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How Much Do Investors Care About Social Responsibility?, Scott Hirst, Kobi Kastiel, Tamar Kricheli-Katz Jan 2023

How Much Do Investors Care About Social Responsibility?, Scott Hirst, Kobi Kastiel, Tamar Kricheli-Katz

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Perhaps the most important corporate law debate over the last several years concerns whether directors and executives should manage the corporation to maximize value for investors or also take into account the interests of other stakeholders and society. But, do investors themselves wish to maximize returns, or are they willing to forgo returns for social purposes? And more broadly, do market participants, such as investors and consumers, differ from donors in the ways in which they prioritize monetary gains and the promotion of social goals?

This project attempts to answer these questions with evidence from an experiment conducted with 279 …


Second Panel Discussion - Symposium: Who Makes Esg? Understanding Stakeholders In The Esg Debate, David H. Webber, Carmen Lu, Lisa Fairfox Jan 2021

Second Panel Discussion - Symposium: Who Makes Esg? Understanding Stakeholders In The Esg Debate, David H. Webber, Carmen Lu, Lisa Fairfox

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This symposium was hosted virtually by Fordham University School of Law on October 23, 2020. The transcript has been edited for clarity and to provide sources, references, and explanatory materials for certain statements made by the speakers.

The second panel discussion was on the topic of "Stakeholders as the driving force of ESG." Panelists for the second panel were Carmen Lu, Lisa Fairfax, and David Webber.