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Toxic Biases in CEO Selection: Evidence from Pollution Exposure and Within-Firm Promotions
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The Dubious Role of Institutional Investors in Driving the Green Transition: Legal and Economic Constraints
There is a well-established trend that the process of transition to a sustainable economic growth model marked by the pursuit of environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) objectives has large companies at its center, which are considered an essential hub for this purpose given their weight in the global economy. In this context, the role of shareholders, especially institutional investors, plays an important role.
The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance
Posted by Katharina Lewellen (Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth), on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 Katharina Lewellen is a Professor of Finance at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. This post is based on her recently published article in the Journal of Finance. While women continue to be underrepresented in executive leadership, the U.S. hospital sector offers a rare opportunity to study a sizable number of female CEOs in a relatively homogeneous, data-rich setting.
Sustainable Investing: Beliefs, Constraints, and the Limits of Impact
Sustainable investing is no longer niche. With trillions under management in funds labelled as sustainable, ES (Environmental and Social) performance has moved from the periphery to the centre of investment strategy—or so it seems. But how much substance lies behind the sustainability label? And are portfolio managers genuinely trying to make a difference—or simply doing what’s required to tick the ESG box?
Searching for Directors
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The Rise of Sustainable Finance in China: ESG Funds and Regulations
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Sustainable Investing: Evidence from the Field
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Why Firms Often Don't Have a CEO Succession Plan?
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Could sustainable investing be the answer to the climate crisis?
Sustainable investing – the practice of incorporating environmental and social (ES) factors into investment decisions – has become increasingly popular in recent years with thousands of funds marketed as “sustainable” cropping up in the marketplace. Advocates of the practice believe it is key to lowering carbon emissions and nudging companies to adopt more environmentally friendly and pro-social behaviour, but is this how it works in reality?
CEO compensation: Evidence from the field
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How boards and shareholders design CEO pay - and where they disagree
How boards and shareholders design CEO pay – and where they disagree How CEO pay is set has been studied extensively, but most theoretical models do not capture whether real-world CEOs care about, for example, their reputation, fairness, or being appreciated by directors and investors. This column explores this using a survey of over 200 non-executive directors of FTSE All-Share companies and over 150 institutional investors in UK equities.
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