...Kesara Hewage; Subhash Abhayawansa; Mardy Chiah Purpose This study aims to examine whether media-driven public perception of a firm’s environmental, social and governance performance (i.e. ESG news sentiment) and its media attention are associated with subsequent stock price crash risk. Using...

...Abrar Hussain; Muhammad A. Cheema; Md. Borhan Uddin Bhuiyan Purpose This study examines and compares the impact of environmental, social and governance decoupling (ESGD) on stock price crash risk (SPCR) in the USA and China, considering their differing ESG regulations and market conditions. ESG...