Private politics and environmental management

Sonam Gupta and Robert Innes ()

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2014, vol. 68, issue 2, 319-339

Abstract: We study determinants and effects of two types of private political actions (PPAs) against S&P 500 companies: environmental boycotts and shareholder proxy proposals. We consider effects on the firms׳ adoption of environmental management systems (EMS) and the environmental protocol, ISO 14001. We find that PPAs have a significant impact on firms׳ environmental management decisions and, consistent with Baron (2009), that a company׳s likelihood of experiencing a PPA is higher if it is a “receptive target” that has a reputation for social responsibility.

Keywords: Environmental management; Private politics; Boycotts; Proxy challenges; Corporate social responsibility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D70 Q53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2014.05.002

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