Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/275015 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Risk and Financial Management [ISSN:] 1911-8074 [Volume:] 15 [Issue:] 11 [Article No.:] 538 [Year:] 2022 [Pages:] 1-23
Publisher: 
MDPI, Basel
Abstract: 
The literature on the relationship between ESG disclosure and economic growth is relatively non-existent. Thus, this paper highlights the importance of taking this relationship into account in current sustainable policies. The main objective of extra-financial Disclosure is to mitigate Information Asymmetry. During this discussion, we show that ESG disclosure may not reduce information asymmetry as intended. We also show that complete extra-financial disclosure targeted by current policies is not optimal. There is an optimal disclosure threshold depending on the level of sustainable development of the country, the size of the companies and their development potential. Moreover, current ESG disclosure policies direct economies towards less polluting sectors, which is not necessarily optimal from an economic standpoint and could negatively affect economic activity and, therefore, the population's well-being. We also provide some policy implications and suggestions for future research on the ESG disclosure literature.
Subjects: 
ESG
economic growth
greenwashing
sustainable investments
regulation
JEL: 
Q01
O40
E02
O16
F64
G38
M14
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Document Type: 
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