Sustainability in the capital market: a study on the performance of the ISE in the Brazilian stock market

Authors

  • Nathalia Patroni FEA-RP/ Universidade de São Paulo
  • Tabajara Pimenta Junior Professor Associado do Departamento de Administração da FEA-RP/ USP - Universidade de São Paulo
  • Rafael Moreira Antônio Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Departamento de Contabilidade, Finanças e Controle (CFC) da FGV-EAESP
  • Lívia Maria Lopes Stanzani Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18696/reunir.v13i3.1416

Keywords:

Capital market, Corporate Sustainability Index, Risk and Return

Abstract

We have discussed a lot about the impacts of human activities on the environment and about the importance of sustainability. Currently, the society started questioning companies and shareholders about the socio-economic impacts and the prioritization of sustainable investments. So, this paper sought to measure the performance of the theoretical portfolio of the ISE (Corporate Sustainability Index), an index of the Brazilian stock exchange, as a way of verifying whether companies operating in sustainable practices perform better, which would be reflected in the returns offered by variations in the prices of its shares. For this purpose, we calculated the performance indicators of portfolios suggested by Sharpe, Treynor and Modigliani & Modigliani over a period of 15 years (2006 to 2020). The results suggested that, in the medium term, the performance of the IBOVESPA surpassed the performance of the ISE, but the same cannot be said when comparing the performance of the indices from a long-term perspective, since, in addition to surpassing the accumulated return of the Ibovespa, the ISE presented the lowest level of risk. Then, the present study contributes to the finance and sustainability literature by providing empirical evidence that investing in companies belonging to the ISE can offer investors greater returns and lower risks in the long-term, compared to Ibovespa. This study also shows that it is possible to develop investment strategies that are aligned with socio-environmental practices, but that also provide a good expectation of return to investors in the long term.

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Published

2024-03-16

How to Cite

Patroni, N. ., Pimenta Junior, T. ., Moreira Antônio, R. ., & Lopes Stanzani, L. M. (2024). Sustainability in the capital market: a study on the performance of the ISE in the Brazilian stock market. REUNIR Revista De Administração Contabilidade E Sustentabilidade, 13(3), 34-51. https://doi.org/10.18696/reunir.v13i3.1416

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