The determinants of corporate social responsibility (CSR) committee: executive compensation, CSR-based incentives and ESG performance

Mehtap Aldogan Eklund and Pedro Pinheiro

Social Responsibility Journal, 2024, vol. 20, issue 7, 1240-1255

Abstract: Purpose - This paper aims to investigate whether executive compensation, corporate social responsibility (CSR)-based incentives, environmental social and governance (ESG) performance and firm performance are the significant predictors of CSR committees, in addition to CEO, firm and corporate governance characteristics, from the tenet of stakeholder and managerial power theories. Design/methodology/approach - Switzerland is an exemplary country from the perspective of corporate governance and executive compensation. This empirical study includes a panel data set of listed Swiss companies, so fixed-effect logistic regression has been used. Findings - It has been found that the companies that offer CSR-based incentives and higher compensation to their CEOs and have better ESG performance are more likely to have CSR committees. Practical implications - This empirical paper fills the gap in the literature, guides practitioners about the factors that influence the creation and efficiency of CSR committees, and inspires regulatory bodies to ponder on a mandatory CSR committee to form resilient and sustainable organizations worldwide. Social implications - COVID-19 has re-emphasized the prominence of sustainability and the stakeholder approach. Thus, this paper indicates that CSR committees require the adaption and implementation of a holistic sustainability policy that integrates both external and internal factors and thereby provides a whole process for sustainability issues. Originality/value - The impact of CSR committees on corporate social performance (CSP) has already been investigated. However, the predictors of CSR committees have been less scrutinized in the literature.

Keywords: CSR committees; Corporate governance; ESG performance; Executive compensation; Stakeholder theory; Managerial power theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1108/SRJ-07-2022-0303

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