ESG, clean energy, and petroleum futures markets: Asymmetric return connectedness and hedging effectiveness

Purba Bhattacherjee, Sibanjan Mishra, Elie Bouri and Jung Bum Wee

International Review of Economics & Finance, 2024, vol. 94, issue C

Abstract: This study investigates the asymmetric return connectedness and portfolio implications among environmental, social and governance (ESG) exchange-traded funds (ETFs), clean energy ETFs, and five petroleum futures markets from December 2016 to December 2022. To this end, it uses an asymmetric time-varying approach of connectedness and constructs portfolios using minimum variance portfolio (MVP), minimum correlation portfolio (MCP), and minimum connectedness portfolio (MCoP). The results show that negative return connectedness is stronger than positive ones across most of the sample period, especially around the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The dynamic of net connectedness between markets is altered by the pandemic. ESG ETFs are more connected to petroleum futures markets than clean energy ETFs. The connectedness is strong during the COVID-19 outbreak, which suggests the instability of the system of return connectedness during the global health crisis. The minimum connectedness portfolio approach reflects the asymmetric and non-asymmetric return connectedness more than other portfolio approaches. Notably, clean energy and ESG ETF exhibit a safe-haven property under both symmetry and asymmetry in return connectedness. The findings are insightful from investment and policy perspectives.

Keywords: Asymmetric connectedness; ESG; Clean energy and crude oil; Portfolio management; COVID-19 outbreak; Russia-Ukraine conflict (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C32 C51 G15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.iref.2024.103375

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