Graduation Year
2023
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Economics-Accounting
Reader 1
Marc Massoud
Reader 2
Patrick Van Horn
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Abstract
This study investigates the association between ESG (environmental, social, corporate governance) scores on the financial performance of U.S. oil and gas companies, an industry facing significant ESG-related pressures. ESG scores evaluate a firm’s environmental impacts, social responsibility, and corporate governance practices and can be used as a form of evaluating a firm’s risk mitigation efforts. However, there is not sufficient evidence to conclude that there exists a relationship, positive or negative, between ESG scores and firm performance in this industry. Overall, the findings of this study highlight the growing interest in ESG investing and is useful for investors and firms in the oil and gas industry, as well as policymakers, in understanding the materiality of ESG scores.
Recommended Citation
Kim, Lauren, "ESG Scores as a Measure of Risk: The Relationship Between Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance Ratings and the Financial Performance of U.S. Oil and Gas Companies" (2023). Scripps Senior Theses. 2206.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/2206
