During the last years, there has been an increasing discussion on the role of business in
human rights violations and an increase in human rights litigation against companies. The …

This study provides evidence on the existence of a negative greenium, ie a risk premium
related to the greenness of a firm, based on European individual stock returns. We define a …

While research on the disclosure of CSR (corporate social responsibility) recognizes the
influence of government regulations and guidelines, less attention has been given to the co …

Under increased pressure to report environmental impacts, some firms selectively disclose
relatively benign impacts, creating an impression of transparency while masking their true …

Carbon transparency, once a niche practice, is increasingly becoming institutionalized.
Firms are now required to report not only their operations' carbon emissions but also their …

Businesses promote their environmental awareness through green buildings, eco-labels,
sustainability reports, industry pledges and clean technologies. When are these symbols …

The challenges associated with climate change will require governments, citizens, and firms
to work collaboratively to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a task that requires information …

This article combines new and old institutionalism to explain differences in organizational
strategies. We propose that differences in the influence of corporate departments lead their …

Regulatory capitalism—a social, political, and economic order characterized by a
proliferation of both markets and state and nonstate attempts to regulate markets and …

Using data from a sample of US industrial facilities subject to the federal Clean Air Act from
1993 to 2003, this article theorizes and tests the conditions under which organizations' …