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Sustainable Investments: An analysis on the inclination towards green investments and their long-term performance.
Cristea, Tudor Stefan (2024) Sustainable Investments: An analysis on the inclination towards green investments and their long-term performance.
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| Abstract: | Recent concerns on a global scale towards sustainability, pollution, human rights, and an overall view of righteousness have been a focused subject in most areas of expertise. In consequence, businesses and financial markets have also been subject to change when it comes to different metrics in this sense. The apparition of Environmental Societal and Governance metrics and scores have changed the landscape of financial markets as they were decades ago. The focus of some investors has shifted towards greener alternatives. This research took an interest in offering a clearer view of what is happening in terms of investing in a sustainable manner. Specifically, the research conducted has its focus on understanding if, on long-term, it pays off to invest sustainably. In addition to this, the findings are challenged by different factors of interest in the context of ESG rated investments. The study showed that in simpler terms of only risk and return, sustainable investment portfolios might have a poorer performance, be safer from classic market risk, but have other risks to be addressed. Hence, the green investment strategy might be beneficial only from a social implication perspective. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 83 economics, 85 business administration, organizational science |
| Programme: | International Business Administration BSc (50952) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/100202 |
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