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risk for financial reporting. We argue that current disclosure regulation likely requires the disclosure of climate risk on …
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We elaborate an imminent critique of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), critically exploring its claim to serve the public interest by reference to its character and position, its official principles and its work vis-agrave;-vis campaigns to disaggregate accounting focused on...
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In recent years, companies receive pressure to release environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure, since … these are perceived as critical issues by society. Despite this pressure, ESG disclosure practices considerably vary by firm … ESG disclosure practices and each pillar. Results obtained using a cross-country sample of 14,174 firm-year observations …
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in firms' voluntary participation in carbon disclosure via the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). We argue that national … as the extent to which managers recognize the need for emissions control and disclosure. Based on a sample of 1,762 firms … and consistently related to carbon disclosure propensity, regardless of whether Hofstede or Global Leadership and …
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This study examines the role of codes of ethics in reducing the extent to which managers act opportunistically in reporting earnings. Corporate codes of ethics, by clarifying the boundaries of ethical corporate behaviors and making relevant social norms more salient, have the potential to deter...
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Accounting scandals are becoming perpetual in nature. They range from the ancient Mesopotamia, to the South Sea Bubble of 1720, to the famous Enron of 2001, down to Parmalat, Tesco and Toshiba of today. The series of accounting scandals that have occurred in the last two decades calls for a...
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We examine the association between carbon risk and future stock price crash risk and the moderating role of climate change disclosures in this association using a sample of firms across the world. We find that carbon risk is positively associated with future stock price crash risk, and...
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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...
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