Sustainability, Business Risk and ESG Rating - Empirical Evidence from the European Stock Markets

In an increasingly interconnected and complex world, businesses face environmental, social, and economic challenges that demand thoughtful reflection and a shift in operational approaches. Today, focusing solely on profit is no longer sufficient. Companies are expected to make decisions that also consider the impact of their actions on the environment, society, and governance. 
This book integrates Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors into business strategies and analyses its role for firms striving to remain competitive and responsible in a rapidly evolving economic landscape. The author recognizes the ESG approach as a central element of business strategy and not only addresses global challenges such as climate change and social inequality but also its critical role in managing systematic risks those that affect the entire market and cannot be easily diversified.

List of contents

Chapter 1. Sustainability and the Regulatory Framework.- Chapter 2. Risk Analysis and Management Towards an ESG Perspective.- Chapter 3. Rating ESG.- Chapter 4. ESG Ratings' Correlation with Systematic Risk: Empirical Evidence.

About the author

Matilda Shini
is PhD in Economics and Management at the Department of Economics, Management, and Business Law at the University of Bari (Italy), where she currently holds the position of researcher.

Product details

• Authors: Matilda Shini
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 03.02.2026
• EAN: 9783032125231
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3212523-1
• No. of pages: 134
• Illustrations: XIII, 134 p. 18 illus., 16 illus. in color.
• Series: SIDREA Series in Accounting and Business Administration
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; Nachhaltigkeit, Unternehmen und Umwelt, Grüne Unternehmensansätze, Sustainability, Management und Managementtechniken, Strategisches Management, Unternehmensethik und soziale Verantwortung, CSR, Corporate Governance, Regulation, Risikobewertung, risk management, CAPM, Business Ethics, ESG, Business Strategy and Leadership, Corporate Environmental Management, taxonomy, Performance Evaluation, Sustainability Finance Disclosure Regulation – SFRD