We review the financial economics-based research on Environmental, Social, and
Governance (ESG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) with an emphasis on …

This study collates potential economic effects of mandated disclosure and reporting
standards for corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability topics. We first outline …

The debate over how firm stakeholder engagement is tied to preserving shareholder wealth
has received growing attention in recent years, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 …

Focusing on the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors is important as it
affects the firm's capability to raise capital and attract investors, and hence, firm performance …

China's recent promotion of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has coincided with a
marked increase in the number of Chinese listed firms attracting female board members and …

In recent years, the negative consequences of climate change have gradually spread to the
real economy sector, which affects enterprise output, increases enterprise costs, and thus …

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

Firms' involvement in environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) initiatives is a
key determinant of their sustainable development efforts. Using the setting of China's Green …

Why do levels of corporate social performance (CSP) differ so much across countries? We
answer this question in an examination of CSP ratings of more than 2600 companies from …

Motivated by the prevalence of corporate sustainability and the rise of uncertainty at the
national level, we investigate the impact of three sources of uncertainty; namely, economic …