Using criteria based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations has become an increasingly important aspect of investment decision making, particularly for high profile institutional investors. As of 2019, sustainable assets under management were estimated to be $30 trillion...

In the last decade, companies have come under pressure to be socially conscious and environmentally responsible, with the pressure coming sometimes from politicians, regulators and interest groups, and sometimes from investors. The argument that corporate managers should replace their singular...

There are two primary factors that can affect expected returns for ESG companies with high ratings – investor preferences and risk. While it is true that investor preferences for highly rated ESG companies can lower the cost of capital and, thereby, increase the value of those companies, the...

(E)nvironment, (S)ocial and (G)overance issues are typically analyzed in the context of the United States. This is a limited perspective. All societies face similar questions with respect to the environment and social relations. In this paper, we widen the perspective by comparing ESG in China...