capital to finance biodiversity conservation
and restoration—which is a new practice in sustainable finance. First, we provide a …

[HTML][HTML] Toward more nature-positive outcomes: A review of corporate disclosure and decision making on biodiversity

M Senanayake, I Harymawan, G Dorfleitner, S Lee… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Loss of biodiversity and natural degradation are vital issues that have significant impacts on
society and economy. Businesses, investors, and regulators have focused on corporate …

Is biodiversity disclosure emerging as a key topic on the agenda of institutional investors?

R Ali, IM García‐Sánchez… - … Strategy and the …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
All industries depend on natural capital assets and ecosystem services, either directly,
through their supply chains, or through their investments. Companies are therefore …

A review on ESG investing: Investors' expectations, beliefs and perceptions

R Kräussl, T Oladiran… - Journal of Economic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study examines the recent literature on the expectations, beliefs and perceptions of
investors who incorporate Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) considerations in …

[HTML][HTML] The biodiversity premium

G Coqueret, T Giroux, OD Zerbib - Ecological Economics, 2025 - Elsevier
Focusing on biodiversity risks, we perform an empirical asset pricing analysis and document
three main results. First, the factor going long on low biodiversity intensity assets and short …

Investment funds are responsible for substantial environmental and social impacts

IS Popescu, T Schaubroeck, T Gibon… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Sustainable investing is under risk of being watered down by greenwashing given the lack
of standardized and reliable indicators for measuring impact at financial product level. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Banks' fossil fuel divestment and corporate governance: The role of board gender diversity

S Cosma, S Galletta, S Mazzù, G Rimo - Energy Economics, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the relationship between bank boards' characteristics and their
commitment to divest from fossil fuels. Using data on worldwide listed banks from 2016 to …

The “nature-positive” journey for business: A conceptual research agenda to guide contributions to societal biodiversity goals

TB White, T Bromwich, A Bang, L Bennun, J Bull… - One Earth, 2024 - cell.com
Biodiversity is rising rapidly on the global agenda, prompting businesses to adopt the"
nature-positive" framing, expressing a commitment to combat biodiversity loss and …

Leveraging climate risk disclosure for enhanced corporate innovation: Pathways to sustainable and resilient business practices

L Feng, D Huang, F Chen, F Liao - International Review of Financial …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the context of global initiatives to mitigate climate change and biodiversity loss,
corporations are increasingly confronted with environmental challenges. This study …