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What Is Capital Budgeting?

Andrew Stolz

The net present value of an asset (NPV). Calculating the payback period would help the firm know how long it is going to take to recover the cost of an investment. It is calculated by dividing initial investment by cash inflows. Payback period = Initial investment / Cash inflows .

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ESG Valuation Considerations – Top Down or Bottom Up?

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How do you justify making substantial investments and fundamental changes to corporate structures and culture without empirical evidence that it will make a direct impact on shareholder value, total shareholder return, net present value, and individual rates of return? Do ESG programs impact firm value?

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ESG A Valuation Framework

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How do you justify making substantial investments and fundamental changes to corporate structures and culture without empirical evidence that it will make a direct impact on shareholder value, total shareholder return, net present value, and individual rates of return? . Do ESG programs impact firm value?