ESG performance and cost of capital: is there a Nexus?

Alemanno, Francesco (A.A. 2022/2023) ESG performance and cost of capital: is there a Nexus? Tesi di Laurea in Advanced corporate finance, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Pierluigi Murro, pp. 62. [Master's Degree Thesis]

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Background of the study. Corporate social responsibility. The ESG paradigm. The path towards sustainability: global initiatives and targets. Sustainable financing. Theoretical framework & literature review. Effects of CSR/ESG on firm's performance and corporate value. CSR/ESG and cost of capital. Empirical analysis. Research questions. Panel presentation. Dependent variable: cost of capital-WACC, cost of equity, cost of debt. Independent variable: ESGC score, ENV, SOC, GOV. Control variables. Preliminary analysis of the variables. RQ1: WACC model and results. RQ2: COE model and results. RQ3: COD model and results.

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Bibliografia: pp. 54-61.

Thesis Type: Master's Degree Thesis
Institution: Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program: Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree program in Corporate Finance, English language (LM-77)
Chair: Advanced corporate finance
Thesis Supervisor: Murro, Pierluigi
Thesis Co-Supervisor: Morelli, Giacomo
Academic Year: 2022/2023
Session: Autumn
Deposited by: Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited: 06 Jun 2024 14:02
Last Modified: 06 Jun 2024 14:02
URI: https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/38765

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