Examining environmental performance : cross-country analysis of Canada and the United States

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dc.contributor.advisor Panasian, Christine
dc.coverage.spatial Canada
dc.coverage.spatial United States
dc.creator Arseneau, Corey
dc.date.accessioned 2023-08-28T13:48:22Z
dc.date.available 2023-08-28T13:48:22Z
dc.date.issued 2023-08-16
dc.identifier.uri http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/31820
dc.description 1 online resource (v, 37 pages) : colour graphs
dc.description Includes abstract and appendix.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (pages 34-36).
dc.description.abstract The purpose of this Masters’ Research Paper is to compare Canada and the United States’ (U.S.) contributions to pollution and carbon emissions. This paper considers the Environmental portion of the Environmental, Social and Governance metric (ESG) and, in particular, a review of seven industries that are known to cause pollution. The study uses ESG data from Refinitiv with a sample of 35,678 observations over the period of 2017 to 2021. The specific industries used are Financials, Energy, Transportation, Manufacturing, Construction, Fashion, and Technology. The findings show that overall, Canada has a higher Environmental Score, with a mean environmental score of 29.301 compared with a U.S. score of 19.36. When comparing specific industries, the financial industry results suggest that Canada exhibits a statistically significant advantage compared to the U.S. in terms of environmental score. For the energy, transportation, and construction industries, Canada has significantly higher scores then the U.S. However, no significant difference was found in the mean environmental scores for the manufacturing industry. Additionally, the mean environmental scores in the fashion and technology industries were both significantly higher in Canada compared to the U.S. en_CA
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dc.publisher Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University
dc.title Examining environmental performance : cross-country analysis of Canada and the United States en_CA
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thesis.degree.name Master of Finance
thesis.degree.level Masters
thesis.degree.discipline Finance, Information Systems, & Management Science
thesis.degree.grantor Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)
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