Quantifying the Performance and Trade- offs of Sustainable Investment: Triple Bottom Line Analysis using DEA Metrics

Abstract

In this era of global warming and climate change, sustainability is the key to combat the future challenges in almost every sector of the global economy. In this article we dig deep into analyzing the efforts of the benchmarked industries in the fields of ecological, humanity and ethical (GREEN) and their impacts on the economic aspects of the representing financial instruments. These days the investors are have developed interest to know about the contribution of the industries towards the sustainability of the environment, contribution towards society and how the company is monitoring their activities towards it.  This research articles attempts to analyses the efficiency of the funds by applying data envelopment analysis and concluding policy recommendations on the basis of duality programing. The articles also analyze the tradeoffs of the funds on the basis of the triple bottom line (economical, environmental and social) factors.

In conclusion, this study intends to quantify the accomplishment of the sustainable funds by applying DEA techniques and analyzing the efficiency of the funds on the triple bottom line parameters. The findings hold significance for the funds house, investors, policy makers and corporate entities that are evolving in the sustainable finance in the increasingly interconnected and socially conscious world.