We study how environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing reshapes information aggregation by prices. We develop a rational expectations equilibrium model in which traditional and green investors are informed about financial and ESG risks but have different preferences over them. Because...

1. Introduction: ESG and Corporate Accountability -- 2. Emergence of ESG Principles -- 3. ESG-Related Theoretical Frameworks -- 4. Public Policies -- 5. Corporate Strategy -- 6. Strategy Selection -- 7. Strategy Implementation -- 8. Approach to ESG Policy -- 9. ESG Stakeholders -- 10. ESG in...

This study examines the effect of mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reporting on the Climate Risk Index (CRI) of European countries, a measure of global warming (SDG-13), where CSR reporting is mandated for a subset of large firms from 2012 to 2022. The objective is to assess the...

To reduce a negative externality, socially responsible households can invest responsibly (SRI), consume responsibly (SRC), or do both. Which is better? In a closed microeconomic model with intertwined product and capital markets, we analyze how responsible households should use SRI and SRC to...