ESG表現優秀利公司估值

雖然在本港愈來愈多企業發行綠債，予人印象是為了尋求曲線融資，不過，華坊諮詢評估可持續發展顧問劉凱琦書面回覆本報查詢時表示，發行綠債、可持續掛鈎表現票據，甚至着手參與減碳，以至興建項目時達至LEED或BEAM國際標準，都能夠改善ESG表現。當中表現優秀者更通常在風險控制上表現較好，也可利用其競爭優勢產生更高盈利，因此估值上會對現金流量、風險和資金成本均帶來正面影響。

Our Hannah Lau told MingPao that companies issued green bond, provided
 sustainability-linked performance note, accelerate decarbonization of the economy, as well as build up LEED or BEED international standard project, leading to higher valuation.
 
 She said, a high ESG scores company usually has a lower systematic risk and cost of capital. Since financial variables such as beta are reflecting systematic risk, if a company with lower beta are usually awarded higher valuation by using DCF model for testing.
 
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