... 07 2022 05 11 2022 12 12 2022 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Emerging markets Natural language processing ESG decoupling Mutual fund distraction Recent research has examined how institutional investor...

...Hüseyin Temiz Purpose This study aims to investigate the effects of environmental performance (EP) of firms and its pillars on both cost of debt and equity (COF) in emerging market context. Design/methodology/approach This study uses 4,152 firm-year observations covering the years 2015–2019...

... equal frequently held board meetings significantly reduce sustainability issues (ESG controversies). Practical implications The authors’ findings provide implications to support regulators and emerging market companies on how to improve sustainability performance through the design and use...

... markets such as Iran and can help policymakers and regulators develop better guidelines for promoting and improving CG practices. This contribution to the literature on CG in Iran could be useful for MENA countries as well as other emerging markets. Thus, providing empirical evidence, that is consistent...