do environmental social controls matter to australian capital investment decisions? donald g ross,...
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Do Environmental Social Do Environmental Social Controls Matter to Australian Controls Matter to Australian
Capital Investment Decisions?Capital Investment Decisions?
Donald G Ross, MGSM
Dorothy Wood, ANU
Environmental Social Controls Environmental Social Controls & Capital Investment & Capital Investment
Decision-Making in AustraliaDecision-Making in Australia
Mandatory DisclosureRegulationsSubsidies Stakeholder OpinionCapital Investment Decision-Making
Research Questions & Research Questions & MethodMethod
What is the relative weight of MD, R, S, & SO in the capital investment manager’s assessments?
How important are ESCs relative to mainstream strategic and financial capital investment factors?
Does industry type moderate the influence of ESCs?
Method: survey of 1,000 Australian capital investment managers
FindingsFindings
Regulations and Stakeholder Opinion relatively important – subsidies probably not effectively used – mandatory disclosure doesn’t matter
ESCs less important than mainstream strategic and financial factors – power levels need to be reconsidered
Industry sensitivity substantially increases the influence of ESCs