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Industry conditions and the market value of ESG communication

Sen Li, Chunyu Guo

Journal of strategy and management | Jun 10, 2026

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Purpose This study examines when ESG communication enhances firm value and when its valuation effect weakens under different industry conditions. Design/methodology/approach We use textual analysis of 50,563 quarterly earnings call transcripts from 1,577 US firms to measure ESG communication and estimate fixed-effects models with industry competition, growth and turbulence as moderators. Findings ESG communication is positively associated with firm value on average, but this relationship weakens in highly competitive and high-growth industries, with heterogeneous effects across ESG dimensions. Originality/value This study extends prior ESG–firm value research by showing how investors interpret ESG communication and that its valuation consequences depend on industry competition, growth and turbulence.

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Sen Li

first | Bentley University | ORCID 0000-0003-2869-6321

Chunyu Guo

last | Hult International Business School

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@article{Li2026Industry,
  title = {Industry conditions and the market value of ESG communication},
  author = {Sen Li and Chunyu Guo},
  journal = {Journal of strategy and management},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.1108/jsma-01-2026-0050},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1108/jsma-01-2026-0050}
}

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