Expanding on the debate around the performance of SRI Funds

With the growth of SRI funds concerns on doubts about their relative performance have increased. In our systematic literature review, we conclude that the vast majority (67%) of the empirical studies show no difference in the relative financial performance of SRI funds vs their conventional counterp...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Martínez Meyers, Susana
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:CBUC, CESCA
Repositorio:TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Red
OAI Identifier:oai:www.tdx.cat:10803/687202
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10803/687202
http://dx.doi.org/10.6035/14102.2022.716167
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:SRI
Performance
Investment Fund
ESG Score
Greenwashing
Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)
Rendimiento
Fondo de inversión
Puntuación ESG
Lavado ecológico
Reglamento de divulgación de finanzas sostenibles (SFDR)
Economia i empresa
336
Descripción
Sumario:With the growth of SRI funds concerns on doubts about their relative performance have increased. In our systematic literature review, we conclude that the vast majority (67%) of the empirical studies show no difference in the relative financial performance of SRI funds vs their conventional counterparts. From there we move the debate to perform a comparative analysis between the ESG scores of SRI funds and Conventional Funds of the same Mutual Fund. The results show that being a “self-declared” SRI Fund is a significant variable that affects positively the fund's ESG performance score. Finally, we wish to test the effect of the SFDR regulation on self-labeled SRI funds vs Conventional Funds of the same Mutual Fund Company. The results find evidence and reveal a clear reduction of ESG risk after SFDR for all the samples and observe a positive spill-over effect on conventional funds after the entry of the regulation.