How Green Credit Policies and Climate Change Practices Drive Banking Financial Performance

Business Strategy & Development, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 8(1)

Published: March 1, 2025

ABSTRACT This study examines the influence of green credit policies (GCP) on banking financial performance (FP), emphasizing moderating role climate change practices (CCP). Using a stakeholder theory and legitimacy framework, we explore how initiatives impact key metrics such as return equity (ROE), earnings per share (EPS), Tobin's Q. The utilizes dataset covering 14 Jordanian banks from 2016 to 2023, applying regression models test proposed relationships. Our findings reveal positive significant relationship between GCP FP, indicating that with stronger tend experience enhanced outcomes. Additionally, CCP reinforces this effect, demonstrating environmental transparency fosters resilience long‐term sustainability. Robustness checks confirm validity our results, mitigating concerns regarding reverse causality endogeneity bias. contributes finance literature by providing empirical evidence benefits GCP, particularly in context developing economies. research underscores strategic importance integrating sustainability‐driven into operations achieve both objectives. hold substantial policy implications, advocating for regulatory frameworks promote transparency. For institutions, highlights competitive advantage embedding sustainability corporate strategies, ultimately enhancing market valuation profitability.

Language: Английский

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“Eco-Innovation Policies for Food Waste Management: A European Union-ASEAN Comparison”

Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(2), P. 100295 - 100295

Published: May 10, 2024

This study investigates the impact of eco-innovation policies on reduction food waste in European Union (EU) and Association Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Eco-innovations are a range new technologies practices that aim to tackle global crisis. These innovations not only promote economic growth but also contribute sustainability social well-being. Guided by circular economy principles, governments play critical role fostering eco-innovation. compares policy approaches five developed nations from EU (Germany, France, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland) developing ASEAN (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam). countries were chosen due their diverse profiles varied management strategies. Documentary analysis PESTEL reveals both regions leverage regulations, incentives, awareness campaigns encourage within sector. However, challenges remain areas such as infrastructure consumer behavior. research emphasizes potential achieve Sustainable Development Goals related systems, highlighting value knowledge sharing collaboration between address this urgent issue.

Language: Английский

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ESG and economic growth: Catalysts for achieving sustainable development goals in developing economies

Sustainable Development, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 8, 2024

Abstract This study investigates the impact of Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) dimensions economic growth on achievement Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in developing countries. The research utilizes a quantitative approach, analyzing panel data from 12 nations 2010 to 2022. Panel ARDL (Pooled Mean Group) method is applied assess both short‐term long‐term effects disaggregated ESG components—environmental, social, governance scores—on SDG attainment. Robustness confirmed through endogeneity tests conducted using Instrumental Variable (IV) regression analysis with Two‐Stage Least Squares (2SLS) method. results reveal positive relationship between attainment, also contributing significantly progress. highlights importance integrating principles strategies enhance fulfillment countries, offering valuable insights for policymakers business leaders advancing sustainable development agendas.

Language: Английский

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Beyond profit in family businesses: ESG-driven business model innovation and the critical role of digital capabilities

Journal of Family Business Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: July 2, 2024

Purpose This study aims to analyze the interaction between environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices digital capabilities in promoting business model innovation (BMI) family firms. Specifically, it researches how ESG influence BMI firms, breaking down this into its components. Design/methodology/approach We used microdata from Flash Eurobarometer 486 survey, conducted by European Commission 2020, which provides detailed data on challenges obstacles faced businesses. The survey included telephone interviews with key managers 2,483 family-owned businesses across 27 EU countries. Findings analysis found that dimensions of significantly enhance Additionally, environmental enhances while interactions or do not show significant effects. Research limitations/implications supports theoretical framework integrates innovation, providing empirical evidence for concept sustainable models. It emphasizes importance sustainability, engagement robust driving innovation. Practical implications Family can use findings guide their strategies integrating capabilities. Policymakers also benefit understanding supporting digitalization businesses, fostering a regulatory environment encourages Originality/value research expands interact foster BMI, particularly By components, offers view

Language: Английский

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Internationalisation, Waste Management and Board Attributes

Business Strategy and the Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 31, 2025

ABSTRACT We investigate whether internationalisation is significantly associated with waste management. Secondly, by focusing on two critical board attributes, we female and tenured directors help enable internationalised firms' better find that more firms produce waste; this result robust to various proxies such as total waste, hazardous nonhazardous scaled turnover. Although they tend engage less recycling, the insignificant. Furthermore, both moderate between management; reduce in firms. However, cannot which seems a missing link management of The results imply multinationals pollute environment producing not engaging recycling. Given cross‐border scale their manufacturing, sales and/or logistics operations, findings are importance for multinationals, governance structure stakeholders. posit international exposed visibility hence under scrutiny stakeholders regulatory bodies, press environmentalists. Waste production lack recycling might trigger legitimacy concerns incompatibility sanctions.

Language: Английский

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Investing in a Cleaner Future: The Role of Institutional Investors in Corporate Waste Management

Business Strategy and the Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 3, 2025

ABSTRACT As environmental sustainability gains prominence, institutional investors are increasingly recognized for their influence on corporate practices. Despite this growing interest, impact waste management and circular economy initiatives is yet to be explored. This study seeks bridge gap by examining how investors' ownership investment horizon affect in France, where companies face increasing regulatory pressure under the 2015 Energy Transition Law. Analyzing 1001 firm‐year observations over 2011–2021 results reveal that long‐term (short‐term) negatively (positively) generation. suggests exert managers prioritize reduction strategies, supporting neo‐institutional theory perspective. Further analysis shows effect of generation has accentuated after adoption French Law 2015, especially firms with high performance strong governance those operating environmentally sensitive industries. These offer actionable insights policymakers, investors, seeking promote sustainable

Language: Английский

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Green technology innovation and waste management: On the role of national governance

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 380, P. 124958 - 124958

Published: March 12, 2025

Language: Английский

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Non-linear impacts of productive capacity on organizational sustainability: an analysis of Next-11 countries with ESG moderation

Baltic Journal of Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 14, 2025

Purpose This study aims to test the non-linear impact of overall productive capacity on organizational sustainability for Next-11 countries. It also includes moderating role environmental, social and governance (ESG). Design/methodology/approach The panel auto regressive distributed lag (ARDL) method with pooled mean group (PMG) specification is applied analyze relationship between period 2000 2023. Findings finds an inverted U-shaped sustainability, where increased initially boosts but decreases it beyond optimal point. ESG’s beneficial, from a relationship. official exchange rate (OER) energy transition (ENTR) show negative sustainability. Research limitations/implications Some weaknesses this might be hinged fact that targeted countries only. can extended other emerging economies. Second, directional impacts are partial monotone, indicate more complicated tendency regional development, which needs further examination. Originality/value research delivers innovative insights into how ESG moderates quadratic N-11 Further, has considered OER ENTR determine

Language: Английский

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Fostering Green Economy via Catalyst of Sustainability

Advances in computational intelligence and robotics book series, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 179 - 208

Published: March 21, 2025

There is no shame in acknowledging that profiteering through wealth generation the most vicious motivator to satiate entrepreneurial aspirations. However, this globalizing world where resource availability faced with problem of exploitation, whilst economic development bears cost climate change, there a need for structural change business behavior encourage sustainability. The study examines how state-of-the-art ventures are insufficient address concerns green economy; and it can be transformed simulation eco-efficient innovation techniques by synergizing determinants an exploration into spectrum issues surrounding entrepreneurship R&D regulatory regimes eco-innovation contribute holistic solution. Using Responsibility as variable sustainable besides policy interventions- instilling motivations firms go green, will surely stimulate economy driven ethical ecopreneurs.

Language: Английский

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Do high-quality online interactions improve corporate ESG performance? Evidence from China

Sustainability Accounting Management and Policy Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 28, 2025

Purpose The rapid development of the internet and information technology has fundamentally reshaped mechanisms exchange among participants in capital market. Despite increasing importance investor–firm online interactions (IFOIs), there is limited understanding whether they affect corporate environmental, social governance (ESG) performance. Using unique experimental setting provided by China’s official interactive investor platforms – Hudongyi Ehudong this study aims to investigate impact IFOI quality on ESG performance, as well underlying mechanisms. Design/methodology/approach sample for consists Chinese A-share non-financial listed firms from 2010 2022. Both ordinary least squares regression ordered logit are used benchmark empirical tests. To address potential endogeneity issues, a series robustness checks conducted, including instrumental variable method propensity score matching. Findings authors obtain robust results indicating that high-quality IFOIs exert positive significant effect Channel tests reveal can mitigate managerial myopia transparency, thereby enhancing firms’ incentives engage practices. also find more pronounced when ESG-related issues included Q&A sessions, with higher financial constraints greater external pressure. Furthermore, most observed responsibility component sub-items. High-quality significantly reduce divergence ratings. number tone management responses Finally, improved performance increase Research limitations/implications This paper several limitations. First, employ soft cosine similarity measure IFOIs, which may be subject noise interference, look forward better metrics future. Second, due data availability specific focus study, China. Future research could explore appropriate contexts expanding other industries emerging markets. Practical implications provides insights regulatory authorities strengthen role media an important mechanism offers theoretical basis integrating real economy.Moreover, findings suggest improving contribute firms. Social valuable guidance countries large proportion retail investors, emphasising policy supervision fostering IFOIs. In addition, it suggests relations crucial promoting sustainable economies, such Originality/value contributes literature determinants exploring two-way communication between managers investors. It enriches shaping investment decisions.

Language: Английский

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