... while helping to minimize greenwashing risk in production-based supply chains. This study also explores employee skepticism about green claims as a mediating factor in influencing this relationship. Design/methodology/approach Data were gathered from 1,211 supply chain employees in production...

... design. Mechanism tests show that the policy reduces quantitative disclosure, heightening information asymmetry and thereby intensifying opportunistic reporting. Findings This study finds that carbon trading increases firms’ greenwashing risk by about 6.9%, with the effect emerging two years after...