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The Impact of Environmental, Social, and Governance Factor on the Financial Performance of China's Companies
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Abstract
This study looks at how ESG concerns affect the bottom lines of Chinese businesses. China has become the latest country to impose mandatory ESG reporting requirements on publicly traded corporations. This study provides evidence that Chinese firms that put an emphasis on ESG aspects are more likely to have long-term success. Investors should take ESG performance into account due to the beneficial relationship between social and environmental performance and financial success. In addition, regulators might encourage openness and responsibility by making ESG disclosures subject to the “comply or explain” approach. The theoretical foundations of stakeholder and principal-agent theories are investigated alongside recent ESG developments in China and associated laws. The study looked at information from 101 Chinese public businesses Financial success was shown to be positively correlated with social and environmental performance, whereas governance performance had no discernible effect. The study has findings that have important implications for both investors and regulators. The findings show that investors may place greater focus on ESG performance when making investment decisions. The Chinese economy will expand more sustainably if the problems with ESG reporting are solved.
Keywords
ESG factors, financial performance, stakeholder theory, principal-agent theory, sustainability
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- Volume Title
- Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Financial Technology and Business Analysis
- ISBN (Print)
- 978-1-83558-205-3
- ISBN (Online)
- 978-1-83558-206-0
- Published Date
- 05 January 2024
- Series
- Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences
- ISSN (Print)
- 2754-1169
- ISSN (Online)
- 2754-1177
- DOI
- 10.54254/2754-1169/57/20230693
- Copyright
- 05 January 2024
- Open Access
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