academic research « Manifest

The value of collective engagement – what’s the academic evidence?

November 2, 2010, at 10:36 am

One of the key benefits of an active network like the corporate governance community is that the ever increasing reading pile gets shared around. Jim McRitchie, the noted US corporate governance blogger has done all of us a timely favour with a round up of a number of …… continue reading >>

RI and financial performance - positive links says new study

November 23, 2009, at 6:29 pm

Environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors can have a positive impact on portfolio returns, according to a growing body of academic research. In a new report, “Shedding Light on Responsible Investment: Approaches, Returns and Impacts”, investment consultants Mercer summarise and comment on sixteen academic studies, the majority of which (ten) show a …… continue reading >>