系统管理学报 ›› 2024, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (1): 214-229.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1005-2542.2024.01.015

• 企业管理与公司金融 • 上一篇    下一篇

ESG信息披露、外部关注与企业风险

蒋艺翅1,姚树洁2   

  1. 1.重庆大学经济与工商管理学院,重庆 400044;2.辽宁大学李安民经济研究院,沈阳 110136
  • 收稿日期:2022-10-13 修回日期:2023-06-10 出版日期:2024-01-28 发布日期:2024-01-26
  • 基金资助:

    国家自然科学基金青年项目(7220302772203028);教育部人文社会科学青年基金资助项目(20YJC790046

ESG Disclosure, External Concerns, and Firm Risk

JIANG Yichi1, YAO Shujie2   

  1. 1.School of Economics and Business Administration, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, Chian; 2. Li Anmin Institute of Economic Research, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110136, China
  • Received:2022-10-13 Revised:2023-06-10 Online:2024-01-28 Published:2024-01-26

摘要:

以中国A2011~2020年上市公司为研究对象,实证检验了ESG信息披露对企业风险的影响效应与影响机制。研究发现:积极进行ESG信息披露能够降低企业风险,外部的媒体关注和分析师关注均强化了ESG信息披露的风险降低效应。机制检验表明:ESG信息披露通过增利益相关者认同减少信息不对称管理ESG风险来降低企业风险水平。异质性检验还发现,ESG信息披露对企业风险的降低效应在非国有企业、成长期和成熟期企业样本中更显著。本研究有助于理解企业通过ESG战略进行风险管理的内在逻辑,为监管机构强化ESG信息披露指引以提升上市公司质量提供了经验证据。

关键词: 环境、社会、治理, 媒体关注, 分析师关注, 利益相关者, 代理成本, 企业风险

Abstract:

This paper empirically examines the impact and underlying mechanisms of disclosing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information on firm risk in Chinese A-share listed companies from 2011 to 2020. The results reveal that proactive ESG disclosure reduces risk for firms, and this effect is enhanced by media and analyst attention. The analysis of mechanisms demonstrates that ESG disclosure mitigates firm risk by improving stakeholder identification, reducing information asymmetry, and managing ESG risks. Additionally, heterogeneity tests indicate that the risk reduction from ESG disclosure is particularly significant for non-state-owned enterprises and firms in the growth and mature stages. This paper helps understand the inherent logic of risk management in enterprises through ESG strategies, and provides empirical evidence for regulatory bodies to strengthen ESG disclosure guidelines, thereby enhancing the overall quality of listed companies.

Key words: environmental, social, and governance (ESG), media attention, analyst attention, stakeholders, agency costs, firm risk