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      Four Things No One Will Tell You About ESG Data
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      • 2019
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      The Consequences of Mandatory Corporate Sustainability Reporting

      By: Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim
      A key aspect of the governance process inside organizations and markets is the measurement and disclosure of important metrics and information. In this chapter, we examine the effect of sustainability disclosure regulations on firms’ disclosure practices and...  View Details
      Keywords: Mandatory Disclosure; Mandatory Reporting; Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility; Social Impact; Valuation; Corporate Governance; China; South Africa; Europe; Asia; Regulation; Corporate Disclosure; Integrated Corporate reporting; Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact; Governing Rules, Regulations, And Reforms; Corporate Governance; China; Denmark; Malaysia; South Africa
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      Ioannou, Ioannis, and George Serafeim. "The Consequences of Mandatory Corporate Sustainability Reporting." In The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Social Responsibility: Psychological and Organizational Perspectives, edited by Abagail McWilliams, Deborah E. Rupp, Donald S. Siegel, Günter K. Stahl, and David A. Waldman, 452–489. Oxford University Press, 2019.
      • 2019
      • White Paper

      Impact-Weighted Financial Accounts: The Missing Piece for an Impact Economy

      By: George Serafeim, T. Robert Zochowski and Jennifer Downing
      Reimagining capitalism is an imperative. We need to create a more inclusive and sustainable form of capitalism that works for every person and the planet. Massive environmental damage, growing income and wealth disparity, stress, and depression within developed...  View Details
      Keywords: Impact-weighted Accounts; Iwai; Background; Economic Systems; Economy; Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact; Measurement And Metrics; Financial Statements
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      Serafeim, George, T. Robert Zochowski, and Jennifer Downing. "Impact-Weighted Financial Accounts: The Missing Piece for an Impact Economy." White Paper, Harvard Business School, Boston, MA, September 2019.
      • Article

      Four Things No One Will Tell You About ESG Data

      By: Sakis Kotsantonis and George Serafeim
      As the ESG finance field and the use of ESG data in investment decision-making continue to grow, the authors seek to shed light on several important aspects of ESG measurement and data. This article is intended to provide a useful guide for the rapidly rising number of...  View Details
      Keywords: Esg; Esg (environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; Esg Reporting; Data Analytics; Sustainability; Sustainability Reporting; Csr; Transparency; Investment Management; Socially Responsible Investing; Sustainable Finance; Sustainable Development; Climate Change; Inclusion; Inclusive Growth; Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact; Corporate Accountability; Investment; Management; Climate Change; Corporate Governance; Diversity; Integrated Corporate reporting
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      Kotsantonis, Sakis, and George Serafeim. "Four Things No One Will Tell You About ESG Data." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 31, no. 2 (Spring 2019): 50–58.
      • January 2019 (Revised February 2020)
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      Should a Pension Fund Try to Change the World? Inside GPIF's Embrace of ESG

      By: Rebecca Henderson, George Serafeim, Josh Lerner and Naoko Jinjo
      In the fall of 2018, Hiro Mizuno, the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of GPIF, the Japanese Government Pension Fund, was reflecting on his efforts to integrate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues into every aspect of GPIF’s portfolio. His efforts ranged...  View Details
      Keywords: Pension Funds; Esg (environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; Investment Funds; Environmental Sustainability; Social Issues; Governance; Leading Change; Economy; Performance Improvement; Japan
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      Henderson, Rebecca, George Serafeim, Josh Lerner, and Naoko Jinjo. "Should a Pension Fund Try to Change the World? Inside GPIF's Embrace of ESG." Harvard Business School Case 319-067, January 2019. (Revised February 2020.)
      • October 2018
      • Supplement

      JetBlue: Relevant Sustainability Leadership (B)

      By: George Serafeim and David Freiberg
      The case outlines JetBlue's decision to disclose according to the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) standards and the ESG metrics they began reporting. Data on resulting changes in institutional ownership are also provided.  View Details
      Keywords: Sustainability; Metrics; Leadership And Change Management; Airlines; Innovation; Purpose; Esg; Esg (environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; Sustainability Reporting; Change Management; Leadership; Mission And Purpose; Financial reporting
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      Serafeim, George, and David Freiberg. "JetBlue: Relevant Sustainability Leadership (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 119-044, October 2018.
      • Third Quarter 2018
      • Article

      Why and How Investors Use ESG Information: Evidence from a Global Survey

      By: Amir Amel-Zadeh and George Serafeim
      Using survey data from a sample of senior investment professionals from mainstream (i.e., not SRI funds) investment organizations, we provide insights into why and how investors use reported environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information. Relevance to...  View Details
      Keywords: Esg; Esg (environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; Sustainability; Investment; Investment Management; Investment Strategy; Metrics; Standard Setting; Accounting Standards; Finance; Investment; Information; Environmental Sustainability; Governance; Performance Effectiveness; Strategy
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      Amel-Zadeh, Amir, and George Serafeim. "Why and How Investors Use ESG Information: Evidence from a Global Survey." Financial Analysts Journal 74, no. 3 (Third Quarter 2018): 87–103.
      • November 2017 (Revised April 2019)
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      Summa Equity: Building Purpose-Driven Organizations

      By: George Serafeim and David Freiberg
      In 2015, Reynir Indahl left top Nordic private equity firm Altor Equity Partners to found Summa Equity (Summa). After long contemplation following the financial crisis, Indahl was convinced the financial system was producing negative externalities and that the current...  View Details
      Keywords: Corporate Purpose; Esg; Esg (environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; Social Impact; Social Enterprise; Private Equity; Investment Management; Finance; Capital Markets; Management Practices; Leadership; Innovation; Entrepreneurship; Voice; Environmental Impact; Value Creation; Private Equity; Social Enterprise; Finance; Capital Markets; Management Practices And Processes; Innovation Leadership; Leadership; Innovation And Management; Entrepreneurship; Mission And Purpose; Value Creation; Financial Services Industry; Norway; Sweden; Scandinavia
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      Serafeim, George, and David Freiberg. "Summa Equity: Building Purpose-Driven Organizations." Harvard Business School Case 118-028, November 2017. (Revised April 2019.)
      • October 2017 (Revised October 2018)
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      JetBlue: Relevant Sustainability Leadership (A)

      By: George Serafeim and David Freiberg
      In 2017, JetBlue, the airline founded on the mission to “bring humanity back to air travel”, was considering becoming one of the first companies to report its sustainability performance according to the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) standards. SASB...  View Details
      Keywords: Sustainability; Metrics; Leadership And Change Management; Airlines; Innovation; Purpose; Esg; Esg (environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; Sustainability Reporting; Change Management; Leadership; Financial reporting; Environmental Sustainability; Mission And Purpose; Air Transportation Industry; United States
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      Serafeim, George, and David Freiberg. "JetBlue: Relevant Sustainability Leadership (A)." Harvard Business School Case 118-030, October 2017. (Revised October 2018.)
      • 2017
      • Working Paper

      Why and How Investors Use ESG Information: Evidence from a Global Survey

      By: Georgios Serafeim
      Using survey data from a sample of senior investment professionals from mainstream (i.e., not SRI funds) investment organizations, we provide insights into why and how investors use reported environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information. The primary reason...  View Details
      Keywords: Investment Management; Sustainability; Esg; Esg (environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; Investment Fund; Investment Strategy; Corporate Accountability; Activist Shareholder; Engagement; Environment; Climate Change; Customers; Customer Satisfaction; Employee Engagement; Global Warming; Investment; Decision Making; Environmental Sustainability; Performance Expectations
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      Serafeim, Georgios. "Why and How Investors Use ESG Information: Evidence from a Global Survey." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-079, February 2017.
      • Article

      ESG Integration in Investment Management: Myths and Realities

      By: Sakis Kotsantonis, Christopher Pinney and George Serafeim
      The authors’ aim in this article is to set the record straight on the financial performance of sustainable investing while also correcting a number of other widespread misconceptions about this rapidly growing set of principles and methods. Myth Number 1:...  View Details
      Keywords: Esg; Sustainability; Investment Management; Finance; Corporate Social Responsibility; Integrated Corporate reporting; Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact; Investment; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Governance
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      Kotsantonis, Sakis, Christopher Pinney, and George Serafeim. "ESG Integration in Investment Management: Myths and Realities." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 28, no. 2 (Spring 2016): 10–16.
      • March 2016 (Revised April 2019)
      • Technical Note

      ESG Metrics: Reshaping Capitalism?

      By: George Serafeim and Jody Grewal
      In the past twenty-five years, the world had seen an exponential growth in the number of companies reporting environmental, social and governance (ESG) data. Investor interest in ESG data also grew rapidly. A growing belief that increasing levels of social inequality...  View Details
      Keywords: Capitalism; Sustainability; Accountability; Corporate Social Responsibility; Responsibilities To Society; Environment; Social Impact Investment; Esg; Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Measurement And Metrics; Integrated Corporate reporting; Corporate Accountability; Accounting; Economic Systems
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      Serafeim, George, and Jody Grewal. "ESG Metrics: Reshaping Capitalism?" Harvard Business School Technical Note 116-037, March 2016. (Revised April 2019.)
      • Summer 2013
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      A Tale of Two Stories: Sustainability and the Quarterly Earnings Call

      By: Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim
      One of the challenges companies claim to face in making sustainability a core part of their strategy and operations is that the market does not care about sustainability, either in general or because the time frames in which it matters are too long. The response of...  View Details
      Keywords: Sustainability; Communication; Integrated Corporate reporting; Investment; Environmental Sustainability
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      Eccles, Robert G., and George Serafeim. "A Tale of Two Stories: Sustainability and the Quarterly Earnings Call." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 25, no. 3 (Summer 2013): 66–77.
      • Spring 2012
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      The Need for Sector-Specific Materiality and Sustainability Reporting Standards

      By: Robert G. Eccles, Michael P. Krzus, Jean Rogers and George Serafeim
      Even though the supply of sustainability information has increased considerably in the last decade, companies are still failing to disclose material information in a comparable format. We believe this has two downsides. On the one hand, companies are not adequately...  View Details
      Keywords: Sustainability; reporting; Accounting; Standard Setting; Regulation; Environmental Sustainability; Accounting; Standards; Integrated Corporate reporting; Corporate Disclosure; Competitive Advantage; Capital Markets; Accounting Industry; United States
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      Eccles, Robert G., Michael P. Krzus, Jean Rogers, and George Serafeim. "The Need for Sector-Specific Materiality and Sustainability Reporting Standards." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 24, no. 2 (Spring 2012): 65–71.
      • September – October 2011
      • Article

      The Rise and Consequences of Corporate Sustainability Reporting

      By: Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim
      For many decades the cornerstone of corporate reporting has been financial information that is presented in a company's annual, semi-annual, and quarterly reports. These comprehensive financial reports—required by law for public companies in most countries...  View Details
      Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, And Reforms; Annual reports; Operations; Strategy; Business And Shareholder Relations; Business And Stakeholder Relations; Performance; Geography; Civil Society Or Community; Business Model; Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact; Corporate Disclosure
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      Ioannou, Ioannis, and George Serafeim. "The Rise and Consequences of Corporate Sustainability Reporting." European Business Review (September–October 2011).
      • June 2011 (Revised February 2013)
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      Mandatory Environmental, Social, and Governance Disclosure in the European Union

      By: Robert G. Eccles, George Serafeim and Phillip Andrews
      In 2011, the European Commission was deciding on how to best modify the existing European Union policy on corporate disclosure of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information. Previous directives had recommended that European companies report ESG...  View Details
      Keywords: Integrated Corporate reporting; Corporate Strategy; Corporate Disclosure; Environmental Accounting; Competitive Strategy; International Accounting; Financial reporting; Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact; Governing Rules, Regulations, And Reforms; Debates; Europe
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      Eccles, Robert G., George Serafeim, and Phillip Andrews. "Mandatory Environmental, Social, and Governance Disclosure in the European Union." Harvard Business School Case 111-120, June 2011. (Revised February 2013.)
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