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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Diving deep into the “E” of ESG – exploring the financial landscape of container shipping companies.

Raval, Jill Nitin January 2023 (has links)
The ocean economy is growing unprecedentedly, and container shipping is one of the key sectors at the heart of this growth. Shipping companies are among the largest ocean-based companies, and while they are committed to reducing their emissions, the sector remains plagued with many sustainability challenges. This thesis employs a mixed-methods approach to delve into the financial landscape of container shipping and examine the “E” of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) that defines the sector's sustainability dimensions. It starts by highlighting the potential of financiers to incentivise companies toward ocean sustainability, and then through interviews with bank personnel provides insight into their motivations, challenges, risk perceptions, and sustainable lending processes. The results attempt to align actors' motivations along stewardship principles of care, knowledge, and agency. However, the findings reveal that reputational pressures serve as primary drivers of action. Unexpectedly, investor pressure on banks emerges as a promising leverage point. The discussion section of the thesis offers insights on the path to achieving sustainable shipping. It highlights the importance of co-creating solutions across the entire value chain as the banking sector's involvement in container shipping continues to grow.
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Hållbarhetslänkade lån - vägen till en mer hållbar fastighetsbransch : En studie om tillämpningen av hållbarhetslänkade lån och dess effekter hos svenska fastighetsbolag / Sustainability Linked Loans - The Path to a More Sustainable Real Estate Industry : A study on the application of sustainability linked loans and their effects on Swedish real estate companies

Dahlman, Olivia, Hirani, Rachna January 2023 (has links)
The construction and real estate sector accounts for a significant part of Sweden's total greenhouse gas emissions. Swedish real estate companies play a leading role in the climate transition and represent more than half of the Swedish market for green corporate bonds. International initiatives such as the UN's Agenda 2030, the Paris Agreement, and the EU's Green Taxonomy Regulation promote sustainable development and the identification of sustainable investments. The taxonomy regulation directs investments towards sustainability, which, along with growing global demand, impacts the market for sustainability linked loans.  The thesis aims to investigate the motives and driving forces behind Swedish property companies and banks' participation in sustainability linked loans, their application and impact on their sustainability work, and potential challenges and future prospects for these loans in Sweden. This thesis is based on a qualitative research method and includes seven interviews with respondents from two different stakeholder groups; lenders (banks) and borrowers (property companies). A literature study has been prepared to provide insight into sustainability linked loans and the market's characteristics. The collected empirical material has then been analyzed based on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Signaling theory. The conclusions are based on the study's empirical data and discussion. The conclusions drawn are that sustainability linked loans play a significant role in Swedish real estate companies' sustainability work by offering financial incentives, strengthening the companies' strategies, and increasing transparency. Banks and property companies see advantages in the form of better conditions and a stronger link between sustainability efforts and financial benefits. Challenges for the future include transparency and the risk of greenwashing. The implementation of the EU's CSRD and ESRS is expected to address these challenges. Despite this, sustainability linked loans are expected to continue to grow and be demanded by more industries. / Bygg- och fastighetssektorn står för en betydande del av Sveriges totala utsläpp av växthusgaser. Svenska fastighetsbolag spelar en ledande roll i klimatomställningen och dominerar mer än hälften av den svenska marknaden för gröna företagsobligationer. Internationella initiativ som FN:s Agenda 2030, Parisavtalet och EU:s gröna taxonomiförordning, främjar hållbar utveckling och identifiering av hållbara investeringar. Taxonomiförordningen styr investeringar mot hållbarhet, vilket tillsammans med växande global efterfrågan påverkar marknaden för hållbarhetslänkade lån.  Uppsatsen syftar i att undersöka motiv och drivkrafter bakom svenska fastighetsbolags och bankers deltagande i hållbarhetslänkade lån, deras tillämpning och inverkan på deras hållbarhetsarbete, samt eventuella utmaningar och framtidsutsikter för dessa lån i Sverige. Denna uppsats baseras på en kvalitativ forskningsmetod och inkluderar sju intervjuer med respondenter från två olika intressentgrupper; långivare (banker) och låntagare (fastighetsbolag). En litteraturstudie har utarbetats för att ge insikt i hållbarhetslänkade lån och marknadens karaktärsdrag. Det insamlade empiriska materialet har sedan analyserats utifrån Företagens sociala ansvar (CSR) och signaleringsteori. Slutsatserna baseras på studiens empiri och diskussion. Slutsatserna som dras är att hållbarhetslänkade lån spelar en betydande roll för svenska fastighetsbolags hållbarhetsarbete genom att erbjuda ekonomiska incitament, stärka företagens strategier och öka transparensen. Banker och fastighetsbolag ser fördelar i form av bättre villkor och en starkare koppling mellan hållbarhetsinsatser och ekonomiska fördelar. Utmaningar för framtiden inkluderar transparens och risk för greenwashing. Implementeringen av EU:s CSRD och ESRS förväntas adressera dessa utmaningar. Trots detta förväntas hållbarhetslänkade lån fortsätta växa och efterfrågas av fler branscher.

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