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Information × Registration Number 2117U003141, Article popup.category Стаття Title popup.author popup.publication 01-01-2017 popup.source_user Сумський державний університет popup.source http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/65641 popup.publisher LLC “Consulting Publishing Company “Business Perspectives” Description Corporate social responsibility, disclosed in sustainability reporting, influences the financial performance of companies. As a result, traditional stock market indices (TI) are expanded with the social responsible stock market indices (SRI). The aim of this study was to establish whether there are any differences in the behaviour of the TI and SRI. To do this we analysed their efficiency. We used R/S analysis to calculate the Hurst exponent as a measure of persistence (long-term memory property). The presence of persistence was evidence in favour of less efficiency. According to empirical results, SRI has lower efficiency, in particular the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Lower efficiency was also observed in the emerging markets with a responsible investment segment, compared to the traditional stock market indices. Further standardisation and a common methodological approach to corporate sustainability reporting disclosure are proposed. popup.nrat_date 2025-05-12 Close