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Corporate Social Performance and Financial Risk: Evidence from European Firms

In: Corporate Social Responsibility, Ethics and Sustainable Prosperity

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  • Blaise W. Sandwidi
  • Alexis Cellier

Abstract

This study examines empirically the relationship between the corporate social performance (CSP) of European firms, as given by Vigeo ratings, and their financial risk. We consider 2,626 social ratings of 447 companies in the Stoxx Europe 600 index from 2004 to 2011. Using multivariate analysis through OLS regressions, based on corporate social responsibility (CSR) fields, we show that companies with higher CSP have lower specific risk and volatility of return on assets, particularly when the human resources field is at stake. Considering the firms’ systematic risk and the analysts’ earnings forecast dispersion, we evidence a positive and strong relationship between these risk proxies and CSP. This suggests that both higher systematic risk and higher analysts’ earnings forecasting dispersion encourage companies to improve their social performance.

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  • Blaise W. Sandwidi & Alexis Cellier, 2019. "Corporate Social Performance and Financial Risk: Evidence from European Firms," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Sabri Boubaker & Duc Khuong Nguyen (ed.), Corporate Social Responsibility, Ethics and Sustainable Prosperity, chapter 2, pages 47-77, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789811206887_0002
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    1. Muhammad Sadiq & Jaspal Singh & Muhammad Raza & Shafi Mohamad, 2020. "The Impact of Environmental, Social and Governance Index on Firm Value: Evidence from Malaysia," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 10(5), pages 555-562.

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    Keywords

    Corporate Social Responsibility; Ethics; Sustainable Prosperity; Corporate Decision Making; Corporate Social Performance; Fraud; Microfinance Institutions; Financial Institutions; Environmental Performance; Corporate Governance; Value Creation; Circular Economy; Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; Green Finance; Sustainable Value Money; Turkish Banking Sector; Lending Decisions;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility

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