The effect of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance and disclosure on cost of debt: The mediating effect of corporate reputation [r-libre/2472]

Maaloul, Anis; Zéghal, Daniel; Ben Amar, Walid et Mansour, Sari (2021). The effect of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance and disclosure on cost of debt: The mediating effect of corporate reputation. Corporate Reputation Review. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41299-021-00130-8

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Résumé :	Prior studies on the relationship between ESG information and cost of debt have found mixed results. They conclude that this relationship may be affected by some characteristics or attributes of the company. In this study, we examine whether corporate reputation mediates the relationship between ESG information and cost of debt. In other words, this study explores how ESG information influences corporate reputation, and how, in turn, corporate reputation affects the cost of debt financing. Data for corporate reputation were obtained from the Fortune “World’s Most Admired Companies” List, whereas data on ESG information were extracted from two sources: ESG performance were obtained from Sustainalytics database and ESG disclosure were obtained from Bloomberg database. Data on cost of debt and other control variables were also collected from Bloomberg database. Using Structural Equation Models (SEM), we report a positive effect of both ESG performance and disclosure on corporate reputation. We also find that a good corporate reputation reduces the cost of debt financing and mediates the relationship between ESG performance/disclosure and cost of debt. We therefore conclude that firms that manage and disclose information on ESG issues have a better reputation, which in turn reduces their debt financing costs.
Adresse de la version officielle :	https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41299-0...
Déposant:	Maaloul, Anis
Responsable :	Anis Maaloul
Dépôt :	06 déc. 2021 14:07
Dernière modification :	06 déc. 2021 14:07

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