A risk management perspective on CSR and the marginal cost of debt: empirical evidence from Europe

被引:39
作者
Kordsachia, Othar [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Hamburg, Fac Business Econ & Social Sci, Dept Socioecon, Renzelstr 7, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany
关键词
Cost of debt; Corporate social responsibility; Corporate governance; Risk mitigation; CORPORATE SOCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY; RESOURCE-BASED THEORY; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS; BOARD CHARACTERISTICS; EQUATOR PRINCIPLES; GENDER DIVERSITY; FIRM VALUE; EXPERTISE; GOVERNANCE;
D O I
10.1007/s11846-020-00392-2
中图分类号
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要
This article investigates the association between CSR and marginal credit costs of European companies. We provide instance for a negative association based on a variety of model specifications and fine-grained measures for CSR. These results can be explained in light of the increasing relevance of socially responsible investors for financing costs of companies. We further apply the risk management perspective on CSR to the credit market and show that the insurance-like property of CSR is especially relevant for companies in relative financial distress as measured by the interest coverage ratio. This study also examines the association between CSR assurance and credit costs and provides evidence that creditors reward non-financial insurance by reduced required rate of returns. Finally, we contribute to the corporate governance literature by modelling the association between different board characteristics and credit costs.
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页码:1611 / 1643
页数:33
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