The global sustainability footprint of sovereign wealth funds

• Main Authors: LIANG, Hao, RENNEBOOG, Luc
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2020
• Subjects: sovereign wealth funds; institutional ownership; corporate social responsibility; socially responsible investments; sustainability; shareholder engagement; ESG; environmental policy; social policy; corporate governance; exogeneous shock; Business Organizations Law; Environmental Sciences; Finance and Financial Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/6689; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/7694/viewcontent/graa010_pvoa.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

With the emergence of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) around the world managing equity of over $8 trillion, their impact on the corporate landscape and social welfare is being scrutinized. This study investigates whether and how SWFs incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) consideratio...