Table 3

Correlation analysis

Corr.123456789
(1) ESG1        
(2) FOWN0.0031       
(3) BLOWN−0.1020.146**1      
(4) GOWN0.325***−0.292***0.170**1     
(5) INSOWN−0.261***0.370***0.155**−0.453***1    
(6) SIZE0.400***−0.168**0.010.416***−0.487**1   
(7) AGE0.329***−0.121*0.133*0.358***−0.181***0.221***1  
(8) ROA0.0170.0940.163**−0.301***0.361***−0.230**0.0831 
(9) LEV−0.346***0.265***0.172**0.151**−0.057−0.267***−0.117*−0.400***1
VIF1.4371.7636.8476.6292.0391.3972.9511.732

Note(s): Significance levels: *p < 0.10, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01

Variable definitions: ESG: ESG Score; FOWN: Foreign Ownership; BLOWN: Blockholder Ownership; GOWN: Government Ownership; INSOWN: Institutional Ownership; FZ: Firm Size; AGE: Firm Age; ROA: Return on Assets; LEV: Leverage

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