Emerging economies such as China enjoy economic expansion but also face dramatic environmental challenges. China's government is a central actor in both stimulating economic activities and pursuing environmental protection. Drawing on panel data and in-depth interviews, we examined the influence...

The UK government has posited incentives as an alternative to command-and-control mechanisms in order to motivate household recycling and corporate environmental responsibility. Using a psychoanalytic reading of Hegel, this paper argues that incentivisation reflects a privatisation of regulation...

We examine the value consequences of corporate social responsibility through the lens of institutional shareholders. We find a sharp asymmetry between corporate policies that mitigate the firm's exposure to environmental risk and those that enhance its perceived environmental friendliness...

We examine the value consequences of corporate social responsibility through the lens of institutional shareholders. We find a sharp asymmetry between corporate policies that mitigate the firm's exposure to environmental risk and those that enhance its perceived environmental friendliness...

Despite the vast literature on why firms should engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and an increasing desire expressed by managers to pursue CSR, many managers have yet to integrate CSR principles in their daily practices due to the lack of a clear link between CSR and corporate...

This paper studies whether institutional investors influence corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies and the impact of such influence on firm performance. We use facility-level toxic release data to proxy for a firm's ESG policies. We use geographic distance and the size...

Perception regarding a focal firm's corporate social responsibility (CSR) depends not only on itself but also on its known suppliers. This paper provides the first empirical evidence linking CSR and supply chain information disclosure together. Specifically, it uncovers robust evidence that...

The main objective of the study is to examine adopted strategies by environmental sensitivity companies in disclosing environmental information for managing stakeholder behaviour in Sri Lanka. It also aims to identify main users of environmental information disclosed in annual report and their...