The Claim
The association between positive ESG media coverage and lower cost of equity is significantly stronger in large firms than in small firms, with a 0.078 reduction in cost of equity per standard deviation increase in ESG media index for large firms compared to a 0.027 reduction for small firms.
What the research says
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Large firms that receive more positive media coverage about environmental, social, and governance practices have a greater reduction in their cost of equity compared to small firms with similar coverage.
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The association between positive ESG media coverage and lower cost of equity is significantly stronger in large firms than in small firms, with a 0.078 reduction in cost of equity per standard deviation increase in ESG media index for large firms compared to a 0.027 reduction for small firms.
No biological process can explain the relationship between ESG media coverage and cost of equity, as this is a financial phenomenon involving investor behavior and market dynamics, not biological systems.
What the research says
1 studyBig companies in China get more benefit from good news about their environmental and social efforts because investors pay closer attention to them, so their financing costs drop more than for smaller companies.
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