ESG lending

IF 10.4 1区经济学 Q1 BUSINESS, FINANCE

Journal of Financial Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-04 DOI:10.1016/j.jfineco.2025.104150

Sehoon Kim , Nitish Kumar , Jongsub Lee , Junho Oh

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Abstract

Firms increasingly borrow via sustainability-linked loans (SLLs), contractually tying spreads to their ESG performance. SLLs vary widely in transparency of disclosure regarding sustainability-related contract details and tend to be issued to borrowers with superior ESG profiles. While high-transparency SLL borrowers maintain this performance, low-transparency SLL borrowers exhibit significantly deteriorating ESG performance after issuance. Both high- and low-transparency borrowers pay substantial fees to obtain SLLs. The results are consistent with high-transparency borrowers using SLLs to “certify” their preexisting ESG commitments, but low-transparency borrowers “greenwashing” with empty SLL labels. Evidence on drawdowns, renegotiations, and stock market reactions further supports these interpretations.

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环境、社会和治理贷款

企业越来越多地通过与可持续发展相关的贷款（sll）进行借贷，合同将利差与ESG绩效挂钩。sll在披露与可持续性相关的合同细节的透明度方面差异很大，并且倾向于向具有优越ESG概况的借款人发放。虽然高透明度的中小抵押贷款借款人保持了这一绩效，但低透明度的中小抵押贷款借款人在发行后的ESG绩效显著恶化。无论是高透明度还是低透明度的借款人，都要为获得sll支付大量费用。结果与高透明度的借款人使用SLL来“证明”其先前存在的ESG承诺一致，但低透明度的借款人使用空的SLL标签进行“绿色清洗”。有关撤资、重新谈判和股市反应的证据进一步支持了这些解释。

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来源期刊

Journal of Financial Economics Multiple-

CiteScore

15.80

自引率

4.50%

发文量

192

审稿时长

37 days

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