International Workshop on ESG-Values (IWESGV)

International Workshop on ESG Values (IWESGV) CALL FOR PAPERS The Organizing Committee is currently inviting submission of papers for the INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ESG VALUES to be held 9^th and 10^th June 2022 in Bilbao, Spain. Submission is done electronically. Please submit your paper (in pdf) to this email: sustainable.finance.ws@deusto.es by March 31st, 2022. BEE Special Issue A selection of the best contributions from the workshop will be chosen to be accepted for Fast-Track in the academic journal Bulletin of Economic Studies. Please, send your work to this link to be eligible for the Special Issue. Aims and Scope ESG values have evolved in recent years. Initially they were seen as an accessory, later as a differentiating element and today they are a necessary, though not sufficient, condition to compete in a compromised global market. From the search for shareholder benefit, we have evolved to satisfy the needs of other stakeholders, which ultimately seems to be correlated with the value of the organisation and leads to a virtuous circle. However, some questions arise: Is this correlation unidirectional? In other words, are the organisations that are most committed to their stakeholders the ones that the market assigns greater value to, or are those that are better positioned, more highly valued, with healthy accounts, the ones that can afford to "look after" their stakeholders? Besides, if the market does indeed value organisations with better ESG standards, it is possible that some companies may opportunistically and deliberately disguise their ratios, a practice commonly referred to as "greenwashing". This begs the question: How socially, environmentally and governmentally committed are companies with high ESG scores? This issue addresses ESG issues in organisations from a holistic perspective, covering the following areas of knowledge:

• Good corporate governance: how can we assess it? What types of indicators exist? How are they built? Are available indicators good proxies for good governance? What are the relationships between good governance and organisational performance?
• The social and environmental commitment of organisations: to what extent can organisations contribute to a decarbonised world? Can they have a positive impact on global warming? What financial products are considered sustainable? Are sustainable financial products more profitable? Do they provide greater investor diversification? Do they reduce risk? The social impact of the company: What policies favour the development of human capital in organisations? Are good practices regarding social policies linked to the performance and/or valuation of companies?
• Socially Responsible Investment (SRI): What is the purpose of SRI? Is decarbonisation of the planet and economic growth possible? Can SRI contribute to greater financial stability? How do ESG policies and values translate into financial institutions? Is impact investing a truly sustainable option?
• New regulations linked to sustainable finance: non-financial reporting, disclosure obligations, new EU taxonomy, regulation linked to the circular economy.

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