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Corporate social responsibility and maturity mismatch of investment and financing: evidence from polluting and non-polluting companies

  • Xiaolan Bao
    ,
  • Qiaosheng Luo
    ,
  • Sicheng Li
    ,
  • James Crabbe
    ,
  • Xiao-Guang Yue
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Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Abstract

We investigate the influence of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on the maturity mismatch of investment and financing from the perspective of both polluting and non-polluting companies. The results reveal that CSR performance can aggravate the maturity mismatch of investment and financing; and the e ect can be more serious in the polluting companies. At the same time, we find that CSR makes companies obtain more short-term debt. What is more, polluting companies perform more environmental responsibilities in the form of long-term investments than non-polluting companies. These phenomena exacerbate the maturity mismatch of investment and financing; and this e ect is only significant when polluting companies choose CSR mandatory disclosure. The impact of CSR on the maturity mismatch of investment and financing is more apparent in companies with lower value and at smaller scales. We show that companies should not only perform their CSR to maintain a balanced economic and ecological development, but also pay attention to the aggravation of the maturity mismatch of investment and financing.

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Output type

Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 4972-4992

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Sustainability (Switzerland) (Volume 12)

Publication milestones

  • Accepted/In press - 16/06/2020
  • Published - 18/06/2020

Publication status

Published - 18/06/2020

ISSN

2071-1050

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/624065
  • Scopus: 85086917423

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