ESG index impact on the performance of education sector companies

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https://doi.org/10.5902/1983465986171

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ESG, Resultados financieros, Resultados del mercado, Instituciones educativas

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Propósito: Este documento pretendía identificar el impacto de las puntuaciones ambientales, sociales y de gobernanza (ESG) de los colegios, universidades y escuelas profesionales con ánimo de lucro en sus resultados de mercado y financieros. Diseño/metodología/enfoque: Se utilizaron como muestra los datos de 50 empresas de todo el mundo, cotizadas en bolsa y con datos ESG disponibles para el periodo 2012 a 2021 contenidos en la base de información EIKON-REFINITIV. Como variables de rendimiento se utilizaron la Q de Tobin y el Market-to-Book (MTB), variables ampliamente adoptadas en estudios económicos similares. Como variables de rendimiento financiero se utilizaron el rendimiento de los activos (ROA) y el rendimiento de los fondos propios (ROE). Las variables explicativas consistieron en los índices ESG combinado, ESG pilar social, pilar medioambiental y pilar de gobernanza. Como técnica de análisis se utilizó el método generalizado de regresión de momentos (GMM). Resultados: Como resultado, se halló una relación significativa y positiva entre las puntuaciones combinadas ESG y Pilar Social y el rendimiento financiero, representado por ROE y ROA. Este resultado es similar al de una amplia variedad de otros estudios que hallaron la misma relación positiva. Por el contrario, se observó una relación significativa y negativa entre las puntuaciones combinadas de ASG y Pilar Social y los indicadores de mercado Q de Tobin y MTB. Implicaciones prácticas: Los resultados indican que, aunque las puntuaciones ESG combinadas y del Pilar Social y el rendimiento financiero están positivamente relacionados con los resultados financieros, el mercado no reconoce positivamente ni pone precio a las acciones debido a estas puntuaciones. Originalidad: Estos resultados aún no se habían observado para este sector.

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Jair Manoel Casquel Júnior, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)

Doctorando en Gestión.

Rafael Povedano, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)

Doctorando em Administración.

Luís Henrique Dos Santos, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)

Doctorando em Administración.

Marcio Marcelo Belli, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)

Docente na UNICAMP.

Luiz Eduardo Gaio, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)

Profesor en el programa de doctorado en Gestión.

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2024-06-28

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Casquel Júnior, J. M., Povedano, R., Santos, L. H. D., Belli, M. M., & Gaio, L. E. . (2024). ESG index impact on the performance of education sector companies. Revista De Administração Da UFSM, 17(2), e10. https://doi.org/10.5902/1983465986171

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