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JUST Business, Better Margins - JUST Capital

"The latest installment in our JUST Alpha research series shows that the highest ranked companies not only generated a Return-on-Equity (ROE) 6.4 percentage points higher than their peers, but that they also have higher net and operating margins, and command a meaningful valuation premium over their lower-scoring peers."

Principles for Responsible Investment

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The integration of ESG issues in M&A transactions: Trade buyer survey results

• Poor performance on ESG factors can have a significant negative impact on the valuation of a deal and can be used as a lever in negotiating the SPA.
• The cost and difficulty of bringing a target company up to the trade buyer’s standards with regards to managing ESG factors is a significant consideration in the deal process.
• ESG factors are increasingly important in M&A activities.
• Many companies are developing a more systematic approach to ESG due diligence.
• Increasingly, trade buyers are integrating ESG factors into their due diligence process but these factors are still not consistently applied to every project.

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