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...

Governments, organizations and individuals around the world are paying increasing attention to climate change and carbon emissions. This paper argues that a new international assurance standard on carbon emissions disclosures is an appropriate response by the auditing and assurance profession to...

This paper investigates the interrelationships between several external social institutions and related party transactions disclosure across 49 countries. A theoretical framework is proposed to encompass the interrelationships between cultural values, legal environment, government intervention...

This paper is devoted to the investigation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure regulation process and its possible connection with countries' competitiveness as an integral part of countries' Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility (CSER) poliсy. ESG disclosure...

We investigate the relationship between private firms’ disclosures and the demand for the equity of their publicly traded peers. Using data on the global movement of public equity, we find that a one standard deviation increase in private firm disclosure transparency – proxied by the number...

We investigate the relationship between private firms’ disclosures and the demand for the equity of their publicly traded peers. Using data on the global movement of public equity, we find that a one standard deviation increase in private firm disclosure transparency – proxied by the number...

We examine the extent of firm-level disclosures of climate-related financial information in response to recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Specifically, we examine the level of climate-related financial disclosures after the release of the TCFD...

Research Question/Issue: We examine the association between institutional ownership and climate change disclosure quality from 2006 to 2018 across 34 countries. Research Findings/Insights: We find that firms with a higher level of foreign institutional ownership demonstrate better quality...