Prior research suggests that the disclosure of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions—a primary cause of climate change—affects firm valuation. In this paper, we provide new insights into the determinants of the voluntary disclosure of GHG emissions. We show that board ancestral diversity has a...

Institutional investors have limited resources dedicated to engagement activities, yet, in manycases they hold thousands of stocks in their portfolios. We exploit the introduction of the tieringclassification system by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) in 2016 for signatories reportingunder...

This research aims to identify voluntary disclosure indices and components as well as the impact of corporate governance system on information asymmetry. This research is archival survey. In terms of survey research dimension, the statistic population, the accounting and finance’s experts’...

Prior research suggests that voluntary environmental governance mechanisms operate to manage a firm’s reputation as opposed to being a driver of proactive environmental performance activities. In understanding how such corporate governance mechanisms can operate as a symbolic practice, we...

Using a sample of A-share listed companies on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges, this study examines the impact of voluntary corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure on independent audit demand in different institutional environments. The sample covers the 2008-2016 period and...