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Subcategories of ESG controversies and firm value

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  • Faure, Cédric
  • Nys, Emmanuelle
  • Tarazi, Amine

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To clarify the literature's conflicting findings on the impact of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) controversies on firm value, this paper examines subcategory impacts within ESG pillars. We take advantage of a novel dataset to build cross-industry comparable quarterly subcategory scores. Aggregating them at different levels, our analysis of U.S. firms reveals significant impacts of controversies at both overall and sub-pillar levels, that are not systematically reduced by a higher initial ESG commitment. Conflicting subcategory effects within the same pillar explain the lack of significant pillar-level impact. This highlights the need to differentiate sub-pillar component effects to avoid premature conclusions.

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  • Faure, Cédric & Nys, Emmanuelle & Tarazi, Amine, 2025. "Subcategories of ESG controversies and firm value," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 79(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:79:y:2025:i:c:s1544612325005239
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2025.107260
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    Keywords

    Environmental Social and Governance activities; ESG controversies; Firm value;
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    JEL classification:

    • C21 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models
    • D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
    • G20 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - General
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
    • Q01 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - Sustainable Development
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth

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