The transition to a low carbon economy poses risks to the financial sector. In 2015, the G20 already questioned whether investments in fossil-fuel-dependent infrastructure could lead to global financial risks - the so called 'carbon bubble'. As G20 president, the German government by means of...

This paper investigates whether the development and adoption of firm-level environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices affects national macroeconomic performance, and whether this differs between developed countries and emerging economies. Using dynamic panel techniques – generalised...