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We use the exposure of U.S. firms’ directors to the staggered introduction of sustainability disclosure reforms in foreign countries to study the role of the board of directors in shaping corporate sustainability. Using a difference-in-differences design, we document that the board has a...
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valuation while proposals on material issues are associated with subsequent increases in firm value. We show that managers …
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are becoming more involved. In this study, we explore the actual role of shareholders as an important class of corporate … shareholder proposals, shareholders in the Netherlands, including institutional investors, seem to increasingly care about … the large variety of topics shareholders may ask questions about, including remuneration matters, the corporate strategy …
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Not only institutional investors are increasingly demanding to know more about the sustainability skills of the boards they elect. These skills demonstrate a company's capability to navigate new regulations and meet self-imposed targets. Consequently, they also serve as a significant proxy for a...
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members and 31 sustainability managers.] …
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Ecolabels are policies and programs that are designed to signal information to stakeholders about a product's sustainability attributes and reduce stakeholder uncertainty about the validity of green product claims. However, for ecolabels to be successful at addressing information asymmetries...
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