Firms and social responsibility: A review of ESG and CSR research in corporate finance

SL Gillan, A Koch, LT Starks - Journal of Corporate Finance, 2021 - Elsevier
We review the financial economics-based research on Environmental, Social, and
Governance (ESG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) with an emphasis on …

A survey on ESG: investors, institutions and firms

PR Rau, T Yu - China Finance Review International, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Over the past two decades, the topics of Environmental, Social and Corporate
Governance (ESG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) have attracted an increasing …

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 …

Media coverage and corporate ESG performance: Evidence from China

F He, X Guo, P Yue - International Review of Financial Analysis, 2024 - Elsevier
In the context of increasing concern about climate issues, corporate environmental, social
and governance (ESG) performance has received widespread attention from the public. Our …

The effects of mandatory ESG disclosure around the world

P Krueger, Z Sautner, DY Tang… - Journal of Accounting …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Sustainable investing with ESG rating uncertainty

D Avramov, S Cheng, A Lioui, A Tarelli - Journal of financial economics, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance and green innovation: Evidence from China

J Hao, F He - Finance Research Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
Green innovation is an important way for firms to achieve both economic benefits and
environmental protection in the long term. We focus on the influence of corporate social …

Resiliency of environmental and social stocks: An analysis of the exogenous COVID-19 market crash

R Albuquerque, Y Koskinen, S Yang… - The Review of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown brought about an exogenous and
unparalleled stock market crash. The crisis thus provides a unique opportunity to test …

Corporate social responsibility and financial performance of companies: The puzzle of concepts, definitions and assessment methods

G Barauskaite, D Streimikiene - … Social Responsibility and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The definition of corporate social responsibility (CSR) states that companies must not only
pursue their main goal—to maximize profits, but also contribute to the well‐being of society …

Executive compensation tied to ESG performance: International evidence

S Cohen, I Kadach, G Ormazabal… - Journal of Accounting …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Using a wide sample of international publicly traded firms, this paper studies the rapidly
increasing practice of incorporating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) metrics …