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Does ESG information disclosure increase firm value? The mediation role of financing constraints in China

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  • An, Hui
  • Ran, Chenyang
  • Gao, Ya

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This study examined the influence of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information disclosure on firm value and the mediation effect of financing constraints using a panel of Chinese A-listed firms from 2013 to 2020. Based on linear regressions, we found that the relationship between ESG disclosure scores and firm value was significantly positive, and the results remained after robustness checks and endogenous tests. Furthermore, the mediation effect analysis indicates that the relationship is achieved by alleviating financing constraints. The subsample analyses showed that ESG disclosure scores positively affect firm value in non-state-owned, nonheavy polluting, and high-transparency firms. The results of each dimension’s relationship to firm value indicate that environmental and social dimensions significantly affected firm value in the panel data, whereas governance did not. Therefore, this paper determines the influence of ESG information disclosure and firm value in China and reveals the mediation effect of financing constraints, supplementing the influence mechanism of information disclosure and extending the previous studies bsed on the developed stock markets.

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  • An, Hui & Ran, Chenyang & Gao, Ya, 2025. "Does ESG information disclosure increase firm value? The mediation role of financing constraints in China," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 73(PA).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:riibaf:v:73:y:2025:i:pa:s0275531924003775
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102584
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    Keywords

    ESG information disclosure; Firm value; Mediation effect; Financing constraints; A-listed firms in China;
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    JEL classification:

    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
    • G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance

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