TY - JOUR
T1 - Firm climate change risk and financial flexibility: Drivers of ESG performance and firm value
AU - Naseer, Mirza Muhammad
AU - Khan, Muhammad Asif
AU - Bagh, Tanveer
AU - Guo, Yongsheng
AU - Zhu, Xiaoxian
PY - 2023/11/18
Y1 - 2023/11/18
N2 - This study investigates how a firm's climate change risk (FCCR) and financial flexibility (FIFL) affect its value and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance. We use data from publicly listed US firms for 2012–2021. We employed four estimation methods: bootstrap quantile regression, feasible generalised least squares, a generalised method of moments, and fixed effects with Driscoll-Kraay standard errors. Our main findings indicate that climate change risk has a negative effect on firm value and a positive effect on ESG performance and that financial flexibility moderates these effects by reducing risk and enhancing value. These results are robust against alternative measures and estimation techniques. Our study provides novel insights into the influence of climate risk and financial flexibility on firm value and ESG performance. We also discuss the implications of our results for academics, practitioners, and policymakers
AB - This study investigates how a firm's climate change risk (FCCR) and financial flexibility (FIFL) affect its value and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance. We use data from publicly listed US firms for 2012–2021. We employed four estimation methods: bootstrap quantile regression, feasible generalised least squares, a generalised method of moments, and fixed effects with Driscoll-Kraay standard errors. Our main findings indicate that climate change risk has a negative effect on firm value and a positive effect on ESG performance and that financial flexibility moderates these effects by reducing risk and enhancing value. These results are robust against alternative measures and estimation techniques. Our study provides novel insights into the influence of climate risk and financial flexibility on firm value and ESG performance. We also discuss the implications of our results for academics, practitioners, and policymakers
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U2 - 10.1016/j.bir.2023.11.003
DO - 10.1016/j.bir.2023.11.003
M3 - Article
SN - 2214-8450
JO - Borsa Istanbul Review
JF - Borsa Istanbul Review
ER -