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ESG Performance and Corporate Bankruptcy Risk: A Pan‐European Analysis

This study analyzes how Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance affects bankruptcy risk, using data from publicly listed firms across 17 European countries over a 21‐year period. We find that higher ESG scores are significantly associated with lower bankruptcy risk, as proxied by Z ‐score. In addi...

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ESG Performance and Financial Stability: The Moderating Role of Gender Diversity in MENA Banks

This study examines the effect of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance on financial stability and investigates whether board gender diversity moderates this relationship in the banking sector. Using a panel dataset of 87 conventional banks from 12 Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries ove...

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ESG performance and financial distress risk: evidence from Southeast Asian consumer non-cyclicals companies

Purpose: This study aims to analyze the influence of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance on financial distress among consumer non-cyclicals companies in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand during the 2020–2024 period. Methodology/approach: This study applies a quantitative approach using secondary dat...

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Does ESG performance enhance financial performance? Evidence from Morocco and the moderating role of corporate governance

This study addresses the ongoing debate on the environmental, social and governance (ESG)–financial performance nexus by examining whether ESG performance enhances firm profitability and whether corporate governance mechanisms condition this relationship in an emerging market context. The empirical analysis...

Yassine Oubahou, Khalid El Ouafa, Haniya Oumaima Erradouani · 0 citations
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The Effect of ESG Score on Financial Performance and Financial Distress with ESG Controversies as a Moderating Variable in ASEAN and Indian Emerging Markets

This study examines the association between ESG Score and two financial outcomes, namely financial performance and financial health, and the moderating role of ESG Controversies in both relationships. Prior studies report mixed findings and rarely examine the two outcomes within a single framework in Asian emerging mar...

S. D. Saputro, Enrique Griffin Imanuel Marbun, Elfriana Nely Royana Situmorang · 0 citations
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THE IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE (ESG) ON BANKING FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN ASEAN

This study examines the effect of ESG performance on financial performance in banking institutions across five ASEAN countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines) during the 2021–2024 period. The study is motivated by the increasing importance of ESG practices in the banking sector and the n...

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