This dissertation examines the impact of ESG efforts on corporations and financial institutions. In Essay I, I document with my co-authors significant asset devaluation shocks, a substantial increase in PDs for firms and sectors with the highest carbon intensities, and a drop in Basel III capital ratios for one Bank example. In Essay II, I find a U-shaped relationship between ESG and financial performance metrics in emerging markets for accounting metrics but a more positive linear shape for market metrics. In Essay III, I find that the level of carbon costs significantly determines firms’ emission reduction behavior and that firms with previous abatement achievements appear to lose traction in their abatement journey.
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This dissertation examines the impact of ESG efforts on corporations and financial institutions. In Essay I, I document with my co-authors significant asset devaluation shocks, a substantial increase in PDs for firms and sectors with the highest carbon intensities, and a drop in Basel III capital ratios for one Bank example. In Essay II, I find a U-shaped relationship between ESG and financial performance metrics in emerging markets for accounting metrics but a more positive linear shape for mar...
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