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ABSTRACT Drawing on comparative institutional theory, we study the nature and magnitude of the effects of national environmental policies on corporate green innovation in developed versus emerging markets. Using a sample of 1831 listed firms in 34 countries from 2002 to 2020, we find that national environmental policies increase corporate green ...
Ivan Miroshnychenko +2 more
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ABSTRACT Firms' continuous pursuit of making a profit in the competitive market may ignore the actions related to environmental responsibilities. This set of actions for financial gains constitutes environmental misconduct, which not only harms ecosystems and communities but also brings reputational damage. Negative press and social media amplification
Ashutosh Singh +3 more
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ABSTRACT This study assesses the degree of alignment with and eligibility to the EU Taxonomy of non‐financial firms and investigates its relationship with their Cost of Debt (CoD). The empirical analysis is based on a sample of 306 non‐financial firms listed on the Stoxx Europe 600 Index across 15 European countries. Taxonomy‐related data were manually
Fabio Rizzato +3 more
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This article has as purpose to analyze the degree of the financial managers' perception among small and middle organizations about the capital cost. The data were collected within 27 companies in 10 sections of the Brazilian economy.
Márcio André Veras Machado +2 more
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SOX, corporate transparency, and the cost of debt
We investigate the impact of the Sarbanes–Oxley (SOX) Act on the cost of debt through its effect on the reliability of financial reporting. Using Credit Default Swap (CDS) spreads and a structural CDS pricing model, we calibrate a firm-level corporate opacity parameter in the pre- and post-SOX periods.
Andrade, Sandro +2 more
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Climate Change Risks and Customer Concentration: Evidence From US‐Listed Firms
ABSTRACT While prior studies have investigated climate risks in supply chains, customer ESG pressures, and shared climate exposure, this paper is, to the best of our knowledge, the first to provide direct empirical evidence on the relationship between climate change risks and firms' customer concentration.
Thi Thuy Trang Nguyen +2 more
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ESG Performance, Debt Financing, and R&D Output: Evidence From the Healthcare Sector
ABSTRACT Amid growing calls for sustainability in the healthcare sector, this study examines how and under what conditions environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance influences research and development (R&D) output. Although existing studies suggest that ESG performance enhances R&D output, the financial mechanisms that enable or constrain
Sarmad Ali +2 more
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Purpose of this research is to test influence cost of interest, agency cost, business risk, company size to debt directly and indirect of service firm in Indonesian Stock Exchange and test influence of capital sructure influential to profitability of ...
Yulinartati Yulinartati
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ESG Assurance and Dividends: Evidence From 18 Countries in Africa
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) assurance on a firm's dividend payout policies within the unique African context. Using a staggered difference‐in‐differences (DiD) model, this study examines how voluntary third‐party assurance of ESG reports influences firms' dividend payout policies compared to ...
Samuel Karanja Kogi, June Cao
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The Contagion of Debt Default Risk in Energy Enterprises Considering Carbon Price Fluctuations
Under the constraints of low-carbon transformation goals, energy enterprises have significantly increased their debt default risk levels due to carbon price fluctuations.
Lei Wang +3 more
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