Essays on Sustainable Finance and Corporate Social Responsibility

Abstract

This doctoral thesis consists of six academic papers and deals with international research on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) topics from a corporate finance as well as an investors' perspective. While five papers have been accepted for publication in international peer reviewed journals, one paper is currently in a Revise & Resubmit process. The title page of each chapter provides information on the publication or peer review status including the journal's VHB-JOURQUAL3 rating as well as conference presentations.