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Clarity in ESG Blog

Welcome to my blog Clarity in ESG directed at academics, finance professionals, and curious minds.

Author: Prof. Dr. Kornelia Fabisik

Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Bern // I do research in empirical corporate finance, corporate governance, ESG and sustainable finance. I am a recipient of the 2021 Lamfalussy Research Fellowship from the European Central Bank (ECB) as well as a Research Affiliate at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). I worked as an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management from August 2020 to July 2022 and in August 2022, I joined the University of Bern.
July 23, 2024

Origin of the term “ESG”

🌱 Easy, but good to know
by Prof. Dr. Kornelia Fabisik
July 23, 2024

Are we heading towards an oligopoly in ESG ratings?

🥪 Food for thought
by Prof. Dr. Kornelia Fabisik
July 23, 2024

What are the incentives in the ESG ratings industry? 

☝️ Very important to know
by Prof. Dr. Kornelia Fabisik
July 23, 2024

On the ESG ratings scale inversion

☝️ Very important to know
by Prof. Dr. Kornelia Fabisik
July 23, 2024

How do some companies become “greener”?

💡 Would not hurt to know
by Prof. Dr. Kornelia Fabisik
July 23, 2024

On the industry-adjustment of ESG scores

🥪 Food for thought
by Prof. Dr. Kornelia Fabisik
July 23, 2024

On the changes to the historical CO2 data

💡 Would not hurt to know
by Prof. Dr. Kornelia Fabisik
July 23, 2024

On the rewriting of ESG ratings

☝️ Very important to know
by Prof. Dr. Kornelia Fabisik
July 23, 2024

On the ESG ratings and the value(s)-based system

💡 Would not hurt to know
by Prof. Dr. Kornelia Fabisik
July 22, 2024

What is an ESG Rating?

🌱 Easy, but good to know
by Prof. Dr. Kornelia Fabisik
  • 🌱 Easy, but good to know
  • 💡 Would not hurt to know
  • ☝️ Very important to know
  • 🥪 Food for thought