When do female directors curb corporate ESG controversies? Evidence from the USA

Ammar Gull, Inam Haq (), Abdul Ghafoor (), Tanveer Ahsan () and Yasar Bayraktar ()
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Ammar Gull: DVHE - De Vinci Higher Education, VNU - Vietnam National University [Hanoï]
Inam Haq: DVHE - De Vinci Higher Education
Abdul Ghafoor: BCU - Birmingham City University
Tanveer Ahsan: Rennes SB - Rennes School of Business
Yasar Bayraktar: BCU - Birmingham City University

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Abstract: We investigate when female directors are effective in curbing ESG controversies • Female directors mitigate ESG controversies when serving as independent directors • Female directors are effective in firms.

Keywords: Contingency theory; Agency theory; Gender socialization; Female directors; ESG controversies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-10
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Published in Journal of Cleaner Production, 2025, 528, ⟨10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.146746⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.146746

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