This study examines the implementation of ESG ratings and their impact on the Swedishstock market within the real estate, banking, and industrial sectors. ESG ratings assesscompanies' sustainability based on environmental impact, social responsibility, and corporategovernance. The aim is to analyze the relationship between ESG ratings and stockperformance, as well as investors' behavior in investment decisions. The study focuses onlarge companies within the Large Cap segment in the Swedish market during the period of2016-2019. The methods include qualitative interviews to gather investors' perspectives anddescriptive analysis to quantitatively examine returns based on ESG scores. The study findsno statistically significant relationship between ESG and companies returns. Investors'decisions are not solely based on ESG ratings but also on other factors.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-122737 |
| Date | January 2023 |
| Creators | Alsabahi, Ameer, Al Shoura, Mohammad, Manea, David |
| Publisher | Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för management (MAN) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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