Does ESG Performance Reduce Default Risk in Insurance Firms? Evidence From Life and Non‐Life Sectors
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines whether environmental, social, and governance performance is associated with lower default risk in European insurance firms, and whether the strength of this association differs between life and non‐life business models.
S. Miani, M. Mantovani, E. Palmieri
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When ESG Becomes Value: Stock Market Rewards of Sustainable Banking in Europe
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between sustainable investing and stock performance in the European banking sector. Specifically, it investigates the impact of the overall ESG score as well as the individual ESG pillars on stock performance, with particular attention to differences across high‐capital‐buffer and large‐sized banks.
Antoine B. Awad
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Dynamic analysis of the determinants of long-term microfinance interest rates: Macro and micro factors. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2022 Rauf F +5 more
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Breadth at the Helm: Generalist CEOs and Corporate ESG Performance‐Evidence From China
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Drawing on the Upper Echelons Theory and the Imprinting Theory, this study conjectures that generalist CEOs may have a stronger tendency to pursue environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals. We perform multiple regression analyses with observations of Shanghai and Shenzhen A‐share listed companies from 2010 to 2023 in order to explore ...
Shanmei Luo +4 more
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Governance Drivers of Fossil Fuel Divestment: Evidence From Global Banks
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Climate change poses increasing transition risks for the banking sector, as financial institutions remain exposed to fossil fuel activities despite growing sustainability commitments. This study examines whether corporate governance influences banks' decisions to adopt fossil fuel divestment policies.
Rosella Carè +3 more
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Orchestrating Green Transformation: How AI Adoption Enables Corporate Carbon Neutrality
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As carbon neutrality has become a central goal of global climate governance, how firms achieve low‐carbon transformation has emerged as a critical research issue. However, prior studies have primarily focused on macro‐ or industry‐level analyses, offering limited and fragmented insights into how digital technologies—particularly AI—affect firm‐
Xiaonan Dong, Sungjin Son
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Impact of Emission Reduction Targets on Corporate Greenwashing: International Empirical Evidence
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the influence of emission reduction target characteristics on corporate greenwashing propensity. Through the analysis of 4938 international observations via probit regression, we examine four key dimensions: science‐based validation, target compliance, timeframe, and organizational coverage.
Antonio J. Mateo‐Márquez +2 more
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The Dynamics of the Policy Mix and Sectoral Gaps in South Korea's Decarbonization Transition
Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While a coherent policy mix is a fundamental prerequisite for successful energy transitions, existing frameworks predominantly rely on static evaluations. This horizontal approach fails to capture the deep temporal dynamics and physical inertia inherent in socio‐technical regime shifts.
Yong Hwan Kim, Kyung Nam Kim
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Systemic risk prevention policies targeting systemically important banks: Does clustering pattern matter? [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Zhu B, Hu X, Deng Y, Lin R.
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Varieties of Local Implementation for Net Zero in China: Evidence From Three Cities
Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Since China updated its nationally determined contributions in 2021, achieving carbon peaking before 2030 and carbon neutrality before 2060—the so‐called “dual carbon” goals—has become the new guiding principle of China's climate governance. However, few studies have examined the implementation of China's dual carbon goals, particularly the ...
Ting Guan, Ziwei Gou, Yixian Sun
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