Present research is aimed to examine the factors affecting the disclosure of corporate carbon emission. Investors, especially shareholders, largely rely upon the disclosure of financial and other data to determine the firm value. However, disclosure of environmental performance such as carbon...

The relationship between sustainability performance and sustainability disclosure remains ambiguous, both theoretically and empirically. Voluntary disclosure theory would suggest that the relationship should be positive, whereas legitimacy theory points toward a negative relationship. However,...

This paper adds to the literatures on socially responsible investment (SRI), investment management, regulation of financial services and social accounting by providing a comprehensive survey of investment methods used in SRI products and regulated social reporting in financial services....

This short encyclopedic article provides a theoretical introduction to the 'Business Case for Sustainability' concept, its drivers, key challenges and future issues. A business case for sustainability intends and realizes economic success through (and not just with) an intelligent design of...

ROE of firm is known to revert to its mean level in the future. In this study we will show that speed of mean reversion of ROE depends on historical volatility of ROE from data of Japanese equity. It indicates that (low) volatility of historical ROE is important factor for earnings quality in Japan

Business sustainability has emerged as the theme of the 21st century. We examine whether and how different components of economic sustainability disclosure (ECON), as well as environmental, social, and governance (ESG) dimensions of sustainability performance affect cost of equity, individually...

We examine the impact of COVID-19 on changes in firm value, and the moderating role of firm-level sustainability performance on this relationship. We find that firms domiciled in countries where the COVID-19 impact is more devastating experience greater decline in firm value. The negative impact...

The theoretical framework, consisting of the traditional literature on performance, is contextualized according to the specific rationale that characterizes the microfinance operation. Performance evaluation, moreover, is not a new subject matter in microfinance. On the international level,...

Access to quality early childhood education is a sustainable development goal towards empowering people in an emerging economy. The purpose of this study is to examine how the coronavirus disease impacted a small early childhood business in Vietnam, which experienced two waves of attacks....

Passion - in the sense of fervent commitment to action - and compassion - understood as sensitive openness for social and ecological concerns - are not a sure formula for business success. Whether social or ecological entrepreneurs, who find themselves under pressure from market competition,...