 Environment, social, and governance (ESG) criteria and preference of managersAli Murad Syed Cogent Business & Management, 2017, vol. 4, issue 1, 1340820 Abstract: This study examined the inclusion of environment, social and governance (ESG) criteria in the managerial decision-making process. The integration of ESG related information for the UK and French fund managers is discussed in this study. The data regarding managerial beliefs is collected using questionnaires filled by fund managers in the UK and French markets. Overall, our findings are mixed for the significant difference in beliefs. Managers of both countries have common beliefs that the Government demands environmental and social responsibility (ESR), ESR will better manage investment risks and corporate governance (CG) will bolster long-term shareholder value. UK managers believe that CG is the fiduciary obligation of the company while French managers believe that ESR is the fiduciary obligation of the company. UK managers believe that ESR is demanded by the shareholders while French managers have a belief that CG is demanded by the shareholders. French managers have the more favourable view towards ESR. On the other hand, UK managers have balanced beliefs toward CG, and ESR. Date: 2017 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:oabmxx:v:4:y:2017:i:1:p:1340820 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/23311975.2017.1340820 Access Statistics for this article Cogent Business & Management is currently edited by Len Tiu Wright and Tahir Nisar More articles in Cogent Business & Management from Taylor & Francis Journals |
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