International market exposure to sovereign ESG

Christian Morgenstern, Guillaume Coqueret and James Kelly

Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, 2024, vol. 14, issue 4, 968-987

Abstract: We quantify equity and bond market sensitivity to sovereign ESG scores and their variations which, theoretically, is equivalent to evaluating the demand for ESG at the global scale. We do so by estimating a longitudinal model, at the issue level, that captures exposures to sovereign ESG factors for both equity and fixed income indices. In spite of the surging interest in ESG investing, our results do not support a strong impact of ESG factors on the returns of international markets, implying that the demand for ESG at the country level is not a significant driver of prices. Nevertheless, we document a strong association between GDP growth and ESG scores at the country level.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/20430795.2022.2148817

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