デュアルカーボン目標下におけるESG格付の乖離と企業の財務レジリエンス：中国からのシグナル・ノイズ視点
ESG Rating Divergence and Corporate Financial Resilience Under the Dual Carbon Goal: A Signal Noise Perspective from China (原題)
Yan-Qiu Cao, Yi-Fan Zhou, Xin-Feng Dou, Ling-Jun Wang
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日本語
中国A株のエネルギー・鉱業・インフラ企業2015〜2023年を対象に、ESG格付の乖離が企業の財務レジリエンスに与える影響を検証。格付乖離は財務レジリエンスを有意に低下させ、資金制約の悪化とアナリスト注目の減少が媒介経路として示唆された。情報開示の透明性が低い企業や東部地域企業で影響が強い。
English
Using Chinese A-share energy, mining, and infrastructure firms (2015-2023), this study finds ESG rating divergence significantly reduces corporate financial resilience. Tighter financing constraints and reduced analyst attention mediate the effect, with stronger impacts for low-transparency and eastern-region firms. It links rating inconsistency to capital-market signal noise.
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日本のGX文脈において
SSBJ基準の導入や有報でのサステナビリティ開示拡大が進む日本でも、ESG格付のばらつきが投資家の評価や資金調達コストに与える影響は重要な論点。格付機関間の乖離を「シグナル・ノイズ」として捉える視点は、日本企業のIR・開示戦略に示唆を与える。
In the global GX context
As ISSB/SSBJ-aligned disclosure expands globally, rating divergence remains a key source of signal noise in capital markets. This paper offers empirical evidence from China's dual carbon context on how inconsistent ESG ratings translate into financing constraints and reduced analyst coverage, informing the global debate on rating harmonization and disclosure quality.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:ESG格付の乖離が実体経済・財務レジリエンスに及ぼす経済的帰結を、媒介経路まで含めて示した実証研究として参照価値が高い。
🏢実務担当者:ESG格付のばらつきが資金調達コストやアナリスト注目に影響しうるため、開示の透明性向上と格付機関対応が財務レジリエンス強化に寄与する可能性を示唆。
🏛政策担当者:ESG格付の一貫性・透明性確保に向けた規制整備が、企業の資金調達環境と持続可能な成長に与える影響を検討する際の根拠となる。
📄 Abstract（原文）
In the turbulent volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) era, financial resilience is a critical strategic asset for energy, mining, and infrastructure (EMI) companies seeking to withstand external shocks and support sustainable development under the dual carbon goal. Although environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance is often viewed as a safety buffer, the growing divergence in observed ESG ratings may reduce the clarity of sustainability signals in capital markets, consistent with the signal-noise perspective. Drawing on signaling theory and information-asymmetry perspective, this study examines Chinese A-share EMI companies from 2015 to 2023 to investigate the impact of ESG rating divergence on firm-level financial resilience. Using a composite financial resilience index, a two-way fixed-effects model, and supplementary instrumental-variable and robustness checks, we find that ESG rating divergence is significantly and negatively associated with financial resilience. The mediation analysis provides evidence consistent with two potential transmission channels: tighter financing constraints and reduced analyst attention. Furthermore, the negative association is stronger among firms with lower information disclosure transparency, firms located in the eastern region, and firms audited by Big Four accounting firms. This study extends research on the economic consequences of ESG rating divergence and provides empirical evidence relevant to strengthening corporate financial resilience and long-term sustainable development under China’s dual carbon goal.
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