... theory, and resource dependence theory, the study develops an integrative conceptual framework directly linking board cybersecurity oversight to environmental, social, and governance ( ESG ) performance, with digital risk governance quality as a process-based mediating mechanism, and regulatory pressure...

...Rehana Kouser; Waqas Ahmad Watto; Gohar Mahmood; Seydeh Asieh Hosseini Tabaghdehi Purpose This study aims to examine how financial literacy ( FL ) and fintech adoption ( FA ) influence firms’ environmental, social and governance ( ESG ) performance, drawing on resource dependency theory ( RDT...

...Muhammad Fadhly Rizky Octavio Purpose This study aims to analyze the influence of CEO characteristics on ESG performance of ASEAN public listed companies and the moderating role of public pressure in this relationship. Design/methodology/approach The study uses panel data from 298 ASEAN...

... and governance ( ESG ) performance impacts the nexus between board cultural diversity and classification shifting in a developed market, such as the UK . Design/methodology/approach This study used panel data of 67 UK firms listed in the FTSE 100 index between 2019 and 2023. The authors employed...

...Mohamed Hessian Purpose This study aims to examine how women on corporate boards affect environmental, social and governance ( ESG ) performance, focusing on the moderating role of operating cash flow ( OCF ) opacity and the mediating role of sustainability committees (SCs). Drawing on agency...

... of board gender diversity ( BGD ) on environmental, social and governance ( ESG ) performance through intellectual capital ( IC ). Design/methodology/approach The study investigates a sample of 41 IBs over the period 2016–2022. To ensure a comprehensive and nuanced analysis, it uses a diverse set...

... in terms of its disclosure (e.g. Vestrelli et al., 2024 ; Antoniuk, 2023 ; García-Sánchez et al., 2022). Consistently, Cambrea et al. (2023) found that executive women directors play an important role in aligning stakeholders’ needs through ESG performance...

... diversity on ESG performance. Corresponding author Francesco Paolone francesco.paolone@unimercatorum.it 17 12 2024 05 05 2025 30 06 2025 20 08 2025 © 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only ESG performance...

...Jaafar Al-Sarraf; Abdullah Kaid Al-Swidi; Mohammed A. Al-Hakimi Purpose This study investigates whether board diversity (BD) affects environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, focusing on ESG dimensions. Design/methodology/approach This study uses data from FTSE All-Share firms...

...Blessing Oyinlola Purpose This study investigates the impact of chief executive officers (CEOs’) and board members’ personal characteristics on their firms’ environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. Design/methodology/approach Using a sample of 120,834 firm-year observations...

...Ines Kateb; Waleed M. Alahdal Purpose This study aims to explore the mediating role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) committees in the relationship between board characteristics and environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, specifically within the Middle East and North Africa...

...Noor Hidayah Ab Aziz; Ahmed Razman Abdul Latiff; Mohammad Noor Hisham Osman; Sajead Mowafaq Alshdaifat Purpose This study aims to examine how corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy impacts environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance in public listed firms across the Association...

...Elisa Menicucci; Guido Paolucci Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between board gender equality and environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance in the European banking sector. The study examines whether and how the presence of women on the board...

...Maretno Agus Harjoto; Yan Wang Purpose Drawing from social capital, social network theory of stakeholder influence and stakeholder management, the purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between board network centrality and firms’ environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance...