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 +2 more
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Assessing the Multifacetedness of Greenwashing: Implications for Consumers, Companies and Societies
European Journal of Volunteering and Community-Based ProjectsPurpose. This paper systematically reviews the current literature on Greenwashing, aiming to organize existing knowledge on the phenomenon. The research investigates and categorizes the main sub-topics within the broader realm of greenwashing, providing
Marco Valerio Rossi +3 more
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An experimental study on the susceptibility of purchasing managers to greenwashing. [PDF]
Sci RepKhan O, Hinterhuber A.
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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 +3 more
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Cultivating connection between community, agriculture, food, and green space: A narrative review of agrihoods and their impact on health and wellbeing. [PDF]
Public Health Pract (Oxf)Lewis EC +7 more
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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
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Greenwashed Cigarette Ad Text and Imagery Produce Inaccurate Harm, Addictiveness, and Nicotine Content Perceptions: Results From a Randomized Online Experiment. [PDF]
Nicotine Tob ResMoran MB +9 more
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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
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The effect of CEO's compensation in driving corporate ESG greenwashing: Evidence from China. [PDF]
PLoS OneLi K, Lin TY, Zhu G.
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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 +2 more
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