Board of Directors' characteristics and environmental SDGs adoption: an international study

Jonathan Taglialatela, Kevin Pirazzi Maffiola, Roberto Barontini and Francesco Testa

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 2023, vol. 30, issue 5, 2490-2506

Abstract: Drivers of environmentally conscious firm behaviour have gained increasing attention over past decades. The Board of Directors holds a central role in corporate decision‐making, and previous empirical evidence suggests that its characteristics could influence corporate environmental performance. This paper contributes to the literature with the first evidence of the influence certain board characteristics have on whether a firm ultimately supports one or more environmental SDGs. Our focus is on board size, gender diversity, board independence and CEO duality. Logistic and fractional regressions on 4417 globally listed firms highlight that board size, the share of female directors, and the share of independent directors are significant drivers of support for environmental SDGs. The results and insights revealed in this study should be helpful to policymakers, investors and corporations in evaluating the effectiveness of corporate governance characteristics and fostering corporate contributions to the 2030 Agenda.

Date: 2023
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