A growing number of corporations are now engaged in a broad set of ESG activities. A central question is of course whether companies that enhance their ESG activities gain an advantage over companies that do not. Results in the literature are mixed. This project aims to demonstrate that ESG considered standalone is not able to provide better economic performance. Only when innovative companies implement ESG, a positive relation between ESG and performance exists. The moderating role of the R&D variable in then tested in the relationship between ESG and Corporate Financial Performance. The study attempts to bring novelty under three aspects. Firstly, it takes into consideration both ESG activities and innovation. Secondly, the sample used is larger than the ones of alike studies, in that it analyzed a larger time span, and it is cross-country. Finally, it includes innovative variables, which are better able to explain the ESG activities level of companies. Results obtained allow to confirm that a positive effect on performance by ESG activities exist only for innovative companies.
Un crescente numero di aziende è oggi impegnato in attività ESG. È fondamentale dunque comprendere se tali attività conducano all’ottenimento di migliori performance economiche o meno. I risultati in letteratura non sono univoci in merito. Il progetto ha l’obiettivo di dimostrare che l’attività ESG non è autonomamente in grado di produrre migliori prestazioni economiche. Solo quando aziende innovative implementano attività ESG, esiste una relazione positiva tra ESG e performance. Nell’ambito dello studio è dunque testato il ruolo moderatore che la variabile “innovazione” esercita sulla relazione fra ESG e performance economica. Lo studio tenta di contribuire alla letteratura esistente sotto tre aspetti. In primo luogo, prende in considerazione sia le attività ESG che l'innovazione. In secondo luogo, il campione utilizzato è molto più ampio di quelli di studi analoghi. Infine, include variabili innovative, che sono in grado di spiegare meglio il livello di attività ESG delle aziende. I risultati ottenuti consentono di confermare che solo per aziende innovative esiste un effetto positivo dell’attività ESG sulle performance.
VIZZACCARO, MATTEO, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE: SUSTAINABILITY TRAP AND THE DIFFICULT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUSTAINABILITY AND PERFORMANCE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCES, FERRI, LAURA MARIA, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Milano:Ciclo XXXI [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/285463]
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE: SUSTAINABILITY TRAP AND THE DIFFICULT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUSTAINABILITY AND PERFORMANCE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCES
Vizzaccaro, Matteo
2019
Abstract
A growing number of corporations are now engaged in a broad set of ESG activities. A central question is of course whether companies that enhance their ESG activities gain an advantage over companies that do not. Results in the literature are mixed. This project aims to demonstrate that ESG considered standalone is not able to provide better economic performance. Only when innovative companies implement ESG, a positive relation between ESG and performance exists. The moderating role of the R&D variable in then tested in the relationship between ESG and Corporate Financial Performance. The study attempts to bring novelty under three aspects. Firstly, it takes into consideration both ESG activities and innovation. Secondly, the sample used is larger than the ones of alike studies, in that it analyzed a larger time span, and it is cross-country. Finally, it includes innovative variables, which are better able to explain the ESG activities level of companies. Results obtained allow to confirm that a positive effect on performance by ESG activities exist only for innovative companies.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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