The number of companies that are adopting sustainability strategies and disclosing information related to Environmental, Social and Corporate governance (ESG) issues is on the rise. This special volume encapsulates the transformative journey businesses undertake to balance profitability with responsibility.
ESG is not merely a set of criteria; it is a compass guiding business toward a destination where financial success converges with societal and environmental well-being.
Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis publishes a series of current and relevant themed volumes within the fields of economics and finance. Both disciplinary and interdisciplinary studies are welcome.
Introduction; Malgorzata Tarczynska-Luniewska
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1. Navigating the Legal Labyrinth: ESG Compliance Management as a
Legal Service; Kinga Flaga-Gieruszyska, Neringa Gaubien, Kristina
Praneviien, and Piotr Krzystek
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2. The Use of Big Data in ESG Monitoring and Evaluation; Dominik
Rozkrut, Malgorzata Tarczynska-Luniewska, Guru Asish Singh, and Mateusz
Piwowarski
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3. Analyzing the Complexity of ESG Integration in Emerging Economies:
An Examination of Key Challenges; Malgorzata Tarczynska-Luniewska, Saule
Maciukaite-Zviniene, Ninditya Nareswari, and Udisubakti Ciptomulyono
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4. Challenges of Measuring and Reporting ESG Performance; Adelina
Fometescu, Camelia-Daniela Hategan, and Lavinia Denisia Cuc
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5. The Moderating Effect Analysis of Companies' ESG Performance on
the Relationship Between the Relevance and Accurate Reporting of Information
and Financial Performance; Natalia Ioana Foltean, Victoria Bogdan, and
Luminia Rus
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6. ESG Reporting in Romania - A Challenge of Ensuring a Greener
Financial System; Raul-Constantin Bucurean and Roxana-Nadina Bucurean
(Roiban)
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7. Financial Implications of Supply Chains Transition to ESG Models;
Valentin Burc, Oana Bogdan, Ovidiu-Constantin Bunget, Alin-Constantin
Dumitrescu, and Carmen Mihaela Imbrescu
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8. The HR Managers` Perception of Future Career Paths in the Context
of ESG Perspective: Readiness for Sustainable Career; Ivana Kovaevi, Denisa
Abrudan, and Jelena Anelkovi Labrovi
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9. Banking Sector and ESG Scoring: European Union Overview from ESG
Scores in the Banking Sector in the EU; Hanna Czaja-Cieszyska, Dominika
Kordela, and Zanete Garanti
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10. A Sectoral Exploration of Corporate Financial Performance and ESG
Integration; Jelena Stankeviien and Dovil Valtorait
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11. Harmonising ESG Practices for Lasting Sustainability; Viktorija
Skvarciany and Daiva Jureviien
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12. Extending Modern Portfolio Framework with ESG Dimension for the
Responsible Investment; Ramnas Pranauskas, David Charles George Liney, and
Jelena Stankeviien
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13. The Impact of a Companys ESG Profile on Equity Value and Risk;
Greta Keliuotyt-Staniulnien and Joana Manait
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14. ESG in the Retail Industry : The Perception of Young Consumers
and their Impact in Croatia and Poland; Blaenka Kneevi, Magdalena
Stefanska, and Iwona Olejnik
Simon Grima is the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy, Associate Professor and the Head of the Department of Insurance and Risk Management at the University of Malta. Simon is also a Professor at the University of Latvia, Faculty of Business, Management and Economics and a Visiting Professor at UNICATT Milan, Italy and Haxhi Zeka University Peja, Kosovo.
Dimitrios Maditinos is Professor in Business Administration and Informatics at Democritus University of Thrace, Greece.
Gratiela Georgiana Noja is Professor of Economics and International Business and the Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at the West University of Timioara, Romania. Gratiela is also a Doctoral Adviser in Economics and member of the Scientific Steering Committee of the East European Center for Research in Economics and Business.
Jelena Stankeviien is a Distinguished Professor at the Department of Finance at Vilnius University in Lithuania.
Malgorzata Tarczynska-Luniewska is an Associate Professor in the discipline of economy and finance and an employee at the Institute of Economics and Finance University of Szczecin, Poland. She is on behalf of the Ministry of Science and High Education in Poland and a member of the evaluation team of scientific units.
Eleftherios Thalassinos is Distinguished Jean Monnet Chair Professor specializing in European Economic Integration and International Finance.