Green finance instruments: Exploring minibonds issuance in I taly
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Cerqueti, R., Deffains‐Crapsky, C. and Storani, S. (2023). Green finance instruments: Exploring minibonds issuance in I taly. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.2467
Authors | Cerqueti, R., Deffains‐Crapsky, C. and Storani, S. |
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Abstract | In the context of green finance, minibonds play a crucial role. This financial instrument was introduced in 2012 as a valid alternative to bank credit for corporate financing, aimed mainly at small and medium-sized enterprises. Minibonds also represent useful support for implementing the ecological transaction agreed upon in COP 21, held in 2015 in Paris. Indeed, as of 2017, this instrument has been expanded from an environmental perspective by allowing the issuance of green minibonds. This article contributes to the debate on minibonds and the companies issuing them. Specifically, it proposes a cluster analysis approach for comparing the issuance level of minibonds in 2016 and the subsequent performances of the issuing companies in the triennium 2017–2019. Performance is divided into three macrocategories: profitability, productivity, and growth opportunities. The results suggest a nonlinear connection between the variables of interest, showing heterogeneous effects of minibonds on performance. However, the statistical data analysis seems to establish a positive relationship between minibonds' issuance level and companies' performance. |
Year | 2023 |
Journal | Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management |
Publisher | Wiley |
ISSN | 1535-3966 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.2467 |
Web address (URL) | https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.2467 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 24 Feb 2023 |
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Accepted | 03 Feb 2023 |
Deposited | 28 Apr 2023 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/93xyq
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