Table A2.

Pearson correlation matrix

VariablesESGRetireTobin’s QROATangiGrowLevSizeAgeBoardFemaleIndepInsInvestorAr
ESG1
Retire0.153***1
Tobin’s Q0.0660.098**1 
ROA0.105**0.0480.305***1
Tangi0.0230.214***0.145***0.0161
Grow0.081*0.092**0.123***0.132***0.107**1
Lev0.0230.221***0.175***0.0190.0720.081*1
Size0.336***0.112**0.326***0.0210.360***0.185***0.393***1
Age0.191***0.131***0.03600.0180.106**0.0310.121***1
Board0.323***0.098**0.0560.0370.142***0.113**0.152***0.473***0.078*1   
Female0.400***0.164***0.0550.091**0.153***0.0130.142***0.365***0.0480.0671
Indep0.180***0.106**0.088**0.0050.126***0.0540.126***0.317***0.0380.087**0.395***1
InsInvestor0.084*0.115***0.0470.0680.171***0.073*0.082*0.188***0.0070.077*0.170***0.206***1 
Ar0.120***0.156***0.0390.080*0.133***0.083*0.208***0.168***0.108**0.191***0.0010.0210.021
Note(s):

 Appendix 2 reports Pearson correlation coefficients for the variables used in this study. All variables are defined in  Appendix 1. *, ** and *** indicate significance at the 10, 5 and 1% level, respectively

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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