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Hållbarhet som motståndskraft?

Popov, Martina LU ; Ssozi, Hashim and Amedro, Jessica Enyonam (2026) FEKH89 20252
Department of Business Administration
Abstract
Abstract




Titel
Sustainability as Resilience?
The impact of ESG on the returns of Swedish stocks at the introduction of Covid-19 in Sweden.
Seminar date
2026/01/15
Course
FEKH89, Degree Project in Financial Management Undergraduate Level, 15 Credits
Authors
Jessica Enyonam Amedro
Martina Popov
Hashim Ssozi
Advisor
Maria Gårdängen
Five keywords
ESG, Covid-19, stock return, eventstudy, sustainability.
Research question
How did companies’ ESG performance, as well as its individual components, affect stock returns for Swedish listed companies in connection with the classification of Covid-19 as a disease dangerous to public health in Sweden?
Purpose
To examine the relationship between companies’ ESG performance... (More)
Abstract




Titel
Sustainability as Resilience?
The impact of ESG on the returns of Swedish stocks at the introduction of Covid-19 in Sweden.
Seminar date
2026/01/15
Course
FEKH89, Degree Project in Financial Management Undergraduate Level, 15 Credits
Authors
Jessica Enyonam Amedro
Martina Popov
Hashim Ssozi
Advisor
Maria Gårdängen
Five keywords
ESG, Covid-19, stock return, eventstudy, sustainability.
Research question
How did companies’ ESG performance, as well as its individual components, affect stock returns for Swedish listed companies in connection with the classification of Covid-19 as a disease dangerous to public health in Sweden?
Purpose
To examine the relationship between companies’ ESG performance and stock returns for Swedish listed companies during the initial stage of the Covid-19 pandemic, on 1 February 2020.
Methodology
A deductive event study in which regressions are used to calculate CAR, followed by an analysis of significant variables. Financial and ESG data are obtained from S&P Capital IQ.
Theoretical perspectives
The thesis is based on stakeholder theory and signaling theory as complementary frameworks.
Result
ESG score and its components show weak to no significant effect on stock returns for Swedish listed companies in connection with the introduction of Covid-19.
Conclusions
The analysis indicates that investors, at the introduction of Covid-19, considered sustainability-related information to a limited extent. (Less)
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Popov, Martina LU ; Ssozi, Hashim and Amedro, Jessica Enyonam
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alternative title
ESG:s påverkan på svenska aktiers avkastning vid introduktionen av Covid-19 i Sverige
course
FEKH89 20252
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
ESG, Covid-19, stock return, eventstudy, sustainability.
language
Swedish
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9218924
date added to LUP
2026-02-12 16:55:10
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2026-02-12 16:55:10
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Titel
Sustainability as Resilience?
The impact of ESG on the returns of Swedish stocks at the introduction of Covid-19 in Sweden. 
Seminar date
2026/01/15
Course
FEKH89, Degree Project in Financial Management Undergraduate Level, 15 Credits
Authors
Jessica Enyonam Amedro 
Martina Popov 
Hashim Ssozi 
Advisor
Maria Gårdängen
Five keywords
ESG, Covid-19, stock return, eventstudy, sustainability.
Research question
How did companies’ ESG performance, as well as its individual components, affect stock returns for Swedish listed companies in connection with the classification of Covid-19 as a disease dangerous to public health in Sweden?
Purpose
To examine the relationship between companies’ ESG performance and stock returns for Swedish listed companies during the initial stage of the Covid-19 pandemic, on 1 February 2020.
Methodology
A deductive event study in which regressions are used to calculate CAR, followed by an analysis of significant variables. Financial and ESG data are obtained from S&P Capital IQ.
Theoretical perspectives
The thesis is based on stakeholder theory and signaling theory as complementary frameworks.
Result
ESG score and its components show weak to no significant effect on stock returns for Swedish listed companies in connection with the introduction of Covid-19.
Conclusions
The analysis indicates that investors, at the introduction of Covid-19, considered sustainability-related information to a limited extent.}},
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