Sustainable Development and Finance in Europe - Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting in Financial Markets

This book characterizes and evaluates how stock markets operate in European Union (EU) countries in terms of the sustainable development of public companies. It presents the methodology for constructing ESG indicators, with particular emphasis on Refinitiv, which is one of the largest and most recognizable databases in this area.

List of contents

Introduction Part I: Stock Markets of the European Union and the challenge of sustainable development 1. Sustainable finance and stock markets in the European Union 2. The capital markets union and sustainable development in European Union countries 3. The evolution of the regulatory environment in the European Union 4. The role of the Environmental Social and Governance ratings and the ESG indices on the European capital markets Part II: The consequences of sustainable transformation for public companies in the European Union 5. Short-termism and the concept of sustainable finance 6. Sustainable finance and non-financial reporting 7. Implications of the ESG concept for public companies in the European Union 8. Summary

About the author

Mägorzata Janicka, Ph.D. Habil. is Associate Professor at the Department of Finance and International Investment at the Faculty of Economics and Sociology of the University of Lodz. She is also Director of the Institute of International Economy, Head of the Department of Finance and International Investments and Head of the Capital Investment Research Centre all at the University of Lodz (in cooperation with business). She is the author of numerous publications and scientific analyses and has 30 years of experience in academic work.
Artur Sajnóg, Ph.D. Habil. is Associate Professor and an active academic teacher in the Department of International Finance and Investments at the Faculty of Economics and Sociology of the University of Lodz. He is one of the leaders of the Centre for Capital Investment Research and the author of several publications devoted to the development and value of public companies. His main interest areas include capital markets, sustainable finance, corporate finance, financial analysis, financial and non-financial reporting and its consequences for the sustainable development of the economy.

Product details

• Authors: Małgorzata Janicka, Malgorzata Sajnog Janicka, Artur Sajnóg
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032609171
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3260917-1
• No. of pages: 206
• Series: Routledge International Studies in Money and Banking
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, Business & Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Banks & Banking, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance / General, Banking, Sales & marketing management, Sales & marketing, Development Studies, Investment & securities, Investment and securities, Sales and marketing, Sales and marketing management, Credit and credit institutions, Credit & Credit Institutions