Many companies in Germany must provide information beyond financial figures in their annual reports. For some years now, legislators have increasingly required information on non-financial aspects, such as the shares of women in leadership positions. Using a quantitative text analysis of annual...

Bank failures following the 2008 global financial crisis have increased the pressure for banks to integrate corporate social responsibility (CSR) in their core business. One manifestation of this pressure is the increased focus on CSR reporting of banks. Considering this, the objective of this...