ESG-Persistence in Socially Responsible Mutual Funds

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-256352
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.25635

Wimmer, Maximilian

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Abstract

This paper analyzes the persistence of environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-scores in socially responsible (SR) mutual funds. ESG-scores can be used as a measure for the level of social responsibility of an SR mutual fund. It is shown that ESG-scores persist for approximately two years. However, the persistence of the ESG-scores is terminated after approximately three years. This implies ...