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The Importance of ESG in Financing and Investment Decisions
- 1 EMBA, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, al-Farabi ave., 71, Kazakhstan
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Abstract
ESG has become one of the most important topics for investors around the world, and this article explores the importance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in financing and investment decisions. This paper first introduces the concept of ESG from the perspective of investment and financing, and analyzes the impact of ESG on financing cost, investor demand and its application in debt financing. This paper further discusses the role of ESG factors in investment evaluation and the correlation between investment returns and ESG performance. Therefore, ESG is becoming more and more important in the process of investment and financing, and enterprises should pay more attention to and actively respond to the development and changes of ESG.
Keywords
ESG, Financing and investment decisions, ESG factors, ESG influence
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Gao,R. (2024). The Importance of ESG in Financing and Investment Decisions. Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences,116,1-5.
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