“…Orlitzky, Schmidt, and Rynes 2003;Kreander et al 2005). The methodology applied in this body of research ranges from event studies (Lackmann, Ernstberger, and Stich 2011), regression and econometric studies (Rennings, Schröder, and Ziegler 2003) to comparisons using different key figures of investment performance (Bauer, Koedijk, and Otten 2005). Important for the question of research of this paper are studies of the second group, especially those analysing the effects of sustainability on the performance of investment portfolios rather than on the performance of individual stocks (De Haan, Lammertjan, and Scholtens 2012).…”