• openAccess   A comparative account of indigenous participation in extractive projects: The challenge of achieving Free, Prior and Informed Consent. 

      Klein, Laurence; Muñoz-Torres, María Jesus; Fernandez-Izquierdo, Maria Angeles Elsevier (2023-07)
      Indigenous peoples’ right to Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) has been recognised as an important principle to ensure their meaningful participation in decision-making processes related to extractive projects. Yet, ...
    • openAccess   Age Diversity: An Empirical Study in the Board of Directors 

      Ferrero-Ferrero, Idoya; Fernandez-Izquierdo, Maria Angeles; Muñoz-Torres, María Jesus Taylor & Francis (2015)
      This study aims to explore how board age diversity affects corporate performance. This study develops three hypotheses built on the perspective of the upper echelons and Harrison and Klein's (2007 Harrison, D. and K. Klein. ...
    • openAccess   An Assessment Tool to Integrate Sustainability Principles into the Global Supply Chain 

      Muñoz-Torres, María Jesus; Fernandez-Izquierdo, Maria Angeles; Rivera-Lirio, Juana M.; Ferrero-Ferrero, Idoya; Escrig-Olmedo, Elena; Gisbert-Navarro, José Vicente; Marullo, Maria Chiara MDPI (2018)
      The integration of sustainability principles into the assessment of companies along the supply chains is a growing research area. However, there is an absence of a generally accepted method to evaluate corporate ...
    • openAccess   Analysis of integration of sustainability in sustainability certifications in the hotel industry 

      Rodríguez-García, Roberto; Ferrero-Ferrero, Idoya; Fernandez-Izquierdo, Maria Angeles Frontiers Media (2023)
      There is a worldwide consensus that sustainability is the main basis for the recovery of tourism. In this context, tools and standards play an important role to facilitate the integration of the principles of sustainable ...
    • closedAccess   Can environmental, social, and governance rating agencies favor business models that promote a more sustainable development? 

      Muñoz-Torres, María Jesus; Fernandez-Izquierdo, Maria Angeles; Rivera-Lirio, Juana M.; Escrig-Olmedo, Elena Wiley (2019)
      The development of sustainable finance favors the appearance of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) rating agencies as providers of ESG information and tools for measuring the contribution of companies to sustainable ...
    • closedAccess   Changes in top management team strategies caused by the external financial environment 

      Ferrero-Ferrero, Idoya; Muñoz-Torres, María Jesus; Fernandez-Izquierdo, Maria Angeles Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2015)
      Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse whether the onset of the financial crisis caused changes in the influence of top management team (TMT) on corporate results. Design/methodology/approach – The sample ...
    • closedAccess   Determinants of pension plan fees in Spain 

      Martí Ballester, Carmen; Matallín Sáez, Juan Carlos; Fernandez-Izquierdo, Maria Angeles Taylor & Francis (2009)
      Pension plans and funds represent a substantial part of the welfare systems in both Europe and Spain. One of the most important factors in the choice of a plan or fund is the performance it obtains. In view of the influence ...
    • openAccess   Do investors in Spain react to news on sustainability and corporate social responsibility? 

      Fernandez-Izquierdo, Maria Angeles; Aragó, Vicent; Matallín Sáez, Juan Carlos; Nieto Soria, Luisa Inderscience Enterprises (2009)
      We analyse whether sustainability and corporate social responsibility-related news affects returns of stocks traded on the Spanish stock market. We used event methodology and an approach consistent with the active management ...
    • openAccess   Influencia de la rentabilidad en el proceso de selección en los planes de pensiones en España: un análisis de sensibilidad 

      Martí Ballester, Carmen; Matallín Sáez, Juan Carlos; Fernandez-Izquierdo, Maria Angeles Asociación Española de Contabilidad y Administración de Empresas (2008)
      El objetivo del presente trabajo es doble: por un lado analizar los factores que inducen a un inversor a seleccionar un plan de pensiones concreto y por otro determinar si dichos inversores poseen habilidades de selección. ...
    • openAccess   Integrating multiple ESG investors' preferences into sustainable investment: A fuzzy multicriteria methological approach 

      Escrig-Olmedo, Elena; Rivera-Lirio, Juana M.; Muñoz-Torres, María Jesus; Fernandez-Izquierdo, Maria Angeles Elsevier (2017-09)
      The integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into the evaluation process of assets is a theme that is widely accepted among socially responsible investors. In this process, however, the integration ...
    • closedAccess   Integrating Sustainability into Corporate Governance: An Empirical Study on Board Diversity 

      Ferrero-Ferrero, Idoya; Fernandez-Izquierdo, Maria Angeles; Muñoz-Torres, María Jesus Wiley (2015)
      This study explores the mediating role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) management quality in the relationship between board diversity and CSR performance. It states that generational diversity is a consistent ...
    • openAccess   La inversión socialmente responsable 

      Fernandez-Izquierdo, Maria Angeles; Muñoz-Torres, María Jesus Asociación Española de Contabilidad y Administración de Empresas (2009)
      La ISR permite a los inversores la integración de variables no consideraras hasta el momento en los modelos financieros en el proceso de inversión, al reflejar sus valores personales en la elección de sus inversiones o ...
    • openAccess   Las agencias de calificación de la sostenibilidad, impulsoras de la inversión socialmente responsable 

      Fernandez-Izquierdo, Maria Angeles; Muñoz-Torres, María Jesus; Escrig-Olmedo, Elena; Rivera-Lirio, Juana M.; Ferrero-Ferrero, Idoya Universidad de Deusto (2018)
      El conjunto de actores de los mercados financieros a nivel mundial están demandando de forma creciente que la información financiera de las empresas se vea integrada con información de carácter ambiental, social y de ...
    • openAccess   Las agencias de rating de sostenibilidad y su contribución al desarrollo sostenible: Nuevos retos ante los riesgos globales 

      Escrig-Olmedo, Elena; Fernandez-Izquierdo, Maria Angeles; Ferrero-Ferrero, Idoya; Muñoz-Torres, María Jesus; Rivera-Lirio, Juana M. Fundación Acción contra el Hambre (2021)
      Este artículo explora el papel de las agencias de rating de sostenibilidad en el impulso del desarrollo sostenible. Más específicamente, el artículo analiza los principales retos a los que se enfrentan las agencias de ...
    • closedAccess   Lights and shadows on sustainability rating scoring 

      Rivera-Lirio, Juana M.; Muñoz-Torres, María Jesus; Escrig-Olmedo, Elena; Fernandez-Izquierdo, Maria Angeles Springer (2014)
      Many organizations currently publish sustainability ratings that quantify the sustainability of firms by aggregating scores. These organizations analyze companies in economic, social, environmental and corporate governance ...
    • openAccess   Materiality Analysis for CSR Reporting in Spanish SMEs 

      Muñoz-Torres, María Jesus; Fernandez-Izquierdo, Maria Angeles; Rivera-Lirio, Juana M.; León Soriano, Raúl; Escrig-Olmedo, Elena; Ferrero-Ferrero, Idoya International School for Social and Business Studies (2013)
      Most corporate social responsibility (CSR) standards have not been designed to be implemented in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Given that 99% of Spanish companies are SMEs, this study aims to propose ...
    • closedAccess   Measuring Corporate Environmental Performance: A Methodology for Sustainable Development 

      Escrig-Olmedo, Elena; Muñoz-Torres, María Jesus; Fernandez-Izquierdo, Maria Angeles; Rivera-Lirio, Juana M. Wiley (2015-08-22)
      Assessing corporate environmental performance (CEP) that is both comprehensive and consistent with sustainable development both for society and companies, while at the same time taking heed of the facts and interests of ...
    • closedAccess   Microfinance institutions fostering sustainable development 

      García-Pérez, Icíar; Muñoz-Torres, María Jesus; Fernandez-Izquierdo, Maria Angeles Wiley (2018)
      The microfinance sector is considered an important contributor to the expansion of formal financial systems. It plays a significant role in sustainable development. Microfinance institutions (MFIs) as key actors in the ...
    • openAccess   Microfinance Institutions Fostering Sustainable Development by Region 

      García Pérez, Icíar; Fernandez-Izquierdo, Maria Angeles; Muñoz-Torres, María Jesus MDPI (2020)
      In the last few years, considerable attention has been paid to microfinance as a relevant participant in the formal financial system, whose target audience is people who are otherwise at risk of financial exclusion. In ...