[en] We examine whether the uncertainty related to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) regulation developments is reflected in asset prices. We proxy the sensitivity of firms to ESG regulation uncertainty by the disparity across the components of their ESG ratings. Firms with high ESG disparity have a higher option-implied cost of protection against downside tail risk. The impact of the misalignment across the different dimensions of the ESG score is distinct from that of ESG score level itself. Aggregate downside risk bears a negative price for firms with low ESG disparity.
Disciplines :
Finance
Author, co-author :
KRÄUSSL, Roman; Unilu - University of Luxembourg [LU] ; Hoover Institution, Stanford University
OLADIRAN TOBI EZEKIEL, Tobi ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF) > Department of Finance (DF)
STEFANOVA, Denitsa ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF) > Department of Finance (DF)
