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Equity research on the navigator company-the last ream? Navigating a future beyond UWF – the navigator company’s initiatives for sustainable operations

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Resumo:This part analyses how The Navigator Company integrates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into its strategy and operations within the resource-intensive pulp, paper, tissue, and packaging sector. Building on the ESG framework outlined in the main thesis, the analysis examines how ESG factors influence the company’s operational efficiency, risk exposure, and long-term competitiveness. The study evaluates Navigator’s historical ESG performance and projects future trends, assessing the impact on its strategy, regulatory compliance, and capital allocation. Environmental factors are central due to the company’s reliance on forest-based raw materials, energy-intensive processes, and emissions management. Social considerations, including workforce safety, development, and gender representation shape operational stability, while governance structures ensure risk oversight, and compliance with European sustainability reporting. Navigator’s fully integrated forestry-to-paper model, renewable energy initiatives, and certification schemes highlight their practices in sustainable industrial operations. Quantitative analysis demonstrates that ESG performance materially affects valuation through changes in the cost of capital, investment efficiency, revenue growth, and cash flow generation. Scenario modelling highlights that improved ESG outcomes lower financing costs, support operational resilience, and enhance enterprise value, whereas weaker performance increases risk, restricts growth, and raises costs. The findings show that ESG integration is a critical aspect of financial and strategic performance, emphasizing its role as a core driver of value creation in highly regulated, resource-intensive sectors.
Autores principais:Olsson, Filip
Assunto:Navigator ESG Regulation Corporate valuation Finance
Ano:2026
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:dissertação de mestrado
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Idioma:inglês
Origem:Repositório Institucional da UNL

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