Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics

UiS Working Papers in Economics and Finance,
University of Stavanger

No 2022/1: Do sustainable company stock prices increase with ESG scrutiny? Evidence using social media.

Emilie Kvam, Peter Molnar, Ingvild Wankel and Bernt Arne Odegaard ()
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Emilie Kvam: NTNU
Peter Molnar: University of Stavanger, Postal: University of Stavanger, NO-4036 Stavanger, Norway
Ingvild Wankel: NTNU
Bernt Arne Odegaard: University of Stavanger, Postal: University of Stavanger, NO-4036 Stavanger, Norway

Abstract: We investigate the link between stock returns and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) concerns. The ESG concerns are measured by ESG-related sentiment extracted from Google Trends and Twitter, and also by the VIX index. We find that higher ESG scores are associated with lower stock returns on average. However, companies with high ESG scores deliver high returns in times of ESG concerns. Our results are consistent with the implications of equilibrium models of Pastor et al. (2021) and Pedersen et al. (2021) about the ESG score and changes in ESG concerns (preferences or news).

Keywords: ESG investing; Social Media; Exclusion

JEL-codes: G10; G20

Language: English

44 pages, March 15, 2022

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