This study examines the valuation relevance of greenhouse gas emissions under the European Union Carbon Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS). We posit that carbon emissions affect firm valuation only to the extent that a firm's emissions exceed its carbon allowances under a cap and trade system and...

We hypothesize that firms pursuing a proactive environmental strategy: (1) possess resources and capabilities not available to the other firms and (2) enjoy better financial performance subsequently. Using longitudinal data between 1990 and 2003 from the four most polluting industries in the...

This chapter presents a selected review of studies that speak to the two related questions of whether capital markets view a firm’s carbon emissions as value relevant and if so, the importance of mandated carbon disclosure in facilitating investors’ assessment. The empirical literature...

Previous empirical evidence provided mixed results on the relationship between corporate environmental performance and environmental disclosures. We revisit this relation by testing economics based theories of voluntary disclosure using a more rigorous research design. In particular, we improve...

Previous empirical evidence provided mixed results on the relationship between corporate environmental performance and environmental disclosures. We revisit this relation by testing economics based theories of voluntary disclosure using a more rigorous research design. In particular, we improve...

Previous empirical evidence provided mixed results on the relationship between corporate environmental performance and environmental disclosures. We revisit this relation by testing economics based theories of voluntary disclosure using a more rigorous research design. In particular, we improve...

We examine the value relevance of CSR expenditure utilizing the Indian setting of mandatory CSR spending regulation which commenced in 2014. India is the only country where regulators mandate both CSR reporting and spending. Our interest is in two types of firms that meet the minimum specified...