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Santos-Jaén, José Manuel Iglesias-Sánchez, Patricia Pilar Nataliia, Meda De-las-Heras-Jambrino, Carlos 2025-06-17T11:31:32Z 2025-06-17T11:31:32Z 2025-06-08 Santos‐Jaén, J. M., Iglesias‐Sanchez, P. P., Nataliia, M., & de las Heras Jambrino, C. (2025). Financing Businesses for Sustainable Growth: Economic, Social, and Environmental Drivers With A Gender Approach. Sustainable Development. 0968-0802 https://hdl.handle.net/10630/39027 10.1002/sd.3560 This study examines the relationship between Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices and financial performance, incorporating a gender perspective. While ESG frameworks enhance investment attractiveness, the role of female leadership remains underexplored. Using a sample of EuroStoxx 300, the data was analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The study assessed financial capital, investment attractiveness, and sustainability performance with gender representation as a moderating variable. The results confirm a positive relationship between financial capital and economic/social efficiency, while environmental efficiency presents mixed effects. Female board representation strengthens the link between investment attractiveness and financial capital. These findings contribute to the literature by integrating gender as a strategic factor in ESG-financing research and highlight the practical implication that companies should promote gender-diverse leadership to maximize the financial and strategic benefits of sustainable practices. eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ open access Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional Mercado financiero Desarrollo económico y social Igualdad de género Gobierno de la empresa Desarrollo sostenible Financing Businesses for Sustainable Growth: Economic, Social, and Environmental Drivers With A Gender Approach journal article