The impact of environmental, social and corporate governance responsibility on the cost of shortand long-term debt

• Autorzy: Piotr Ratajczak , Grzegorz Mikołajewicz
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of the paper is to examine the impact of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) responsibility on the short- and long-term cost of debt. Linear regression was applied to a unique dataset on CSR and cost of debt for 300 companies recognized in 2017 by Corporate Knights as the most sustainable companies in the world. The question about the link between CSR and cost of debt is important as there is still ongoing debate as to whether business should undertake activities in the field of CSR-managers and other stakeholders are still unsure of the outcomes. The findings show that the involvement in environmental issues decreases the cost of long-term debt whereas the involvement in social issues brings benefits to short- and long-term debt. Surprisingly the greater the involvement in corporate governance, the higher the cost of debt in all time horizons. Managers should expect a lower cost of debt from environmental and social activities mostly in the long run. Corporate governance expenditures may in turn be seen as a waste of company resources, cost of forgone opportunities, or-optionally-as an over-investment. The main novelty is the breakdown of CSR into three dimensions while examining various term structures of corporate debt.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); Financial sustainability; Short-term credit; Long-term credit

PL

Społeczna odpowiedzialność biznesu; Stabilność finansowa; Kredyt krótkoterminowy; Kredyt długoterminowy

• Czasopismo: Economics and Business Review
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: 7 (21)
• Numer: nr 2
• Strony: 74--96

Twórcy

autor

Piotr Ratajczak

• Poznań University of Economics and Business

autor

Grzegorz Mikołajewicz

• Poznań University of Economics and Business

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DOI

10.18559/ebr.2021.2.6