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ESG Valuation Considerations – Top Down or Bottom Up?

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Intangible asset valuation concepts can and should be applied to unique ESG cash flows. This work can be used to reconcile and support an adjustment to the CAPM, then the WACC, via Alpha and Beta. For example, in a recent valuation we completed, the mean unlevered Beta of a group of 10 comps was 0.58.

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ESG A Valuation Framework

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Will ESG assets be recorded on balance sheets one day soon, just as intangible assets such as goodwill and intellectual property are recorded today? That said, this lens of due diligence has changed how the market invests. A factor of investment in the market is based on sentiment and belief in performance.