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The Evolution and Integration of ESG Reporting: A Framework for Sustainable Business Accountability
ABSTRACT This study examines how multinational corporations incorporate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting frameworks to foster trust, enhance legitimacy, and move beyond mere symbolic disclosure. A qualitative comparison of Microsoft and Unilever from 2020 to 2023 assesses how both firms integrate leading standards, including GRI ...
Gabriela Marques Alves Aguiar
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ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of EU Directive 2014/95/EU (NFRD) on the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance of EU‐listed companies, focusing on variations across ESG dimensions and national institutional contexts. Using a dataset of 19,036 observations from 2010 to 2022, we apply a time‐varying Difference‐in‐Differences ...
Yuqing Xiao, Antonio Somoza
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ABSTRACT This study analyzes the relationship between sustainability reporting quality (SRQ) and earnings management (EM) in an emerging economy and investigates the moderating role of ethical leadership. Analyzing 531 firm‐year observations from mandatory reports (2022–2024), SRQ is measured via a 51‐indicator index, while EM is proxied by the ...
Taghred Mokhtar Sayed Moawad +2 more
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ABSTRACT Firms increasingly rely on ESG materiality assessments to prioritise sustainability issues under heightened stakeholder scrutiny. Yet the strategic consequences of materiality beyond firm‐level disclosure remain underexplored. This study examines how materiality assessments shape ESG prioritisation at the industry level using sustainability ...
Shiqi Mai +3 more
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Evolution of Application Level Sustainability Reporting (GRI) Companies ISE / Bovespa
This work deals with the adoption and evolution of the levels of sustainability reports (GRI). The specific objectives were to ascertain the level of development of the GRI reporting companies in the world, check the level of development of the GRI ...
Rosany Corrêa +3 more
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Strategic Approaches to ESG Reporting: Analysing ESG Disclosures of Listed Companies
ABSTRACT This study adopts an exploratory approach to examine how firms communicate strategic orientation through ESG disclosures. Using a validated dictionary of exploration and exploitation language, we analyse 278 ESG reports from all UAE‐listed companies between 2020 and 2023, classifying ESG disclosures as exploration‐dominant, exploitation ...
Cintia Külzer‐Sacilotto +1 more
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Do Corporate ESG Disclosures Drive Consumer Demand (Sales)? The Role of Environmental Sensitivity
ABSTRACT The question of whether strong environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure largely benefits high‐demand customers or if it generates value across all sales levels is yet to be empirically verified. This study, therefore, examines how ESG performance influences consumer demand (sales outcomes) among listed firms across African ...
Idorenyin J. Okon +2 more
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ABSTRACT As awareness of business–nature interdependencies grows, organizations face increasing demands to assess and manage their nature‐related value chain impacts. Policies, standards, frameworks, and metrics are emerging to support impact measurement, disclosure, and target‐setting.
Brayshna Kundi +2 more
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Clawback Policy Performance and Climate Change–Related Disclosures: Evidence From Australia
ABSTRACT This study examines the association between the strength of remuneration clawback policies and climate change disclosure performance (CCDP) among Australian nonfinancial firms over the period 2008–2022. Grounded in agency theory, signalling theory and governance complementarity, the findings show that stronger clawback provisions are ...
Baban Eulaiwi +5 more
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