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From Ecosystem Threats to Balance Sheets: Biodiversity Risks Exposure and Corporate Cash Policies

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  • Jing Hao
  • Ran Sun
  • Brian Lucey
  • Feng He
  • Andrew Urquhart

Abstract

This study investigates how firms strategically respond to biodiversity risk by examining their cash holding decisions. Using firm‐level data from China, we find that firm‐level biodiversity risk exposure significantly increases corporate cash holdings. This effect is more pronounced when firms have higher debt costs and fewer high‐skilled employees. Furthermore, cross‐sectional heterogeneity analysis reveals that the impact of firm‐level biodiversity risk exposure on cash holdings is more pronounced in firms with higher risk‐taking levels, greater reliance on short‐term debt, and stronger pressures for green transformation. These findings provide novel insights into how firms adapt their financial strategies in response to the global challenge of biodiversity loss, highlighting the interplay between environmental risks and corporate financial decision‐making.

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  • Jing Hao & Ran Sun & Brian Lucey & Feng He & Andrew Urquhart, 2026. "From Ecosystem Threats to Balance Sheets: Biodiversity Risks Exposure and Corporate Cash Policies," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 35(4), pages 4942-4960, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:bstrat:v:35:y:2026:i:4:p:4942-4960
    DOI: 10.1002/bse.70380
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