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Do board characteristics moderate the relationship between ESG and financial performance? Evidence from African listed companies

open access: yesFuture Business Journal
This study investigates whether board characteristics influence the relationship between Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and financial performance among 147 non-financial listed companies in Africa from 2019 to 2023.
Hayam Wahba, Heba B. Hathout
doaj   +1 more source

Rhode Island Quality Institute: A Statewide Partnership to Improve Health Care Quality [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Describes the first state-initiated public-private partnership for quality improvement and the establishment of an independent nonprofit organization to coordinate efforts.
Deborah Chase
core  

Corporate Waste Management and Investment Efficiency: Does the CSR Committee Matter? Evidence From France

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the relationship between waste management outcomes and corporate investment efficiency, as well as the moderating role of CSR committees, using a panel of 267 non‐financial French listed firms over the period 2011–2022.
Bilel Bzeouich   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Promoting Sustainability in Healthcare: Unraveling the Mechanism of Diversity's Impact in the Pharmaceutical Sector

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although research on sustainability in the healthcare sector is growing, limited attention has been paid to how pharmaceutical companies can be motivated to engage more actively in achieving net‐zero healthcare goals. This study argues that the breadth of directors' experiences—across educational, industrial, and organizational domains—can ...
Ruixin Su, Jianguo Du, Si Li
wiley   +1 more source

More Than Money: Making a Difference With Assistance Beyond the Grant [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Examines foundation efforts beyond grantmaking such as training, advocacy, and new investment strategies to increase grantee effectiveness and impact. Assesses the benefits of such help, grantees' views, and implications.
Andrea Brock   +4 more
core  

To What Extent Does ESG Performance Influence Board Engagement in Acquisition Activity?

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between boards and corporate acquisition activity. Specifically, we posit that boards with directors who have been politicians positively influence the propensity to pursue acquisitions and that ESG performance (divided into environmental, social, and governance scores) moderates this relationship.
Leticia Pérez‐Calero   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping and Innovating Business Models of Food Hubs in Short Food Supply Chains

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Short food supply chains (SFSCs) offer sustainable alternatives to conventional food systems (CFSCs) but require effective intermediaries to scale and remain competitive. Food Hubs (FHs) serve this role by enhancing SFSC efficiency and market reach while upholding community‐oriented values. However, limited research has examined how FHs design
Marije Renkema‐Singh   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Boards of Directors That Transform: A Study on How Specific Architectural Components Drive ESG Performance

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores the potential influence of key components of the board of directors' architecture on ESG outcomes. Specifically, we focus on the effects of demographic components (gender and cultural diversity), structural and compositional factors (size, CEO‐Chair separation, and the presence of independent/non‐executive directors), and ...
Jorge Ochaita‐Gonzalez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Outside board memberships of CEOs: Expertise or entrenchment? [PDF]

open access: yes
We investigate whether outside board memberships of CEOs signal expertise or entrenchment. The analysis is based on panel data of the largest German companies covering the period from 1996 to 2008.
Balsmeier, Benjamin   +2 more
core  

Board That Transforms: Relationship Between Board Structure and Environmental, Social, and Governance Performance in BRICS Countries

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between board composition characteristics and ESG performance in companies from BRICS countries, and to assess how sector sensitivity moderates this relationship. A sample of 2045 BRICS companies was examined using panel data regression with random effects and logistic regression ...
Geovane Camilo dos Santos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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