This chapter goes beyond the relationship between a bank ESG performance (ESGP) and traditional financial measures, known in the literature as Corporate Financial Performance (CFP). Here, the link between ESG factors and financial benchmarks is analysed to verify whether banks may find sufficient stimuli (higher CFP) in the market reaction to adopt ESG conduct spontaneously. Starting from the results achieved in our previous pilot study (La Torre et al., 2021) on a limited number of European listed banks, we decided to deepen the relationship between ESGP and CFP to all available listed European banks between 2008 and 2020. Using panel estimation methods, we are going to further explore the relationship between ESGP and CFP, considering different dimensions of financial performance at once, both accounted-based (ROA and ROE) and market-based (Capitalisation to Book Value, Tobin's Q). Furthermore, we employ VBM, namely EVA Spread, less explored in literature. Unlike our previous pilot study, we use the single Pillar Scores (Environmental, Social and Governance) as ESGP instead of the ESG Score.

Corporate financial performance and ESG performance. Which one leads European banks? / La Torre, Mario; Leo, Sabrina; Panetta, Ida. - (2023), pp. 105-137. - PALGRAVE STUDIES IN IMPACT FINANCE. [10.1007/978-3-031-22539-0].

Corporate financial performance and ESG performance. Which one leads European banks?

La Torre, Mario
Supervision
;
Leo, Sabrina
Co-primo
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
;
Panetta, Ida
Co-primo
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
2023

Abstract

This chapter goes beyond the relationship between a bank ESG performance (ESGP) and traditional financial measures, known in the literature as Corporate Financial Performance (CFP). Here, the link between ESG factors and financial benchmarks is analysed to verify whether banks may find sufficient stimuli (higher CFP) in the market reaction to adopt ESG conduct spontaneously. Starting from the results achieved in our previous pilot study (La Torre et al., 2021) on a limited number of European listed banks, we decided to deepen the relationship between ESGP and CFP to all available listed European banks between 2008 and 2020. Using panel estimation methods, we are going to further explore the relationship between ESGP and CFP, considering different dimensions of financial performance at once, both accounted-based (ROA and ROE) and market-based (Capitalisation to Book Value, Tobin's Q). Furthermore, we employ VBM, namely EVA Spread, less explored in literature. Unlike our previous pilot study, we use the single Pillar Scores (Environmental, Social and Governance) as ESGP instead of the ESG Score.
2023
Contemporary issues in sustainable finance. Exploring performance, impact measurement and financial inclusion
978-3-031-22538-3
978-3-031-22541-3
978-3-031-22539-0
ESG; ESG factors; ESG score; ESGP; CFP; VBM; banks financial performance; value creation
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Corporate financial performance and ESG performance. Which one leads European banks? / La Torre, Mario; Leo, Sabrina; Panetta, Ida. - (2023), pp. 105-137. - PALGRAVE STUDIES IN IMPACT FINANCE. [10.1007/978-3-031-22539-0].
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