This paper not only attempts to survey the burgeoning literature on environmental, social
and governance disclosures and performance and their effects on firm value, but its focus …

Purpose The growing trend in environmental, social and governance (ESG) research, along
with its relevance to the financial performance of firms, has gained a lot of attraction in …

Using legitimacy and institutional theories, this study investigates whether lending
institutions reward firms in 15 EU countries for their environmental, social and governance …

The issue of how to finance the transition to a low-carbon economy in order to achieve the
Paris Agreement's goal is crucial, especially considering the enormous amount of financing …

We study a global panel of green and conventional corporate bonds to assess the borrowing
cost advantage at issuance for green bond issuers. We find that, on average, green …

This study investigates the effect of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) activities
and their disclosure on firm value. We find that ESG strengths increase firm value and that …

The financial system plays a major role in the transition to a low-carbon economy. We shed
light on this analyzing recent developments in the bond and debt markets. First, we study the …

We use green bonds as an instrument to identify the effect of non-pecuniary motives,
specifically pro-environmental preferences, on bond market prices. We perform a matching …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of environmental, social, and
governance (ESG) practices disclosure and firm value in the Egyptian context. This is done …

As a major component of China's green finance system, the Chinese government is
vigorously encouraging commercial banks to issue green credit. This study examines the …