Dataset on environmental, social and governance information firms and their merger and acquisitions activities.

ABSTRACT: The increasing salience of sustainability concerns in financial markets has led to growing demand by financial institutions, regulatory authorities and other stakeholders for information on the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) credentials of companies. To address these demands, private firms providing ESG data and related products have expanded in size and in number. Reflecting the increased importance of ESG data, academics, sustainable finance practitioners and financial regulators have surveyed the emerging industry of these ESG information firms. However, to date no structured dataset on the characteristics of ESG information firms is available. The ESG Information Firms Dataset (ESGFiDa) presented in this article is a first step to address this gap. ESGFiDa consolidates the

SUBMITTER: Dimmelmeier A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10412770 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature