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JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
How Do Sustainability Investments Effect Financial Performance? An Instrumental Variable Approach
Author(s): Susan A. Henderson, Tatyana Ryabova
Citation: Susan A. Henderson, Tatyana Ryabova, (2020) "How Do Sustainability Investments Effect Financial Performance? An Instrumental Variable Approach," Journal of Accounting and Finance, Vol. 20, ss. 3, pp. 104-126
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
This study investigates the relationship between sustainability investments and financial performance by observing a natural experiment in an industry that is saturated with firms engaging in sustainability practices: agriculture. We analyzed the financial statements of almond farms over a ten-year period to investigate financial outcomes. The findings of this study support a positive, indirect relationship between sustainability investments and financial performance through the significant increase in almond yield across farms and overtime (even when considering the endogenous relationship between investments and financial performance).
