Kraus A (2024)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2024
Book Volume: 27
Pages Range: 257-286
Journal Issue: 3
DOI: 10.1111/rmir.12268
This paper empirically analyzes sustainability-related disclosures of listed European banks and insurance companies by focusing on transition risks, physical risks as well as stranded assets as a possible consequence of transition and physical risks. We employ a text mining analysis and apply a comprehensive keyword catalog to 142 firms. The dataset used for the analysis comprises 852 annual and 551 sustainability reports, covering a sample period from 2017 to 2022. Our results show that disclosure on climate-related risks considerably increases over the examined period, but that reporting on stranded assets is still in early stages. Moreover, European insurers report more on climate-related risks relative to the number of analyzed tokens than banks. Finally, statistical evidence suggests that larger banks and insurers with above-median market capitalization exhibit significantly more word hits on climate-related risks as compared to smaller firms.
APA:
Kraus, A. (2024). A text mining analysis of European banks' and insurers' disclosures on climate-related risks. Risk Management and Insurance Review, 27(3), 257-286. https://doi.org/10.1111/rmir.12268
MLA:
Kraus, Anna. "A text mining analysis of European banks' and insurers' disclosures on climate-related risks." Risk Management and Insurance Review 27.3 (2024): 257-286.
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