Alisher A. Kosarev

the paper examines the impact of ESG factors and capital structure on the market value of Russian public companies. The relevance of the study is determined by the growing importance of sustainable development for investment attractiveness, the volatility of the Russian financial market and changes in the cost of debt capital in 2022–2025. Based on data for 19 non-financial public companies for 2016–2025, a panel database of 190 observations was formed, including market capitalization, assets, debt, return on assets, leverage ratios, RAEX ESG ranks and the average annual key rate of the Bank o...