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July 4, 2023

Who decides what ESG is and how to make investments greener – new research

Johannes Petry, University of Warwick; Jan Fichtner, University of Amsterdam, and Robin Jaspert, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main

Most ESG funds track passive indices - this is where the power really lies in determining what is ESG.

March 23, 2022

Marc Lepere, King's College London

The recent row over whether arms makers could be treated as ethical investments is just the tip of the iceberg.

February 24, 2020

Jan Fichtner, University of Amsterdam; Eelke Heemskerk, University of Amsterdam, and Johannes Petry, University of Warwick

Now that passive funds have eclipsed their actively managed competitors, climate finance is increasingly in some new pairs of hands.

Jan Fichtner
Postdoctoral Researcher in Political Science, University of Amsterdam
Johannes Petry
CSGR Research Fellow, University of Warwick
Eelke Heemskerk
Professor of Political Science, University of Amsterdam
Marc Lepere
PhD Candidate in Political Economy, King's College London
Robin Jaspert
PhD Candidate, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main