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A Critical Analysis of Microsoft's Rhetoric and Reality of Sustainability Engagement

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study critically examines Microsoft's environmental, social and governance (ESG) rhetoric and operational reality, to offer insights that extend beyond conventional greenwashing or bluewashing. Drawing on over 20 years of Microsoft's sustainability reports (2003–2024), third‐party ESG evaluations and media investigations, it employs ...
Omaima A. G. Hassan, Iqbal Khadaroo
wiley   +1 more source

Green accounting and ESG-driven eco-efficiency in European financial institutions: A two-stage DEA-CRITIC-TOPSIS evaluation. [PDF]

PLoS One
Sklavos G, Zournatzidou G, Ragazou K, Sariannidis N.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Corporate Environmental Responsibility and Cost of Equity Capital: A Meta‐Analytical Review

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite extensive research on the relationship between corporate environmental responsibility (CER) and cost of equity capital (COEC), empirical evidence remains inconsistent. This study addresses these inconsistencies through a comprehensive meta‐analysis of 1139 effect sizes from 75 studies.
Robert Witte, Ewald Aschauer, Helmut Pernsteiner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of CEO's compensation in driving corporate ESG greenwashing: Evidence from China. [PDF]

PLoS One
Li K, Lin TY, Zhu G.
europepmc   +1 more source

Investor Perceptions of Climate Policy: Insights From the US Inflation Reduction Act

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper provides the first event study evidence on how the Inflation Reduction Act's (IRA) dedicated climate provisions reshaped equity valuations in the US carbon‐intensive sectors. Focusing on environmentally sensitive industries (ESI), we analyze cumulative abnormal returns around the four key IRA milestones in 2022–2023.
Laura Ferraro, Arati Kale, Devendra Kale, Franco Ernesto Rubino   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

How does China's green factory policy affect substantive green innovation? [PDF]

PLoS One
Dong X, Du Y, Xiao X.
europepmc   +1 more source

Strategic Shift: The Power of Green Strategy on Sustainability Performance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Employing FTSE Russell's unique Green Revenues data on S&P 1500 firms from 2016 to 2024, this study examines the long‐term effects of a corporate strategic shift toward green strategy, proxied by green revenue reporting, on corporate sustainability performance.
Post Raj Pokharel
wiley   +1 more source

Study on the impact of green bond issuance on the green and low carbon development of Chinese thermal power enterprises. [PDF]

Carbon Balance Manag
Gong M, He G, Wang Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

ESG Controversies in Global Firms: A Black Mark?

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite increasing attention paid by companies to sustainability, there is still evidence of environmental, social and governance (commonly referred to as ESG) scandals. As research on this topic is scant, this paper aims to analyse the impact of ESG controversies on firms' sustainability practices, that is, ESG policies, as well as ...
Beatrice Bais, Guido Orzes, Marco Sartor
wiley   +1 more source

Reciprocity on the Edge of Distance Paradox: How Sustainability Motives and Hypocrisy Shape Consumer Responses to Nearshoring

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite growing interest in corporate relocation decisions and sustainability, the existing literature is limited in its consumer‐centric approach. Integrating social exchange theory and construal level theory, this research investigates how consumers perceive sustainability‐driven nearshoring motives (i.e., socio‐economic vs.
Cagla Dayangan, Nilay Bıçakcıoğlu‐Peynirci, Ozge Ozgen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source