ESG performance and corporate metrics: mapping research trends and setting future research agenda DOI

Umasis Tripathy,

Mohit Verma,

A. Misra

и другие.

Global Knowledge Memory and Communication, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Апрель 15, 2025

Purpose Notable conceptual and empirical investigations of environmental, social governance (ESG) aspects in influencing company behaviour, investor choices regulatory frameworks have been studied. However, no attempt has made to synthesise comprehend these findings. Therefore, this study aims monitor the key research trends set agendas for future research. Design/methodology/approach A modified PRISMA framework is foundation systematic review. The Scopus database was thoroughly searched gather bibliographic material needed map critical contributing fields, essential authors, journals nations. clusters are located using scientific mapping. Furthermore, conducted a thematic analysis literature identify major themes, limitations potential avenues investigation. Findings examination performance mapping reveals that area still evolving, with an annual growth around 30%. evolution revealed evolving from responsibility ESG aspects. investigation discovered emerging areas, nations, authors their associations. Moreover, three primary areas four sub-themes. Lastly, outline possible directions further study. Research limitations/implications This will assist academic scholars, policymakers regulators by understanding ins outs business metrics arena. Originality/value Considering trend investments elements, it be important researchers effects variables’ relationships corporate metrics.

Язык: Английский

The Moderating Role of Country Governance in the Link between ESG and Financial Performance: A Study of Listed Companies in 58 Countries DOI Open Access

Zhonghuan Luo,

Yujia Li, Luu Thi Nguyen

и другие.

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(13), С. 5410 - 5410

Опубликована: Июнь 26, 2024

Corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance is expected to positively affect financial because it helps firms gain sociopolitical legitimacy from receiving positive stakeholder awareness gaining key resources. However, the research on relationship between corporate ESG has yielded mixed results. This paper explores impact of country environment ESG–financial link. We propose that stronger for in countries with better governance. Empirical analyses using a large panel dataset covering 11 years 58 support our arguments. found more effective political stability, regulatory quality, control corruption strengthen relationship. The implications findings are significant face different environments develop sustainable business strategies.

Язык: Английский

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The role of renewable energy and carbon dioxide emissions on the ESG market in European Union DOI Creative Commons

Kamel Si Mohammed,

Uğur Korkut Pata, Vanessa Serret

и другие.

Managerial and Decision Economics, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 45(7), С. 5146 - 5158

Опубликована: Июль 15, 2024

Abstract In view of global climate problems, public interest in the environment has recently evolved over decision economics. Accordingly, this study assesses impact carbon emission allowances (CEA), information technology (IT), renewable energy generation (REG), and dioxide (CO 2 ) on environmental, social, governance (ESG) European Union (EU) by applying quantile‐based models from January 2, 2019 to February 29, 2024. The outcomes demonstrate that CEA IT have an increasing effect ESG with moderating economic policy uncertainty (EPU). REG a declining ESG, while EPU moderates makes across higher quantiles.

Язык: Английский

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Sustainable by Ideology? The Influence of CEO Political Ideology and Ivy League Education on ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Performance DOI Creative Commons
Tim Heubeck, Annina Ahrens

Business Strategy and the Environment, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 3, 2025

ABSTRACT Building on upper echelons theory, this study posits that political ideology serves as a foundational factor influencing whether CEOs prioritize environmental, social, and governance (ESG) outcomes, whereas Ivy League education acts contextual moderates relationship. Analyzing data from S&P 900 manufacturing firms, the findings reveal liberal enhance ESG performance—particularly in social pillars—in contrast to their conservative counterparts. CEO ideology's effect performance does not depend graduated an institution. Instead, League–educated directly deter performance, possibly due specific values, perspectives, connections shaped by elite educational background. This contributes theory illuminating two critical microlevel factors—CEO education—that shape firms' strategy, offering valuable implications for boards stakeholders when selecting evaluating corporate leadership.

Язык: Английский

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Towards Sustainable Supply Chains: Evaluating the Role of Supply Chain Diversification in Enhancing Corporate ESG Performance DOI Creative Commons
Xinyue Wang, Hui Wu, Yang Shen

и другие.

Systems, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 13(4), С. 266 - 266

Опубликована: Апрель 8, 2025

Supply chain diversification (SCD) is widely acknowledged as a crucial strategy for sustainable supply management. However, its influence on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance remains unclear. This study will explore the impact of SCD ESG uncover underlying mechanisms drawing structure–conduct–performance (SCP) paradigm. To achieve this, we employ multidimensional fixed effects model empirical analysis utilizing panel data from China’s A-share listed companies 2010 to 2023. The findings reveal that enhances performance. For large-scale enterprises or those engaged in highly competitive high-pollution industries labor-intensive capital-intensive sectors, well are located eastern central regions, positive relatively more pronounced. mechanism shows green innovation digital transformation act mediators through which drives improvements. Furthermore, environmental uncertainty (EU) positively moderates relationship between These insights provide guiding framework, rich theoretical depth practical significance, committed developing chains pursuing long-term outstanding within complex dynamic market environments.

Язык: Английский

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The influence of environmental, social, and governance disclosure on market reaction: evidence from emerging markets DOI Creative Commons
Iskandar Itan,

Sylvia Sylvia,

Sheila Septiany

и другие.

Discover Sustainability, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 6(1)

Опубликована: Апрель 29, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Governing the Responsible Investment of Slack Resources in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Performance: How Beneficial are CSR Committees? DOI Creative Commons
Tim Heubeck, Annina Ahrens

Journal of Business Ethics, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Авг. 14, 2024

Abstract Possessing slack resources enables businesses to invest in innovative and stakeholder-focused initiatives. Therefore, we posit that higher encourage allocate these improve their environmental, social, governance (ESG) performance. Moreover, as a central sustainability mechanism, hypothesize the corporate social responsibility (CSR) committee supports investing ESG Using data from Nasdaq-100 firms, find initial support for positive effect of ESG. However, further analyses reveal become detrimental after an economically relevant threshold, indicating inverted U-shaped resources. Additionally, despite generally effect, uncover CSR committees cannot effectively enhance benefits low or moderate levels nor prevent detriments elevated our study significantly contributes ongoing discourse surrounding resources, ESG, usefulness committees. These findings hold significant implications ethical resource allocation, urging firms decision-makers reconsider dual-edged role unique context realizing its potential promoting practices within organization.

Язык: Английский

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Can Digital Transformation Restrain Corporate ESG Greenwashing—A Test Based on Internal and External Joint Perspectives DOI Creative Commons

Shiwei Xu,

Siyuan Zhang, Yilei Ren

и другие.

Systems, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12(9), С. 334 - 334

Опубликована: Авг. 30, 2024

Digital technology has the function of information governance, and digital transformation enterprises may be key way to identify restrain ESG greenwashing. Based on theory empowerment, this study analyzes influence mechanism restraining corporate green washing behavior from perspective internal external factors. This takes A-share listed companies in 2012–2022 as research samples tests effectiveness transformation. Research found that (1) can significantly suppress greenwashing behavior, conclusion still holds after a series endogeneity robustness tests. (2) In context high environmental awareness among executives, inhibitory effect is more pronounced. (3) Mechanism analysis shows inhibited company’s by increasing attention investors. (4) Heterogeneity state-owned enterprises, non-heavily polluting industries, high-tech located eastern region effective behavior. examines impact greenwashing, expands non-economic effects transformation, provide empirical evidence for improving quality disclosure sustainable development enterprises.

Язык: Английский

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Firm ESG Performance and Supply-Chain Total-Factor Productivity DOI Open Access
Feng Yang, Tingwei Chen, Zongbin Zhang

и другие.

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(20), С. 9016 - 9016

Опубликована: Окт. 18, 2024

Promoting firms’ green evolution and achieving sustainable, high-quality development have become crucial for sustainability. This study uses data from publicly listed automotive manufacturing firms 2009 to 2022 examine the impact of target environmental, social, governance (ESG) performance on total-factor productivity (TFP) at upstream downstream a supply-chain perspective. By employing two-way, fixed-effects model, mediation analysis, moderation provides comprehensive insights. The findings reveal following: (1) ESG in significantly improves TFP customers, this conclusion is robust even when using instrumental variable methods, additional control variables, rigorous robustness tests. (2) Mechanism analysis indicates that alleviates financing constraints their thereby positively impacting customers’ TFP. Additionally, finds monopolistic power firm negatively moderates relationship between its customers. These empirical enhance understanding spillover effects provide new theoretical foundation improving performance.

Язык: Английский

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The Evolution of ESG: From CSR to ESG 2.0 DOI Creative Commons
Ioannis Passas

Encyclopedia, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 4(4), С. 1711 - 1720

Опубликована: Ноя. 19, 2024

The evolving landscape of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has transcended its traditional boundaries, transitioning into Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles their more advanced iteration, ESG 2.0. Unlike CSR, which primarily emphasizes voluntary ethical practices, integrates sustainability the core business strategy, transforming how corporations address environmental societal challenges while enhancing shareholder value. This entry focuses specifically on European North American contexts, where regulatory pressures, investor demands, expectations have played pivotal roles in accelerating this transition. Understanding evolution from CSR to practices is crucial, given increasing complexity global such as climate change, inequality, governance scandals. emphasis 2.0 highlights a proactive, strategic approach embedding corporate DNA, ensuring relevance rapidly changing world.

Язык: Английский

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Impact of ESG performance on financial risk in energy firms: evidence from developing countries DOI
Mithilesh Gidage, Shilpa Bhide

International Journal of Energy Sector Management, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Ноя. 25, 2024

Purpose This study aims to examine the impact of ESG performance on financial risk (FR) in energy firms from developing countries. It also explores moderating roles controversies and board gender diversity (BGD) this relationship. Design/methodology/approach The research uses a panel data set 218 20 countries 2019 2024, using two-stage least squares regression address potential endogeneity. Robustness checks are conducted fixed-effects estimation pooled ordinary squares. Findings results indicate that superior significantly reduces both total systemic risk. positively moderate relationship between FR, suggesting may weaken risk-reducing benefits strong practices. Additionally, BGD strengthens negative FR. confirm consistency these findings across different methods. Originality/value contributes growing body literature by examining role FR mitigation, specifically within sector To best authors’ knowledge, is first explore dynamics specific context. uniquely illustrates how ESG–risk relationship, offering fresh insights extend stakeholder, management legitimacy theories. highlight importance integrating factors into corporate governance management, particularly for operating high-risk, high-impact industries such as energy.

Язык: Английский

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