In this study, drawing on firm life cycle theory, we focus the corporate performance of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) engagement via financial stress consider moderate effect transparency, slack, environmental uncertainty. The industry-year fixed effects panel regression analysis is executed based data including 11,742 firm-year observations for 1,486 Chinese A-share listed compan...

Abstract We study behind-the-scenes investor activism promoting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) improvements by means of a proprietary dataset large international, socially responsible activist fund. examine the activist’s target selection, forms engagement, impact on ESG performance, drivers success, effects targets’ operations value creation. Target firms are typically visible, pe...

Within the rapid development of world economy in recent decades, growth stable financing, including increase number relevant financial products, attention investors, politicians and various stakeholders civil society has been drawn to potential multinational enterprises (MNE) bring returns accordance with social values make their contribution overall macroeconomic stability fight against climat...

We consider a network of equity mutual funds characterized by different levels compliance with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) aspects. measure the impact portfolio liquidation in stress scenario on ESG ratings. Fire-sales spillover from propagates one fund to another through indirect contagion mediated common asset holdings. The analysis is conducted quarterly March 2016 June 2018 ...

Corporations have received growing criticism for contributing to climate change, perpetuating racial and gender inequality, failing address other pressing social issues. In response these concerns, shareholders are increasingly focusing on environmental, social, corporate governance (ESG) criteria in selecting investments, asset managers responding by offering a number of ESG mutual funds. The ...

Introduction: Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease. Increasing evidence shows that physical exercise is beneficial for motor and non-motor symptoms of PD, and animal models suggest that it may help slow progression of disease. Methods: Using a randomized delayed-start design, 31 patients were randomized to an early start group (ESG) or a delayed start group (DSG) ...

Local search (LS) methods heuristically find a solution for constraint satisfaction problems (CSP). LS starts the search for a solution from a random assignment. LS then examines the neighbours of this assignment to determine a better neighbour valuation to move to. It repeats this process of moving from the current assignment to a better assignment until it finds a solution that satisfies all ...

In this set of notes, we will develop the basic theory of tensors and differential forms; we will learn what it means to integrate a differential form; and we will state the generalized Stokes’ Theorem in terms of differential forms. Caveat lector: there are several closely related meanings of the word tensor. We begin introducing some convenient terminology for which we will not give precise d...

The article analyse the formation of sustainable development paradigm and ESG agenda in Russia. activities largest Russian retailers: leaders companies with a weaker position this area is revealed. relationship between form company its ratings has been noted. Thus, that are required to provide information publicly higher level than non-public ones. A characteristic feature passing rating assess...