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How do ESG ratings promote the acceleration of enterprise internationalization? — Evidence from Chinese listed companies

International Review of Economics & Finance
This study aims to investigate whether differences in enterprises' Environmental, Social, and Governance (hereinafter referred to as ESG) rating levels can affect the speed of their international expansion.
Hualyushu Zhong, Yanting Zhou, Jinmei Wang   +2 more
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Venture Funding: Signals of Environmental Orientation and Their Interplay With Investor‐ and Country‐Level Characteristics

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmentally oriented ventures pursue a dual mission: to create both environmental and financial value. This dual mission adds complexity and can influence ventures' funding prospects, as investors mostly pursue financial motivations.
David Flore, Corinna Vera Hedwig Schmidt, Steffen Strese   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Green Innovation and Firm Efficiency: The Role of Institutional Quality in Italian High‐Tech Manufacturing Sectors

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The aim of this research is to verify whether institutional quality affects the relationship between green innovation and firm efficiency within the high‐tech manufacturing sectors. To estimate jointly the parameters of a stochastic frontier and the coefficients of a model explaining technical inefficiency, we employed the one‐step estimation ...
Mariarosaria Agostino, Sandro Rondinella, Marianna Succurro   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of EU climate and energy policy regulations on the value of high and low “ESG” rating

Economics and Environment
The article analyses the impact of EU climate and energy regulations on the returns of companies with high and low ESG ratings in selected European countries. The publication uses a panel event study model based on data from 2,308 companies from Western
Piotr Jaworski, Marek Leśniak, Łukasz Popławski, Marcin Surówka, Joanna Wyrobek   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond Profit: Do Mergers and Acquisitions and the Board of Directors Increase the Environmental, Social, and Governance?

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between mergers and acquisitions (M&A), board characteristics, and ESG performance in BRICS companies, considering the moderating role of sectoral sensitivity. The study analyzes 11,402 observations from 2293 BRICS companies, employing Two‐Stage Least Squares (2SLS) to address endogeneity and logistic ...
Geovane Camilo dos Santos, Camila Lima Bazani, Pablo Zambra   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Corporate Social Responsibility Reduce the Costs of High Leverage? Evidence from Capital Structure and Product Market Interactions [PDF]

, 2019
Research on capital structure and product market interactions shows that high leverage is associated with substantial losses in market share due to unfavorable actions by customers and competitors. We examine whether corporate social responsibility (CSR)
Bae, Kee-Hong, El Ghoul, Sadok, Guedhami, Omrane, Kwok, Chuck C.Y., Zheng, Ying   +4 more
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Barriers to Implementing the International Integrated Reporting Framework: A Contemporary Academic Perspective [PDF]

, 2017
Purpose: This paper is motivated by the International Integrated Reporting Council’s (IIRC) call for feedback from all stakeholders with knowledge of the International Integrated Reporting Framework , and specifically of the enablers, incentives and ...
ASX Corporate Governance Council (ASX CGC), Black Sun, Frank Bold, GRI and Global Sustainability Standards Board, Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (IoDSA), Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (IoDSA), Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (IoDSA), International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), World Intellectual Capital Initiative   +11 more
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Resource‐Centered Transformation Paths: The Role of Digital Transformation in Optimizing SME Resources for Sustainable Entrepreneurship

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The critical role of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in driving economic growth through employment generation and innovation cannot go unseen, especially the efforts of small firms in promoting sustainable entrepreneurship. With more market and consumer focus on sustainability and the shift toward eco‐friendly products, SMEs can ...
Nasser Hadi Alajmi
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative analysis of the social component when assigning an ESG rating

Вестник университета
Every year, Russian companies are using ESG (environmental, social, governance) ratings more actively as a  tool to   increase their investment attractiveness.
R. S. Golovnin, T. V. Baibakova
doaj   +1 more source

Company Location, Business Environment and Digital Maturity as Drivers of Environmental Innovation in Business

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmental protection has emerged as a global priority in the contemporary context. As pivotal actors in the transition towards sustainable development, companies play a crucial role through the adoption of environmental innovations. This study investigates how organisational characteristics—specifically geographical location, business ...
Carlos de las Heras‐Rosas, Juan Herrera‐Ballesteros, Pedro Mota Veiga, Rui Silva Rodrigues   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source