We review the financial economics-based research on Environmental, Social, and
Governance (ESG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) with an emphasis on …

This study collates potential economic effects of mandated disclosure and reporting
standards for corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability topics. We first outline …

We examine the effect of environment, social, and governance (ESG) score on stock returns
in the United Kingdom (UK). Consistent with Hong and Kacperczyk (2009), Bolton and …

This study analyzed whether a systematic relationship exists between corporate social
responsibility (CSR) performance and corporate financial performance using 191 sample …

In this study, we investigate whether investors are willing to trade off wealth for societal
benefits. We take advantage of unique institutional features of the municipal securities …

Recent findings provide evidence that companies highly rated in terms of Environmental,
Social, and Governance (ESG) score report higher excess returns and lower volatility, this …

Abstract We examine how Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), jointly with influential
institutional ownership (IO), affects firm value around the 2008 global financial crisis. We find …

The role of business sector in addressing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is
increasingly recognised around the world. The SDG 5 Gender Equality has given impetus to …

This study uses two distinct quasi-natural experiments to examine the effect of institutional
shareholders on corporate social responsibility (CSR). We first find that an exogenous …

This paper assesses whether shareholders drive the environmental and social (E&S)
performance of firms worldwide. Across 41 countries, institutional ownership is positively …