French SIF 2010 European Research Award ‘Finance and Sustainability’ Winners are:

Best Research Article: “Stakeholder perspectives on a financial sector legitimation process - The case of NGOs and the Equator Principles”; Download summary; Published in Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal - 2009 Vol 22 issue 4; Niamh O’SULLIVAN & Brendan O’DWYER (Ireland).

Best Master Thesis (the jury decided to award two master thesis):

(1) "Understand and measure "green value""; Download summary; University Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne, France; Aurélien CHAZEL (France).

(2) “Environmental and Corporate Performance - Impact of environmental awards on corporate valuation”; Download summary; European Business School, Oestrich-Winkel, Germany; Thibault DAUPHIN (France). 

Three research grants were also offered:

“ESG in Mainstream Portfolios : a dominant convention perspective”; Download summary; Gand University, Belgium; Christel DUMAS (Belgium)

“Marketization of ethics; does it work? Exploring the scenarios where firm’s social behavior is not reflected in its market performance”; Download summary; ESSEC, France; Afshin MEHRPOUYA (Iran).

"What gets measured gets managed? SRI indices and responsible corporate behaviour"; Download summary; Nottingham University Business School – UK; Catharina SLAGER (Netherlands)

To read (in French) Le Monde Economique (January 19, 2010) full coverage of the Award and interviews of the Award winners, click here.