Relations between Green Rankings and Investor Protection
Dr. Kam Chan
with
Dr. Mohamed Hussein (U. of
Connecticut)
Dr. Gim Seow (U. of Washington)
Dr. Kinsun Tam (SUNY-Albany)
The objective of this study is to examine
the effects of investor protection on
Newsweek's Global Green Ranking of
500 biggest public companies.
This study is supported by a 2017 Lubin
summer research grant.
Newsweek's Top 10 green companies
The green rankings are positively
associated with the strength of
shareholder rights and the extent of legal
enforcement of the firms' home countries.
US companies, on average, have lower
green rankings as compared to that of
non-US companies.
Biogen Inc.
United States
SHIRE PLC
Ireland
Allergan,
Inc. United States
Reckitt
Benckiser Group PLC United Kingdom
Adobe Systems Incorporated United States
Swisscom AG Switzerland
Unilever PLC United Kingdom
Broadcom Corporation United States
Roche Holding AG Switzerland
BT Group PLC
United Kingdom
