Do investors care about greening in corporations? The role of eco-innovation and CSR committee

Abdullah S. Karaman, Ali Uyar, Rim Boussaada and Majdi Karmani

Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 2024, vol. 25, issue 5, 1244-1278

Abstract: Purpose - Prior studies mostly tested the association between carbon emissions and firm value in certain contexts. This study aims to advance the existing literature by concentrating on three indicators of greening in corporations namely resource use, emissions and eco-innovation, and examining their value relevance in the stock market at the global level. Furthermore, we deepen the investigation by exploring the moderating role of eco-innovation and the CSR committee between greening in corporations and market value. Design/methodology/approach - The data for the study were retrieved from the Thomson Reuters Eikon database for the years between 2002 and 2019 and contain 17,961 firm-year observations which are analyzed through fixed-effects regression. Findings - The results reveal that while resource usage is viewed as value-relevant by the market, the emissions and eco-innovation are not. However, despite eco-innovationper senot being value-relevant, its interaction with resource usage and emissions is value-relevant. Furthermore, CSR committees undertake a very critical role in translating greening practices into market value. Research limitations/implications - While the results for emissions support the cost-concerned school, the findings for resource usage confirm the value creation school. Furthermore, the interaction effect of eco-innovation and CSR committee confirms the resource-based theory and stakeholder theory, respectively. Practical implications - Investors regard eco-innovation-induced pro-environmental behaviors as value-relevant. These results propose firms replace eco-innovation at the focal point in developing environmental strategies and connecting other greening efforts to it. Moreover, CSR committees are critical to corporations in translating greening practices into firm value by developing and implementing disclosure and communication strategies. Originality/value - The study’s originality stems from investigating the synergetic effect that eco-innovation and CSR committees generate in translating greening practices to greater market value at a global scale.

Keywords: Environmental performance; Greening; Resource use; Emissions; Eco-innovation; CSR committee (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1108/JAAR-10-2023-0289

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