Pearson correlation matrix
| Variables | ESG | Retire | Tobin’s Q | ROA | Tangi | Grow | Lev | Size | Age | Board | Female | Indep | InsInvestor | Ar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESG | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Retire | *** | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Tobin’s Q | 0.066 | ** | 1 | |||||||||||
| ROA | ** | 0.048 | 0.305*** | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tangi | 0.214*** | *** | 0.016 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Grow | * | 0.092** | 0.123*** | 0.132*** | ** | 1 | ||||||||
| Lev | 0.023 | *** | *** | 0.019 | 0.072 | * | 1 | |||||||
| Size | 0.336*** | 0.112** | *** | 0.360*** | *** | 0.393*** | 1 | |||||||
| Age | 0.191*** | *** | 0.036 | 0 | ** | 0.031 | 0.121*** | 1 | ||||||
| Board | 0.323*** | ** | 0.142*** | ** | 0.152*** | 0.473*** | 0.078* | 1 | ||||||
| Female | 0.400*** | 0.164*** | ** | 0.153*** | 0.142*** | 0.365*** | 0.048 | 0.067 | 1 | |||||
| Indep | 0.180*** | 0.106** | ** | 0.126*** | 0.126*** | 0.317*** | ** | 0.395*** | 1 | |||||
| InsInvestor | 0.084* | *** | 0.047 | *** | * | * | 0.188*** | 0.007 | 0.077* | 0.170*** | 0.206*** | 1 | ||
| Ar | *** | 0.156*** | * | *** | 0.083* | *** | *** | ** | *** | 0.001 | 1 |
| Variables | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 0.066 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 0.048 | 0.305 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 0.214 | 0.016 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 0.092 | 0.123 | 0.132 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 0.023 | 0.019 | 0.072 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 0.336 | 0.112 | 0.360 | 0.393 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 0.191 | 0.036 | 0 | 0.031 | 0.121 | 1 | |||||||||
| 0.323 | 0.142 | 0.152 | 0.473 | 0.078 | 1 | |||||||||
| 0.400 | 0.164 | 0.153 | 0.142 | 0.365 | 0.048 | 0.067 | 1 | |||||||
| 0.180 | 0.106 | 0.126 | 0.126 | 0.317 | 0.395 | 1 | ||||||||
| 0.084 | 0.047 | 0.188 | 0.007 | 0.077 | 0.170 | 0.206 | 1 | |||||||
| 0.156 | 0.083 | 0.001 | 1 |
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
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