Frequent natural disasters caused by climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic have increased global awareness of sustainability issues with a consequent focus on sustainable finance. This study disaggregates the exposures of mutual funds to environmental, social, and governance risks using data from 18,648 investment funds. We find that investment in technology and financial firms and herding behavior support an environmental strategy but not necessarily governance or social responsibility. Further, funds with longer-tenured managers are less sustainability-focused, possibly entrenched from an era before ESG became a societal concern.
Helliar, C., Petracci, B., Tantisantiwong, N. (In stampa/Attività in corso). Environmental, social and governance risk exposures of mutual funds. JOURNAL OF ASSET MANAGEMENT, Forthcoming, 1-40.
Environmental, social and governance risk exposures of mutual funds
Barbara Petracci;
In corso di stampa
Abstract
Frequent natural disasters caused by climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic have increased global awareness of sustainability issues with a consequent focus on sustainable finance. This study disaggregates the exposures of mutual funds to environmental, social, and governance risks using data from 18,648 investment funds. We find that investment in technology and financial firms and herding behavior support an environmental strategy but not necessarily governance or social responsibility. Further, funds with longer-tenured managers are less sustainability-focused, possibly entrenched from an era before ESG became a societal concern.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
