School of Business and Management Department of Finance 206 Institutional Investors and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Preferences Supervisor: Eyub YEGEN / FINA Student: CHENG Nicole / BTGBM CHUNG Chun Leong Chris / QFIN FUNG Pui Ching / FINA LAU Lok Yi / QFIN LO Hong Yi / FINA PHAM Thi Linh Dan / BIBU SUNG Verrent Timotius / FINA TAN Kexin / RMBI WANG Yishi / MAEC XU Jiarui / BIBU Course: UROP 1000, Summer UROP 1000, Summer UROP 1000, Summer UROP 1000, Summer UROP 1000, Summer UROP 1000, Summer UROP 1000, Summer UROP 1000, Summer UROP 1100, Summer UROP 1000, Summer The landscape of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing has gone mainstream and gained support and traction, it has consistently encountered doubt and criticism as well. By synthesizing evidence from 18 recent studies, we highlight 3 interconnected themes: first, the governance and implementation challenges of ESG; second, how it fits into banking and corporate finance; and third, the actual impact of these ESG investment strategies in the real world. Our review reveals that while ESG holds promising promotion for sustainable business practices and enhancing financial resilience, its effectiveness is undermined by political polarization, greenwashing risks, fragmented global action, and inconsistent measurement standards. Besides, we put together a data-matching framework to see how the political leanings of top corporate leaders, like CFOs and CEOs, play into ESG priorities and how it all affects firm performance. The report concludes by emphasizing the need for standardized ESG metrics, credible certification, and active engagement to bridge the gap between aspiration and impact in sustainable finance. Hong Kong IPO Market Supervisor: ZHANG Chu / FINA Student: LAU Lok Yi / QFIN Course: UROP 1100, Spring This report looks into the reasons why investors still chose to invest in Sichuan Baicha Baidao Industria; Co. Ltd IPO after witness one of the biggest failure of investment of Nayuki’s IPO. The following analyses the background, company situation and psychological reasons that hinder investors to make a wiser decision while they have already notice the risks of investors.
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