Our research employs regression analysis with a comprehensive set of variables, including cross-listing status, inclusion in ESG-focused investment funds, presence of independent directors, and board size, to examine key factors impacting greenwashing scores. Findings reveal that 47% of sampled companies...
Companies only participating in peripheral efforts and not more deeply embedded ones are sometimes called "greenwashing," attempting to give the appearance of social responsibility without infusing such practices throughout their entire organization. According to D'Arcy's research, firms that do this are...
In contrast, reputation may be assessed on these dimensions but can also be assessed on ‘virtually any attribute along which organizations may vary that can serve as a source of status comparisons’.” (pp. 331–332). We do not use the term “greenwashing” exensively and explicitly ...
There was limited information regarding the success or implementation of initiatives and, therefore, it was not possible to assess the extent to which organizations engage in the described initiatives. While the evidence suggests that corporations are moving away from greenwashing to transparent reporting...
To be clear, in most cases we don’t recommend brands take stances on social issues. Jun Poekert didn’t mince words when he offered his perspective: “I advise most brands that they shouldn’t actively be part of the narrative surrounding global events.” But, there are a handful of ti...
Enterprises tend to present themselves as eco-conservationists in their annual accounts and CSR reports; however, few companies live up to the image of sustainable performance that they portray for themselves, and many engage in ‘ESG decoupling’, the deceptive of companies that deliberately ...
A higher level of external concern for a firm means a higher motivation for the firm to engage in ESG activities (Liu et al., 2021). Show abstract Regulation of environmental, social and governance disclosure greenwashing behaviors considering the risk preference of enterprises 2024, Energy ...
few of our respondents believed that SRAs’ evaluations made a significant difference to firms’ substantive sustainability performance. Indeed, to the extent that some firms in the sample “gamed” ESG ratings, there is a danger that external evaluations may encourage firms to engage in ethically ...
Current studies showed the primary motivation for business organizations to engage in CSR is an ongoing success. Those that have a profit motive in carrying out the activities are considered healthy and legitimate (Zueva and Fairbrass 2021). CSR involves a company policy assessment, managing, as ...
There are several ways that an organization can engage in unethical reputation management, including astroturfing, greenwashing, fake reviews, negative reputation website ownership, DDoS attacks, and generating false news about competitors.Real reputation management involves understanding, correcting, and balan...