Henry Agyei-Boapeah
Environmental performance and financial constraints in emerging markets
Agyei-Boapeah, Henry; Ciftci, Neytullah; Malagila, John Kalimilo; Brodmann, Jennifer; Fosu, Samuel
Authors
Neytullah Ciftci
John Kalimilo Malagila
Jennifer Brodmann
Samuel Fosu
Abstract
We examine how corporate environmental performance relates to financial constraints in an environment likely to face high global pressure to address climate change. Using multivariate regressions and a large dataset of over 8,500 firm-years from 24 emerging market countries during 2003 to 2020, we find superior environmental performance (especially relating to carbon emissions) to be associated with significantly lower levels of financial constraints. This finding is robust to an alternative measure of financial constraint, different sample compositions, and to endogeneity concerns. Further analyses reveal that the reductions in financial constraints are significantly higher for firms: (i) in high carbon-emitting countries; (ii) in countries that adopted the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement early; and (iii) that cross-list onto foreign stock exchanges. Finally, we provide evidence to suggest that the environmental aspects of a firm’s CSR efforts mitigate its financial constraints more than can be attained by the other major CSR dimensions. Overall, the findings imply that stakeholders (capital providers) of emerging market firms prioritise environmental concerns and, therefore, reward environmentally responsible firms with cheaper and easier access to financing, especially when global environmental concerns are high.
Citation
Agyei-Boapeah, H., Ciftci, N., Malagila, J. K., Brodmann, J., & Fosu, S. (in press). Environmental performance and financial constraints in emerging markets. Accounting Forum, 1-33. https://doi.org/10.1080/01559982.2023.2169893
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 15, 2023 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 22, 2023 |
Deposit Date | Jan 25, 2023 |
Publicly Available Date | Sep 23, 2024 |
Journal | Accounting Forum |
Print ISSN | 0155-9982 |
Electronic ISSN | 1467-6303 |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Pages | 1-33 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/01559982.2023.2169893 |
Keywords | Environmental performance; Financial constraints; Carbon emission; Emerging economies |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/16499524 |
Publisher URL | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01559982.2023.2169893 |
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