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ESG controversies: a quantitative and qualitative analysis for the sociopolitical determinants in EU firms

Passas Ioannis, Ragazou Konstantina, Zafeiriou Eleni, Garefalakis, Alexandros, Zopounidis Konstantinos

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URIhttp://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/CED1CDE3-7FF4-44D1-80BA-AE5C86C40A80-
Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.3390/su141912879-
Identifierhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/19/12879-
Languageen-
Extent17 pagesen
TitleESG controversies: a quantitative and qualitative analysis for the sociopolitical determinants in EU firmsen
CreatorPassas Ioannisen
CreatorRagazou Konstantinaen
CreatorZafeiriou Elenien
CreatorGarefalakis, Alexandrosen
CreatorZopounidis Konstantinosen
CreatorΖοπουνιδης Κωνσταντινοςel
PublisherMDPIen
Content SummaryEnvironmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria are novel and exciting tools of corporate disclosure for decision making. Using quantitative and qualitative analyses, the present study examined the key characteristics and trends of ESG controversies in the European market. At the same time, it identified the controversies’ determinants. A bibliometric analysis was the qualitative method employed on the data derived from Scopus using Biblioshiny software, an R package. The quantitative analysis involved an international sample of 2278 companies headquartered in Europe from 2017–2019 being studied using a Generalized Linear Model. The findings of this research highlighted the role of the “S” and the “G” dimensions of the ESG controversies as the most crucial in affecting controversies. Women are under-represented in the business hierarchy, but their natural characteristics such as friendliness and peaceability lead to a low level of illegal business practices. However, independent of gender, executives have personal gains that they want to satisfy. Thus, executives may become involved in unethical practices and harm their colleagues and the business’s reputation. On the other hand, democracy emerged as one of the most disputed factors. Democracy gives people the voice to express themselves and publicly support their ideas without restrictions. Although, the regression results showed that democracy is not always operated as the “pipe of peace” and can affect, to some extent, controversies.en
Type of ItemPeer-Reviewed Journal Publicationen
Type of ItemΔημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτέςel
Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
Date of Item2023-09-11-
Date of Publication2022-
SubjectESGen
SubjectGeneralized Linear Modelsen
SubjectBiblioshinyen
SubjectDemocracyen
SubjectCorporate ethicsen
SubjectControversiesen
Bibliographic CitationI. Passas, K. Ragazou, E. Zafeiriou, A. Garefalakis, and C. Zopounidis, “ESG controversies: a quantitative and qualitative analysis for the sociopolitical determinants in EU firms,” Sustainability, vol. 14, no. 19, Oct. 2022, doi: 10.3390/su141912879.en

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