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The Impact of ESG Ratings on Earnings Adjustments and Investment Efficiency

ESG 등급이 이익조정과 투자효율성에 미치는 영향

  • Jinok Choi ;
  • Heonyong Jung (Dept. of Business Administration, Namseoul Univ)
  • 최진옥 (남서울대학교 대학원 경영학과) ;
  • 정헌용 (남서울대학교 경영학과)
  • Received : 2024.05.10
  • Accepted : 2024.06.15
  • Published : 2024.07.31
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Abstract

This study examines the direct impact of ESG ratings on investment efficiency among Korean firms from 2012 to 2022, as well as whether earnings management mediates the relationship between ESG performance and investment efficiency. The key findings are as follows. Firstly, it was found that as ESG ratings increase, a firm's investment efficiency significantly improves, indicating that ESG management has a positive impact on investment efficiency. Secondly, as ESG ratings increase, earnings adjustment significantly decreases, suggesting that ESG investment activities also have a positive impact on firms' earnings management. Thirdly, as earnings adjustment decreases, investment efficiency significantly increases, indicating that earnings management significantly mediates the relationship between ESG performance and investment efficiency. This study demonstrates that higher ESG ratings lead to increased investment efficiency among firms, and earnings adjustmentment plays a significant mediating role in the relationship between ESG performance and investment efficiency.

본 연구는 2012년부터 2022년까지 한국 기업을 대상으로 ESG 성과가 투자효율성에 미치는 직접적 영향과 이익조정이 ESG 성과가 투자효율성에 영향을 미치는 관계에서 매개 역할을 하는지를 분석하였다. 주요한 연구 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, ESG 등급이 높을수록 기업의 투자효율성이 유의하게 증가하는 것으로 나타났으며, 이는 ESG 경영이 투자효율성에 긍정적 영향을 미친다는 것을 의미한다. 둘째, ESG 등급이 높을수록 이익조정이 유의하게 감소하는 것으로 나타나 ESG 투자활동이 기업의 이익조정에도 긍정적 영향을 미친다는 것을 의미한다. 셋째, 이익조정이 감소할수록 투자효율성이 유의하게 증가하는 것으로 나타났으며, 이는 이익조정은 ESG 성과가 투자효율성에 영향을 미치는 관계를 유의하게 매개하는 것으로 나타났다. 이 연구는 ESG 등급이 높을수록 기업의 투자효율성이 증가하며, 이익조정은 ESG 성과가 투자효율성에 영향을 미치는 관계에서 유의한 매개 역할을 한다는 것을 보여준다.

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