Title: Green Bond and shareholders' wealth: a multi-country event study

Authors: Siti Nurhidayah Mohd Roslen; Lee Sin Yee; Salizatul Aizah Binti Ibrahim

Addresses: Department of Economics, Faculty of Accountancy and Management, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia ' Department of Economics, Faculty of Accountancy and Management, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia ' Department of Economics, Faculty of Accountancy and Management, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Abstract: Recently, there has been increasing global interest and concerns towards sustainable and environmental friendly development among firms and investors. In conjunction to this rising demand, Green Bond market was introduced. In providing general overview on how Green Bond is perceived by shareholders, this study attempts to identify the shareholders' wealth reactions towards Green Bond announcements using multi-country samples. Specifically, we find that shareholders generally react positively a day after the Green Bond announcements were made by issuers. Overall, this study would be useful for future researchers who plan to explore the potential of using multi-country event study methodology and to add more evidence on existing literatures in relation to credit risk valuation for international corporate Green Bonds.

Keywords: green bond; multi-country event study; sustainability; wealth effect.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGSB.2017.084701

International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business, 2017 Vol.9 No.1, pp.61 - 69

Received: 26 Feb 2016
Accepted: 03 Jul 2016

Published online: 21 Jun 2017 *

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