Tracing the path to sustainable governance: CSR committees as mediators of board impact on ESG performance in the MENA region
Corporate Governance,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 9, 2024
Purpose
This
study
aims
to
explore
the
mediating
role
of
corporate
social
responsibility
(CSR)
committees
in
relationship
between
board
characteristics
and
environmental,
governance
(ESG)
performance,
specifically
within
Middle
East
North
Africa
(MENA)
region.
Design/methodology/approach
Based
on
a
panel
178
firms
spanning
2015–2022,
analysis
uses
Baron
Kenny’s
(1986)
mediation
approach,
supplemented
by
structural
equation
modeling
(SEM)
path
for
robustness.
Findings
The
findings
demonstrate
that
CSR
play
significant
impact
size,
expertise
gender
diversity
ESG
performance.
Furthermore,
confirms
direct,
positive
influence
both
presence
underscoring
their
strategic
importance
fostering
sustainability
this
regional
context.
Practical
implications
highlight
diversifying
enhancing
skills
improve
Companies
are
encouraged
recalibrate
frameworks
leverage
promote
sustainable
business
practices.
Social
By
demonstrating
effect
aligns
with
global
trends
responsible
conduct
highlights
addressing
environmental
challenges.
alignment
is
critical
achieving
development
goals
reinforcing
stakeholder
trust
Originality/value
research
provides
novel
empirical
insights
into
MENA
region,
offering
unique
contribution
discourse
sustainability.
highlighting
region-specific
dynamics
shape
outcomes,
it
deepens
understanding
effective
Language: Английский
Board Gender Diversity and Firm Performance: Unveiling the ESG Effect
Sustainable Futures,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 100493 - 100493
Published: Feb. 1, 2025
Language: Английский
Revisiting the determinants of CO2 emissions: The role of higher education under the extended STIRPAT model
Qiang Li
No information about this author
PLoS ONE,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
20(3), P. e0319930 - e0319930
Published: March 18, 2025
This
study
directly
aligns
with
Sustainable
Development
Goals
(SDGs),
i.e.,
SDG-13
and
SDG-4.
Carbon
emissions
(CO2e)
are
primarily
addressed
under
SDG-13:
Climate
Action,
which
aims
to
combat
climate
change
its
impacts.
CO2e
reduction
efforts
contribute
achieving
this
goal
by
mitigating
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
SDG
4:
Quality
Education
ensure
inclusive
equitable
quality
education
for
all.
It
emphasizes
explicitly
lifelong
learning
opportunities
targets
higher
(HE)
access
improve
skills
sustainable
development.
Therefore,
the
current
examine
determinants
of
in
China
role
HE
extended
STIRPAT
model.
utilizes
Fully
Modified
Ordinary
Least
Squares
(FMOLS)
Dynamic
(DOLS)
methods
using
time
series
data
from
1985
2023.
The
finding
shows
that
total
population,
GDP,
industry
positively
affect
CO2e,
while
technological
innovation
negatively
China.
Language: Английский
Corporate governance and emission performance: Malaysian evidence on the moderating role of environmental innovation
Discover Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
5(1)
Published: Dec. 20, 2024
This
study
examines
the
effects
of
corporate
governance
mechanisms
on
emission
scores.
Furthermore,
it
evaluates
moderating
effect
environmental
innovation
activities
association
between
and
performance.
The
sample
consists
122
Malaysian
companies
in
several
sectors.
Data
were
extracted
exclusively
from
Refinitiv
Eikon
database
for
period
2016–2023.
adopted
a
panel
data
approach
with
fixed-effect
estimation,
fixed
Driscoll–Kraay
standard
error,
generalized
method
moments.
findings
reveal
that
audit
expertise,
independence,
board
board-specific
skills
have
statistically
significant
negative
impact
results
show
has
no
substantial
links
committee
characteristics
However,
moderates
attendance,
gender
diversity,
makes
valuable
contributions
to
existing
body
literature.
Our
offers
distinct
thorough
assessment
innovation,
setting
apart
previous
research
conducted
Malaysia.
Language: Английский