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How Do Japanese Firms Evaluate the Impacts of ESG Activities? A Survey Analysis (Japanese)

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  • SASAKI Takafumi
  • HANAEDA Hideki

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How does investment in socially responsible activities influence shareholder value? We conduct a survey on the effects of ESG programs on financial performance in Japanese firms to address this important question. We find that Japanese firms believe that enhancing ESG performance results in increases in future profits. Furthermore, the impact of ESG on mitigating uncertainty of future profits is more important than the impact on increasing profits. We also find that large firms value the impacts of ESG more than small firms do. Although these findings are partially affected by self-selection issues, we argue that firms engage in ESG programs to enhance long-term shareholder value rather than sacrificing profits. We also find that respondents expect that enhancements in ESG have a positive impact on stakeholders' behavior, which will in turn increase shareholder value.

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  • SASAKI Takafumi & HANAEDA Hideki, 2021. "How Do Japanese Firms Evaluate the Impacts of ESG Activities? A Survey Analysis (Japanese)," Discussion Papers (Japanese) 21004, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
    • Handle: RePEc:eti:rdpsjp:21004
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