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For whom does it pay to be a moral capitalist? Sustainability of corporate financial performance of ESG investment.
- Source :
- PLoS ONE, Vol 18, Iss 5, p e0285027 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023.
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Abstract
- This paper analyzes the risk-return characteristics of socially responsible investing by employing a time-varying capital gain and Sharpe ratio analysis for various investment horizons. We employ the MSCI ESG (environmental, social and governance) leaders indices in ten markets encompassing Australia, Canada, Europe, Japan, UK, USA, China, India, Russia, and South Africa. Our sample ranges from 2007-2020. We document that ESG investments have very desirable return and hedging attributes for investors in these markets, and especially so in the USA and emerging markets.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.5cfc0d1ab034290a538e18baf4912ed
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285027