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ABSTRACT Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) assessment criteria have drawn substantial attention by investors in recent years. ESG factors have been considered by investors to create greater wealth and better investment decisions and opportunities. However, there are ambiguities about ESG assessment and reporting with issues of transparency and
Caleb Boadi +2 more
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ABSTRACT Institutional investors increasingly rely on ESG ratings to evaluate financially material sustainability risks, while governments promote corporate alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Because these frameworks differ substantially in capital market salience and monitoring intensity, board oversight may not ...
Mohamed Hegazy +2 more
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ABSTRACT The EU has recently introduced, for the first time, a market‐wide mandatory assurance requirement for sustainability reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The directive mandates that affected firms obtain independent third‐party assurance for their ESG reports. This study examines the equity market's reaction
Zelalem Abay
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ABSTRACT Transformative change is required to address persistent and systemic drivers of biodiversity loss. There is an urgent need for innovative solutions that tackle root causes in place‐specific contexts. Evidence indicates that small, innovative, purpose‐driven businesses can serve as vehicles for developing place‐based solutions.
Shova Thapa Karki, Bradley D. Parrish
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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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ABSTRACT Financial technology (FinTech) is recognized as an important enabler of sustainable development. However, it presents a fragmented and limited explanation of how FinTech may contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through this hybrid systematic review of 93 articles published between 2015 and May 2026, this study ...
Salman Bahoo +4 more
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ABSTRACT Given the critical role that banks play in sustainable development through their financial intermediation and capital allocation functions, assessing their sustainability performance has become an increasingly important research issue.
Özcan Işık +3 more
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ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether firms' sustainability actions aimed at serving multiple stakeholders lead to similar or differing sustainability outcomes depending on the manager's stakeholder focus. It proposes a conceptual framework distinguishing between primary and secondary stakeholders, wherein managers can face conflicts of interest ...
Felix B. Fischer +2 more
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Signalling ESG Misconduct: What Matters to Investors?
ABSTRACT We investigate what matters most to investors when environmental, social and governance (ESG)‐related corporate misconduct news is signalled and how these factors influence the magnitude of market value punishment. Using an event study on 44,859 corporate news items related to ESG incidents, we find that investors react negatively to such ...
Dewan Muktadir‐Al‐Mukit
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Who Cares About Carbon Performance Strategy? Ownership Structure as a Driver for Carbon Performance
ABSTRACT This research aims to highlight the empirical, theoretical, and corporate governance arguments employed in the academic literature that examines ownership structure as a determinant of carbon performance—a key element in contemporary climate governance frameworks.
Thicia Stela Lima Sampaio +2 more
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