Actions by Congress and the Biden Administration indicate that regulation of plastic pollution and related activities will accelerate over the coming year.
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This study aims to assess the impact of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ratings on the cost of debt of Indian firms from the year 2015 to 2020. One of the challenges that corporate India is going to face moving forward is that regulations with respect to environmental conservation, transparency, corporate social responsibility, and corporate governance will get stricter. This will undoubtedly push the companies to follow better ethical practices, adopt fair employee policies, and safeguard the environmental policies. So, this paper intends to evaluate the ESG lens of Indian companies concerning their financing decisions, viz the cost of debt. The firms under investigation are listed on the NIFTY 500, which reflects the top 500 companies in the eligible universe based on complete market capitalization. Data was sourced from the Bloomberg database. The paper uses cost of debt as the dependent variable; ESG score & individual E, S, G scores as independent variables; Market
The 23rd Annual Tech Conference for Good Kicks Off Today-and It's Free to Attend CHARLESTON, S.C., Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ Blackbaud(NASDAQ: BLKB), the world's leading cloud software company powering social good, has kicked off its 23rd annual tech conference for good as company leaders, celebrity speakers, product experts and social good organisations take the online stage at bbcon 2022 Virtual. The conference is designed to make social good practitioners, their teams and their organisations stronger and more resilient, so they can make the greatest impact possible for their missions. Participants can join virtually from anywhere in the world to get inspired, learn from experts and build their network by registering for free at bbconference.com. "Blackbaud software is powering millions of users across more than 100 countries to unleash impact that spans the planet," said Catherine LaCour, chief marketing officer, Blackbaud. "bbcon provides an opportunity ev
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 Malaysian companies, especially exporters, must embrace the environmental, social and governance (ESG) agenda to boost their reputational and competitive.