Vor dem Hintergrund des Pariser Klimaabkommens und der Nachhaltigkeitsziele der Vereinten Nationen (Sustainable Development Goals) wird von der Europäischen Union (EU) ein hoher Investitionsbedarf identifiziert. Neben öffentlichen Investitionen sind auch erhebliche Investitionen des privaten...

The European Union wants to foster the sustainable growth of the economy by using the financial markets as an intermediary. Thus, politicians need to know which factors account for differences in socially responsible investments (SRI) between countries to create an efficient framework, which...

This paper investigates carbon and energy mix risk in the equity prices of EU-Taxonomy orientated and renewable European electric utility companies. We calculate carbon intensity and energy mix factors to measure possible carbon and energy mix premia while investigating the performance of...

This paper investigates carbon and energy mix risk in the equity prices of EU-Taxonomy orientated and renewable European electric utility companies. We calculate carbon intensity and energy mix factors to measure possible carbon and energy mix premia while investigating the performance of...

Demand for sustainable fixed-income investment solutions is surging but there is hardly research on the impact of sustainability on the risk characteristics of fixed-income portfolios. This study examines the impact of sustainability on the credit risk exposure of U.S. corporate bond portfolios...

Demand for sustainable fixed-income investment solutions is surging but there is hardly research on the impact of sustainability on the risk characteristics of fixed-income portfolios. This study examines the impact of sustainability on the credit risk exposure of corporate bond portfolios...

The objective of this study is to support the work of the European Commission services involved in developing EU Ecolabel criteria for financial products. In particular, the study serves as a test run for the draft Criterion I" Investment in green economic activities" for UCITS equity funds of...