Which Corporate ESG News does the Market React to

George Serafeim, Aaron Yoon

2021 | Academic | ESG Ratings, Risk & Performance

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Summary

Investors differentiate in their reactions based on whether the news is likely to affect a company’s fundamentals, and therefore their reactions are motivated by a financial rather than a nonpecuniary motive…