Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/282311 
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Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
Quaderni - Working Paper DSE No. 1189
Publisher: 
Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche (DSE), Bologna
Abstract: 
We aim to explore the interplay between ESG scores and assets characteristics, specifically focusing on volatility. We classify stocks on the basis of both high/low ESG and high/low ESG momentum and we evaluate ESG effects by measuring the distance between the 2 group distributions. The analysis of stocks within the STOXX Europe 600 Index from 2017 to 2022 suggests that companies with higher ESG tend to exhibit lower volatility. However, we haven't observed a similar trend when examining ESG momentum. Furthermore, our findings enable us to highlight and compare the effects associated with the COVID pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine.
Subjects: 
Sustainable finance
ESG
Stock market risk
Volatility
JEL: 
G11
C40
Q56
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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