Exploring ESG Challenges and Opportunities

Simon Grima is the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy, Associate Professor and the Head of the Department of Insurance and Risk Management at the University of Malta. Simon is also a Professor at the University of Latvia, Faculty of Business, Management and Economics and a Visiting Professor at UNICATT Milan, Italy and Haxhi Zeka University Peja, Kosovo.Dimitrios Maditinos is Professor in Business Administration and Informatics at Democritus University of Thrace, Greece.Gratiela Georgiana Noja is Professor of Economics and International Business and the Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at the West University of Timișoara, Romania. Gratiela is also a Doctoral Adviser in Economics and member of the Scientific Steering Committee of the East European Center for Research in Economics and Business.Jelena Stankevičienė is a Distinguished Professor at the Department of Finance at Vilnius University in Lithuania.Malgorzata Tarczynska-Luniewska is an Associate Professor in the discipline of economy and finance and an employee at the Institute of Economics and Finance University of Szczecin, Poland. She is on behalf of the Ministry of Science and High Education in Poland and a member of the evaluation team of scientific units.Eleftherios Thalassinos is Distinguished Jean Monnet Chair Professor specializing in European Economic Integration and International Finance.

• Introduction; Malgorzata Tarczynska-Luniewska Chapter 1. Navigating the Legal Labyrinth: ESG Compliance Management as a Legal Service; Kinga Flaga-Gieruszyńska, Neringa Gaubienė, Kristina Pranevičienė, and Piotr Krzystek Chapter 2. The Use of Big Data in ESG Monitoring and Evaluation; Dominik Rozkrut, Malgorzata Tarczynska-Luniewska, Guru Asish Singh, and Mateusz Piwowarski Chapter 3. Analyzing the Complexity of ESG Integration in Emerging Economies: An Examination of Key Challenges; Malgorzata Tarczynska-Luniewska, Saule Maciukaite-Zviniene, Ninditya Nareswari, and Udisubakti Ciptomulyono Chapter 4. Challenges of Measuring and Reporting ESG Performance; Adelina Fometescu, Camelia-Daniela Hategan, and Lavinia Denisia Cuc Chapter 5. The Moderating Effect Analysis of Companies' ESG Performance on the Relationship Between the Relevance and Accurate Reporting of Information and Financial Performance; Natalia Ioana Foltean, Victoria Bogdan, and Luminița Rus Chapter 6. ESG Reporting in Romania - A Challenge of Ensuring a Greener Financial System; Raul-Constantin Bucurean and Roxana-Nadina Bucurean (Roiban) Chapter 7. Financial Implications of Supply Chains Transition to ESG Models; Valentin Burcă, Oana Bogdan, Ovidiu-Constantin Bunget, Alin-Constantin Dumitrescu, and Carmen Mihaela Imbrescu Chapter 8. The HR Managers` Perception of Future Career Paths in the Context of ESG Perspective: Readiness for Sustainable Career; Ivana Kovačević, Denisa Abrudan, and Jelena Anđelković Labrović Chapter 9. Banking Sector and ESG Scoring: European Union Overview from ESG Scores in the Banking Sector in the EU; Hanna Czaja-Cieszyńska, Dominika Kordela, and Zanete Garanti Chapter 10. A Sectoral Exploration of Corporate Financial Performance and ESG Integration; Jelena Stankevičienė and Dovilė Valtoraitė Chapter 11. Harmonising ESG Practices for Lasting Sustainability; Viktorija Skvarciany and Daiva Jurevičienė Chapter 12. Extending Modern Portfolio Framework with ESG Dimension for the Responsible Investment; Ramūnas Pranauskas, David Charles George Liney, and Jelena Stankevičienė Chapter 13. The Impact of a Company’s ESG Profile on Equity Value and Risk; Greta Keliuotytė-Staniulėnienė and Joana Mačėnaitė Chapter 14. ESG in the Retail Industry : The Perception of Young Consumers and their Impact in Croatia and Poland; Blaženka Knežević, Magdalena Stefanska, and Iwona Olejnik