Kurumsal Sosyal Sorumluluk ve Firma Riski: Borsa İstanbul’da Bir Uygulama

Kurumsal sosyal sorumluluk (KSS) faaliyetlerinin firma riskini azaltması beklenmekte- dir. Çünkü KSS faaliyetlerinin özsermaye ve borç maliyetini, bilgi asimetrisini azaltırken finansal performans ve firma itibarını artırdığı bilinmektedir. Bu çalışma, KSS’nin firma riski (toplam risk, sistematik risk ve sistematik olmayan risk) üzerindeki etkisini ince- lemektedir. Çalışmanın örneklemi, 2009-2020 yıllar arasında Borsa İstanbul’da faaliyet gösteren ve kurumsal yönetim derecelendirmesi yaptıran firmaları kapsamaktadır. Sonuç olarak çalışmanın örneklemi 37 firma ve 339 gözlemden oluşmaktadır. Elde edilen bul- gular, KSS’nin toplam, sistematik ve sistematik olmayan risk üzerinde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir etkisi olmadığını göstermektedir. Elde edilen bu sonuçlar, açıklayıcı değişken- lerin bir yıl gecikmeli değerlerinin kullanılması durumunda da değişmemektedir.

Corporate Social Responsibility and Firm Risk: Evidence from Borsa Istanbul Stock Exchange

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities are expected to reduce firm risk. Be- cause it is known that CSR activities increase financial performance and firm reputation while reducing the cost of equity and debt, and information asymmetry. This study examines the impact of corporate social responsibility on firm risk (total risk, systematic risk and unsystematic risk). The sample of the study includes companies that are traded in Borsa Istanbul and have corporate governance ratings over the period 2009–2020. Finally, the sample of the study consists of 37 companies and 339 observations. The findings show that CSR has no statistically significant effect on total, systematic and unsystematic risk. These results do not change even when one year lagged values of the explanatory variables are used.

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