Toward Sustainable Development: Gender Diversity in Leadership, Green Innovation, and ESG Disclosure

Ahmad Yuosef Alodat and Siwei Dong

Business Strategy and the Environment, 2026, vol. 35, issue 1, 549-563

Abstract: This study examines the mediating role of green innovation on the link between gender diversity in leadership (GDL) and ESG disclosure in European countries. This study analyzes data from 2013 to 2022 from nonfinancial firms listed on European markets. The indirect impact of the green innovation mediating role was tested, and the direct effect of GDL on ESG disclosure was also examined. The findings indicated that GDL positively and significantly affects ESG disclosure. Additionally, the findings showed that green innovation mediates the association between GDL and ESG disclosure. This study is one of the early studies examining the indirect effect of GDL on ESG. It discusses the mediation relationship using green innovation in GDL on ESG disclosure, drawing from upper stakeholder theory and resource dependence theory.

Date: 2026
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