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The effect of China's public climate concern on ESG disclosure

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  • Chen, Shoudong
  • Mao, Zhifang
  • Li, Yueshan
  • Kang, Jing

Abstract

Using a textual analysis approach, we investigate the impact of public climate concern on corporate ESG disclosure. The results reveal a significant negative correlation between the two. Our mechanistic analysis indicates that the exacerbation of public climate concerns amplifies firms' risk exposure, which confirms the negative effect on ESG performance. The negative effects of public climate concerns on ESG disclosure is heightened for companies with weaker CEO hometown identity, higher resource costs, lower environmental regulatory pressures, and colder climates in northern China. These results emphasize the significance of public climate concerns as a critical external factor affecting corporate ESG disclosure.

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  • Chen, Shoudong & Mao, Zhifang & Li, Yueshan & Kang, Jing, 2024. "The effect of China's public climate concern on ESG disclosure," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 62(PA).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:62:y:2024:i:pa:s1544612324001624
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2024.105132
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    Keywords

    Public climate concerns; ESG disclosure; Firm risk; CEO hometown identity;
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    JEL classification:

    • G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility

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