Green Finance Regulations and Disclosure Effectiveness: The Role of Governance and Enforcement Capacity

Ataullah Daud, Atif Khan Jadoon, Amjad Ali and Marc Audi

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Abstract: Green finance frameworks such as taxonomies, mandatory disclosure requirements, external verification mechanisms, and supervisory monitoring systems continue to expand, concerns regarding regulatory effectiveness, enforcement quality, and compliance-related constraints have got significant attention among policymakers. This study examines the relationship among regulatory design frameworks, enforcement capacity, and compliance-coordination frictions in shaping post-issuance green finance disclosure outcomes in developing economies. The study adopts a mixed-method research design comprising two empirical stages. The first stage utilizes a perception-based survey of green finance market participants to evaluate the influence of regulatory structures and institutional coordination mechanisms on disclosure practices. The second stage employs a cross-jurisdictional panel dataset to examine both the direct and moderating effects of governance quality as a proxy for enforcement capacity. The empirical analysis was conducted using regression-based estimation techniques to assess the relationships among the study variables. The findings indicate that well-structured regulatory design frameworks significantly improve post-issuance green finance disclosure outcomes, while stronger governance quality and institutional enforcement capacity further enhance regulatory effectiveness. However, the interaction between regulatory design and governance quality explains that stronger institutional environments may partially substitute for extensive regulatory complexity rather than merely reinforcing it. In addition, compliance and coordination frictions negatively affect disclosure quality and implementation efficiency across green finance systems. The results emphasize the importance of balanced regulatory structures, institutional effectiveness, and coordinated implementation mechanisms in strengthening green finance disclosure practices within developing economies.

Keywords: Green Finance; Regulatory Design; Enforcement Capacity; Post-Issuance Disclosure; Quality of Governance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G28 H11 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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