Reports & Papers
Reports
CILTHK & HSUHK 2023 Hong Kong Transport & Logistics Industry ESG Survey
The survey objectives are to explore the ESG progress, plan, needs and challenges in transport and logistics industry; identify gaps between companies and their clients; and provide recommendations for the industry and the HKSAR government to enhance competitiveness of the industry.
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Final Report on Innovation and Technology Fund Series Activities
The report provides comprehensive coverage of the project, and more significantly, it introduces our proprietary ESG sentiment indicator, the i-Composite Scorecard.
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ESG Stakeholder Survey Report
The investor survey aims to explore how the US and Mainland China investors adjust their expected returns conditional on corporate ESG performance. The objective of the consumer/employee survey is to understand how corporate ESG practices can be connected to employees’ own values and, in turn, affect their own green consumption behaviors.
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Fintech Penetration Survey Report
This project is funded by The S. H. Ho Foundation and implemented by the Research Centre for ESG at the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong. The purpose of this Fintech survey is to find out, under COVID-19, how bank customers in Hong Kong view the financial services provided by traditional banks (both physical and online services), virtual banks, and online investment platforms. Specifically, we are interested in understanding which financial service provider can generate better customer satisfaction in five dimensions. They are 1) communication effectiveness, 2) competence level, 3) service quality, which in turn lead to 4) commitment and 5) trust from the customers.
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Research papers
Wojewodzki, M., Cheong, T.S., Shen, J. Cheng, L.T.W. (2023 September). “Does corporate carbon performance converge in the global market? Evidence from a distribution dynamic approach”, Journal of Environmental Management, vol 342, available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118355
Cheng, L.T.W., Lee, S.K., Li, S.K., and Tsang, C.K. (2023 April). “Understanding Resource Deployment Efficiency for ESG and Financial Performance: a DEA Approach”, Research in International Business and Finance, vol. 65, available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2023.101941
Cheng, L.T.W., Shen, J., and Wojewodzki, M. (2023 January). “A cross-country analysis of corporate carbon performance: An international investment perspective”. Research in International Business and Finance, vol 64, available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2023.101888
Zeng, J. Z., Yu, I.Y., Tso, S.H., and Yang, M.X. (2022 December). Employees’ geographic social identity and group pro-environmental behaviors: Cross-cultural evidence from 45 countries. Business Strategy and the Environment, available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3341
Cao, J., Faff, R., He, J. and Li, Y., (2022 December). Who is Green Washing and What is the Consequence, Evidence from China. ABACUS, vol. 58, available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/abac.12273