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Firms and social responsibility: A review of ESG and CSR research in corporate finance

Gillan, Stuart L., Koch, Andrew, Starks, Laura T.·2021·Journal of Corporate Finance
DOI 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2021.101889
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Abstract We review the financial economics-based research on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) with an emphasis on corporate finance. In doing so we focus on the most debated and researched issues. Although a firm's ESG/CSR profile and activities are shown to be strongly related to the firm's market, leadership and owner characteristics as well its risk, performance and value, there still exist conflicting hypotheses and results that we show are not resolved, leading to continued questions and a need for more research.

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Authors
Gillan, S. L., Koch, A., & Starks, L. T.
Venue
Journal of Corporate Finance
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-02
Volume
66
Pages
101889
ISSN
0929-1199 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2021.101889
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327.47
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Language
en
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Gillan, S. L., Koch, A., & Starks, L. T. (2021). Firms and social responsibility: A review of ESG and CSR research in corporate finance. Journal of Corporate Finance. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2021.101889

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