A Journey into ESG Investments

This book deals with climate finance and presents a balance between the theoretical frameworkas drawn by the most widely cited practitioner-oriented and academic journals in environmental managementand experimental finance. Does sustainability work eventually? This book explores the data from empirical analysis to address this question. The book investigates the effectiveness of Corporate Social Responsibility and its empirical verification by analyzing the correlation between firm-specific ESG characteristics and financial performance, and will be of interest to academics, researchers, and practitioners of sustainable finance and climate finance.

Includes analysis of companies that have achieved better performance due to different sustainability drivers Presents empirical studies based on real companies and investment portfolios Explores investing in sustainability and implementing sustainable business approaches

Autorentext

Giuseppe Galloppo is a Professor of Finance at Roma Tre University, Italy. He teaches Climate Finance for both Master and Doctoral students at many universities in Eastern Europe and the Mena Region. He has published scientific papers in several top academic journals. Additionally, he has worked as a member of several research teams, including the National Council of Research, the Statistical Information Commission at Presidency of Prime Minister Authority, and ASEAN Awareness Forum (Italian Foreign Office Ministry). He has been a quantitative asset allocation manager while also being involved in research projects dealing with the assessment of sustainable corporate actions for listed companies at Milan Euronext Growth market and the implementation of the new EBA Loan Policy.

Klappentext

A comprehensive guide full of important information where the author combines the description of the state-of-the-art to the analysis of what ESG method actually does the work. This book is useful both for students and financial practitioners who seek a textbook contemplating together a clear academic framework as well as procedures and empirical analysis resulting from a synthesis between the Corporate Social Responsibility framework and the asset management industry as developed in the last two decades.

Marco Torsello , former Country Manager at Deutsche Group, Italy, and CFO, Aereoporti di Roma S.p.a. and Investor Relator at Gemina S.p.a.

This book deals with climate finance and presents a balance between the theoretical frameworkas drawn by the most widely cited practitioner-oriented and academic journals in environmental managementand experimental finance. Does sustainability work eventually? This book explores the data from empirical analysis to address this question. The book investigates the effectiveness of Corporate Social Responsibility and its empirical verification by analyzing the correlation between firm-specific ESG characteristics and financial performance, and will be of interest to academics, researchers, and practitioners of sustainable finance and climate finance.

Giuseppe Galloppo is a Professor of Finance at Roma Tre University, Italy. He teaches Climate Finance for both Master and Doctoral students at many universities in Eastern Europe and the Mena Region. He has published scientific papers in several top academic journals. Additionally, he has worked as a member of several research teams, including the National Council of Research, the Statistical Information Commission at Presidency of Prime Minister Authority, and ASEAN Awareness Forum (Italian Foreign Office Ministry). He has been a quantitative asset allocation manager while also being involved in research projects dealing with the assessment of sustainable corporate actions for listed companies at Milan Euronext Growth market and the implementation of the new EBA Loan Policy.

Inhalt

Part 1 The ESG investing in the asset management industry.- Chapter 1 How and why Asset Managers use ESG.- Chapter 2 ESG rating: a fundamental driver for investing in the asset management industry.- Part 2 Testing ESG strategies.- Chapter 3 Investors' standpoint: Developing climate finance-oriented Investment Strategies.- Chapter 4 ESG Investment strategies in action.- Part 3 - A focus on Investing in the three pillars of ESG.- Chapter 5 Pillar 1 Environment Investment Theme.- Chapter 6 Pillar 2 Social Investment Theme.- Chapter 7 Pillar 3 Governance Investment Theme.