This study examines the impact of non-executive employee stock ownership plans (ESOP)
on corporate environmental engagement. We show that granting ESOPs to non-executive …

Researchers debate whether environmental investments reduce firm value or actually
improve financial performance. We provide some compelling evidence on shareholder …

We construct an event-based outcome measure of firm-level environmental, social, and
governance (ESG) impact for public and private firms globally from 2007 to 2015 using data …

We examine the resource provision role of the board of directors in ensuring substantive
corporate sustainability practices. Specifically, we examine two channels of resource …

Firms have traditionally responded to environmental violations by increasing information
disclosure and/or communication to manage stakeholder perceptions. As such, these …

We study behind-the-scenes investor activism promoting environmental, social, and
governance (ESG) improvements by means of a proprietary dataset of a large international …

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions pose a serious threat to human habitats because they
are the cause of the increasing number of ecological problems and adverse weather events …

This paper examines the association between long-term compensation and corporate social
responsibility (CSR) for 90 publicly traded Canadian firms. Social responsibility is …

This study examines whether shareholders are sensitive to corporations' environmental
footprint. Specifically, I conduct an event study around the announcement of corporate news …

This study relies on environmental stewardship, a stakeholder-enlarged view of stewardship
theory, and institutional theory to analyze the relationship between CEO compensation and …