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The role of ESG performance in firms' resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from Nordic firms




TekijätHabeeb Yahya

Kustantaja Elsevier [Commercial Publisher]

Julkaisuvuosi2023

JournalGlobal Finance Journal

Lehden akronyymiGFJ

Artikkelin numero100905

Vuosikerta58

eISSN1873-5665

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfj.2023.100905

Verkko-osoitehttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfj.2023.100905

Rinnakkaistallenteen osoitehttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/181590813


Tiivistelmä

Firms' corporate social responsibility and environmental sustainability issues have been documented to provide a competitive advantage that enhances financial performance, especially in tightened economic situations. Similarly, studies on countries' economic performance during the COVID-19 pandemic show a significant effect of movement restriction (lockdown) as a spread-containment strategy. This paper analyses the exogenous effect of lockdown on firm performance during the COVID-19 pandemic and the role of firms' sustainability in resilience to the pandemic. This study uses a difference-in-differences analysis on data of publicly listed Nordic firms, showing a positive and significant difference in revenue and profitability for firms listed in lockdown countries compared with those in the country without a lockdown. Further analysis shows that sustainability provides resilience for firms during the COVID-19 pandemic, as firms' environmental and social performances are positively related to revenue, profitability, and valuation. This finding supports the conclusion that customer and investor preferences enhance sustainable firms' performance.


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