Do sustainability or environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices influence emerging Asia banks performance during COVID-19 pandemic? / Mustapa Abdullah ... [et al.]

As the COVID-19 crisis unfolds, the banking industry has once again come under scrutiny, particularly due to the recent collapses of notable financial institutions in the United States and Switzerland. This warrants an urgent reassessment of regulations, financial governance, and risk management pra...

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Main Authors: Abdullah, Mustapa, Hassan, Hasroleffendy, Hassan, Hamizah, Jamalurus, Hasmah Laili
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Published: Research Management Centre (RMC) 2023
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spelling my.uitm.ir.860622023-10-27T09:50:15Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/86062/ Do sustainability or environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices influence emerging Asia banks performance during COVID-19 pandemic? / Mustapa Abdullah ... [et al.] smrj Abdullah, Mustapa Hassan, Hasroleffendy Hassan, Hamizah Jamalurus, Hasmah Laili Asia Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance As the COVID-19 crisis unfolds, the banking industry has once again come under scrutiny, particularly due to the recent collapses of notable financial institutions in the United States and Switzerland. This warrants an urgent reassessment of regulations, financial governance, and risk management practices. This research aims to investigate the relationship between Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices and bank performance within emerging Asian economies. Its urgency is underpinned by these recent financial disruptions and the need for resilient banking systems geared for sustainability. By exploring bankspecific performance indicators like the Net Interest Margin (NIM) and Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR), this study offers an approach differentiated from traditional profitability measures, namely Return on Assets (ROA), Return on Equity (ROE), and Tobin's Q. This paper's quantitative approach includes multivariate regression analysis of unbalanced panel data from all publicly listed banks in these economies between 2018 and 2022. This research not only provides reflections on these institutions' performance during a global crisis but also illustrates the imperative for ESG assimilation in bank strategy and operations as a safeguard against future uncertainties. Research Management Centre (RMC) 2023-10 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/86062/1/86062.pdf Do sustainability or environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices influence emerging Asia banks performance during COVID-19 pandemic? / Mustapa Abdullah ... [et al.]. (2023) Social and Management Research Journal (SMRJ) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Social_and_Management_Research_Journal_=28SMRJ=29/>, 20 (2): 6. pp. 53-64. ISSN 0128-1089
institution Universiti Teknologi Mara
building Tun Abdul Razak Library
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content_provider Universiti Teknologi Mara
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topic Asia
Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance
spellingShingle Asia
Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance
Abdullah, Mustapa
Hassan, Hasroleffendy
Hassan, Hamizah
Jamalurus, Hasmah Laili
Do sustainability or environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices influence emerging Asia banks performance during COVID-19 pandemic? / Mustapa Abdullah ... [et al.]
description As the COVID-19 crisis unfolds, the banking industry has once again come under scrutiny, particularly due to the recent collapses of notable financial institutions in the United States and Switzerland. This warrants an urgent reassessment of regulations, financial governance, and risk management practices. This research aims to investigate the relationship between Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices and bank performance within emerging Asian economies. Its urgency is underpinned by these recent financial disruptions and the need for resilient banking systems geared for sustainability. By exploring bankspecific performance indicators like the Net Interest Margin (NIM) and Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR), this study offers an approach differentiated from traditional profitability measures, namely Return on Assets (ROA), Return on Equity (ROE), and Tobin's Q. This paper's quantitative approach includes multivariate regression analysis of unbalanced panel data from all publicly listed banks in these economies between 2018 and 2022. This research not only provides reflections on these institutions' performance during a global crisis but also illustrates the imperative for ESG assimilation in bank strategy and operations as a safeguard against future uncertainties.
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author Abdullah, Mustapa
Hassan, Hasroleffendy
Hassan, Hamizah
Jamalurus, Hasmah Laili
author_facet Abdullah, Mustapa
Hassan, Hasroleffendy
Hassan, Hamizah
Jamalurus, Hasmah Laili
author_sort Abdullah, Mustapa
title Do sustainability or environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices influence emerging Asia banks performance during COVID-19 pandemic? / Mustapa Abdullah ... [et al.]
title_short Do sustainability or environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices influence emerging Asia banks performance during COVID-19 pandemic? / Mustapa Abdullah ... [et al.]
title_full Do sustainability or environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices influence emerging Asia banks performance during COVID-19 pandemic? / Mustapa Abdullah ... [et al.]
title_fullStr Do sustainability or environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices influence emerging Asia banks performance during COVID-19 pandemic? / Mustapa Abdullah ... [et al.]
title_full_unstemmed Do sustainability or environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices influence emerging Asia banks performance during COVID-19 pandemic? / Mustapa Abdullah ... [et al.]
title_sort do sustainability or environmental, social and governance (esg) practices influence emerging asia banks performance during covid-19 pandemic? / mustapa abdullah ... [et al.]
publisher Research Management Centre (RMC)
publishDate 2023
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/86062/1/86062.pdf
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