Investing for Long-Term Value Creation

25 Pages Posted: 17 Sep 2018

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Dirk Schoenmaker

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University; Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Willem Schramade

Nyenrode Business University

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Date Written: September 2018

Abstract

In the transition to a sustainable economy, companies are increasingly adopting the goal of long-term value creation, which integrates financial, social and environmental value. However, investors struggle to invest for long-term value and perform the social function of finance. Traditional investment approaches, based on the neo-classical paradigm of efficient markets and portfolio theory, only capture financial value in their financial risk and return space. Attempts at ESG integration are typically too shallow to overcome this problem. In this paper, we examine the set of issues that make this problem so stubborn and we outline the contours of an alternative paradigm that is better able to pursue long-term value creation. Its elements include short investment chains, active management that assesses companies' transition preparedness, concentrated portfolios, and deep engagement.

Keywords: Active investment, adaptive markets hypothesis, engagement, ESG factors, fundamental analysis

JEL Classification: G11, G12, G14, Q01

Suggested Citation

Schoenmaker, Dirk and Schramade, Willem, Investing for Long-Term Value Creation (September 2018). CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13175, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3250791

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