In 21st century capitalism, financial markets reign supreme. The elevation of investing,
trading, and speculating as a way of making profit has shifted economic power towards …

Sustainable development requires more investment in sustainable companies and less in
unsustainable firms. However, the factors driving sustainable investing are not well …

Sustainable finance and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues have
garnered significant attention in both industry and academia. However, the lack of …

During the COVID‐19 pandemic, the stay‐at‐home and biotechnology economies played a
big part in economic development. The major internet forums have received more attention …

Compliance carbon allowances and voluntary carbon credits are important tools to reduce
carbon emissions and align production and consumption with the Paris Agreement. The four …

We assess the performance of two quantitative signals based on ESG scores across a large,
multi‐national cross‐section of European stock returns. We test whether the cost of equity …

We demonstrate that the current practice of assuming SIN stocks are riskier than non-SIN
stocks is misleading for SIN, or socially irresponsible, investments in alcohol, tobacco and …

We test the performance of two ESG score-driven quantitative signals on a large, multi-
national crosssection of European stock returns. In particular, we ask whether in the cross …

This thesis is investigating how ownership structure of a company is affected by its
sustainability performance. The dissertation topic was formed during a literature screening …

We test whether in the cross-section of European stocks, the cost of equity capital is more
strongly affected by the (upward)“slope”(identified as momentum over a period of time) of …