[HTML][HTML] Ethical requirement and financial interest: a literature review on socially responsible investing

M Von Wallis, C Klein - Business Research, 2015 - Springer
This paper provides an overview of the status quo in socially responsible investing (SRI)
literature. We outline motives, history, and current best practice of SRI. We also provide a …

ESG and financial performance: aggregated evidence from more than 2000 empirical studies

G Friede, T Busch, A Bassen - Journal of sustainable finance & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The search for a relation between environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria and
corporate financial performance (CFP) can be traced back to the beginning of the 1970s …

Misery loves companies: Rethinking social initiatives by business

JD Margolis, JP Walsh - Administrative science quarterly, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
Companies are increasingly asked to provide innovative solutions to deep-seated problems
of human misery, even as economic theory instructs managers to focus on maximizing their …

Does it pay to be good... and does it matter? A meta-analysis of the relationship between corporate social and financial performance

JD Margolis, HA Elfenbein, JP Walsh - And does it matter, 2009 - papers.ssrn.com
In an era of rising concern about financial performance and social ills, companies' economic
achievements and negative externalities prompt a common question: Does it pay to be …

The impact of corporate social responsibility on the cost of bank loans

A Goss, GS Roberts - Journal of banking & finance, 2011 - Elsevier
This study examines the link between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and bank debt.
Our focus on banks exploits their specialized role as delegated monitors of the firm. Using a …

Financial performance of socially responsible investing (SRI): what have we learned? A meta‐analysis

C Revelli, JL Viviani - Business Ethics: A European Review, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
With a meta‐analysis of 85 studies and 190 experiments, the authors test the relationship
between socially responsible investing (SRI) and financial performance to determine …

Corporate social responsibility and credit ratings

N Attig, S El Ghoul, O Guedhami, J Suh - Journal of business ethics, 2013 - Springer
This study provides evidence on the relationship between corporate social responsibility
(CSR) and firms' credit ratings. We find that credit rating agencies tend to award relatively …

[BOOK][B] The open corporation: Effective self-regulation and democracy

C Parker - 2002 - books.google.com
The Open Corporation, originally published in 2002, set out a blueprint for effective
corporate self-regulation, offering practical strategies for managers, stakeholders and …

The impact of corporate social performance on the cost of debt and access to debt financing for listed European non-financial firms

F La Rosa, G Liberatore, F Mazzi, S Terzani - European Management …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study addresses the controversial issue of how non-financial performance affects the
cost of debt capital and access to it. The relationship between corporate social performance …

[BOOK][B] Environmental finance: a guide to environmental risk assessment and financial products

S Labatt, RR White - 2002 - books.google.com
An engaging and comprehensive look at the intersection of financial innovation and the
environment This unique book provides readers with a comprehensive look at the new …