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Diversity, Inclusion, and Firm Performance: The Corporate Innovation Channel

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines whether corporate innovation—measured both as general innovative output and as environmental innovation—mediates the relationship between diversity and inclusion (D&I) and corporate financial performance (CFP). Prior research has documented positive, negative, and null associations between D&I and financial outcomes, but ...
Eleonora Monaco, Luca Galati, Lorenzo Dal Maso, Marco Maria Mattei   +3 more
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Integrating ESG Into Business Strategy: Evidence on Firm Performance From European High‐Materiality Industries

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into corporate business strategy has become progressively important, particularly for firms operating in high‐materiality industries where nonfinancial risks are more pronounced. This study examines the association between ESG performance and firm performance among European
Melinda Timea Fülöp, Javier Cifuentes‐Faura, Dan Ioan Topor   +2 more
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Renewable Energy, Climate Risk, and the Cost of External Assurance: International Evidence

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Corporate shifts from fossil fuels to renewable energy are central to climate‐transition strategies, but their effects on external assurance have not been well understood. This study examines whether, how and where corporate renewable energy consumption affects the cost of external assurance, proxied by statutory audit fees.
Rashid Zaman, Terri Trireksani, Hadrian Geri Djajadikerta   +2 more
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Exploring Sustainability Reporting in the Fashion Industry Towards European Sustainability Reporting Standards: Evidence on ESRS Readiness

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, companies have increasingly sought to strengthen their sustainability commitment and reporting practices, particularly in industries with significant environmental and social impacts, such as fashion. The completeness and quality of sustainability reporting are central to European policy.
Daniela Preite, Camilla Falivena, Emanuela Scarpellini   +2 more
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From Custom to Court: The Evolution of Mediation in European Legal Systems

Conflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article traces how European mediation has repeatedly rebalanced three variables—(1) the source of mediator authority, (2) the degree of institutionalization, and (3) the operative meaning of voluntariness—from antiquity to the present. Using three periods—Proto‐Mediation (c. 500 BCE–c. 1750), Classical Mediation (c.
Viktoriia Hamaiunova
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The Relationship Between Board Diversity and Corporate Environmental Performance: A Meta‐Analysis

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The association between corporate governance mechanisms and corporate environmental performance has gained increasing academic engagement; however, existing empirical studies provide inconsistent results. This study aims at empirically summarizing the results of previous research on the relationship between different characteristics of board ...
My Hanh Doan, Paul Ludwig, Remmer Sassen, Luisa Altenburger   +3 more
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What Drives CSR Performance: Structures, Declarations or Values?

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) are increasingly central to strategic management, yet a gap persists between formal commitments and actual practice. The study explores the structural and value‐based predictors of the institutional integration of CSR and sustainability, with a focus on the mediating role of the CSR ...
Pavla Vrabcová, Lukáš Falát, Hana Urbancová, Peter Madzík   +3 more
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Managing with CARE: Family‐Level Outcomes of Environmental, Social, and Governance Practices in Family Firms

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT ESG practices offer various benefits for family firms; however, there has been limited focus on how these practices can specifically advantage the owning family. To address this gap, we conduct a multiple‐case study of six Italian family firms.
Rafaela Gjergji, Sofia Brunelli, Andrea Sanseverino, Salvatore Sciascia, Valentina Lazzarotti   +4 more
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Designing Governance for ESG: Incentive and Oversight Complementarities in Corporate Sustainability Performance

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how internal governance design supports credible ESG performance by distinguishing between Incentive and Oversight Architectures. Using 13,993 firm‐year observations of US nonfinancial firms from 2018 to 2024, we estimate fixed effects and two‐step system GMM models.
Beyza Gürel, Nehir Balci, Mustafa Reha Okur   +2 more
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Combating ESG Greenwashing Through AI Models: Evidence From Disaggregated AI Technologies, Mechanisms, and Thresholds

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how artificial intelligence language models influence corporate environmental, social, and governance greenwashing (GWESG$$ {\mathrm{GW}}_{\mathrm{ESG}} $$) behavior, utilizing panel data from Chinese listed firms spanning 2012–2022.
Brahim Bergougui, Hamid Ghazi H. Sulimany, Abdulrahman Atllah Alharbi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source