...Elisa Menicucci; Guido Paolucci Purpose This paper aims to inspect the influence of board characteristics on environmental, social and governance ( ESG ) performance in the utilities sector. The study investigates the impact of a comprehensive set of board characteristics [i.e. board size, gender...

...Ayshe Hyusein; Kemal Cek Purpose This study aims to investigate the relationship between environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies and corporate financial performance in energy and renewable energy industries in the USA between 2013 and 2023. Design/methodology/approach The system...

...Mirza Muhammad Naseer; Yongsheng Guo; Xiaoxian Zhu Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure, firm risk and stock market returns within the Chinese energy sector. Using a variety of econometric techniques, the study seeks...

..., social and governance (ESG) sensitivity, which is likely to safeguard the energy sector firms from such controversies, is itself conditional to the development stage of a country and its regulatory environment. Therefore, this study aims to investigate if the influence of ESG on the share price...

...Georgia Makridou; Michalis Doumpos; Christos Lemonakis Purpose Considering environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors is vital in climate change mitigation. Energy companies must incorporate ESG into their business plans, although it unquestionably affects their corporate financial...