Long-term financial incentive of environmental responsibility -- socially responsible investing and firm cost of capital

"We investigate the long-term financial incentives of corporate environmental responsibility by examining whether an environmentally responsible firm benefits from a lower cost of equity capital, focusing on a particular channel: sustainable and responsible investing (SRI). Using treatment effe...

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Main Authors: Wang, Yanbing, Delgado, Michael S., Xu, Jin
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: St. Paul 2016
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19103163124919213459-Long-term-financial-incentive-.htm
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author Wang, Yanbing
Delgado, Michael S.
Xu, Jin
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Delgado, Michael S.
Xu, Jin
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description "We investigate the long-term financial incentives of corporate environmental responsibility by examining whether an environmentally responsible firm benefits from a lower cost of equity capital, focusing on a particular channel: sustainable and responsible investing (SRI). Using treatment effect models, we test whether investments from SRI mutual funds with environmental screening criteria impact firm cost of equity capital. We find that accounting for interaction between firm and non-shareholder stakeholders, and potential agency costs associated with certain environmentally responsible activities of the firm, SRI investing may facilitate the alignment of firm environmental and financial goals."
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physical 43 p.
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publishDate 2016
publisher St. Paul
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spellingShingle Wang, Yanbing
Delgado, Michael S.
Xu, Jin
conference paper
corporate social responsibility
environment
sustainable development
Long-term financial incentive of environmental responsibility -- socially responsible investing and firm cost of capital
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title Long-term financial incentive of environmental responsibility -- socially responsible investing and firm cost of capital
topic conference paper
corporate social responsibility
environment
sustainable development
url https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19103163124919213459-Long-term-financial-incentive-.htm