Table 4.

Pearson correlation matrix

 Variables1234567891011121314151617181920212223
1ESG_Performance1.00                      
2Environmental sustainability in executive compensation0.011.00                     
3Social sustainability in executive compensation0.330.111.00                    
4Board independence0.540.120.351.00                   
5Board gender diversity−0.02−0.06−0.030.041.00                  
6Board size0.05−0.280.09−0.020.001.00                 
7CEO–Chair separation0.220.050.040.070.060.101.00                
8Sustainability committee0.440.080.180.220.290.100.381.00               
9Compensation committee independence0.300.040.180.390.350.010.310.341.00              
10Effect of board independence on environmental sustainability0.080.970.150.310.00−0.240.090.140.151.00             
11Effect of board independence on social sustainability0.500.120.850.750.050.040.120.280.250.251.00            
12Effect of board gender diversity on environmental sustainability0.020.940.090.160.24−0.260.100.220.190.950.141.00           
13Effect of board gender diversity on social sustainability0.450.080.300.790.61−0.040.070.310.480.250.640.271.00          
14Effect of board size on environmental sustainability0.020.990.110.12−0.06−0.190.060.090.030.970.120.940.081.00         
15Effect of board size on social sustainability0.310.020.960.33−0.020.330.050.190.200.070.820.010.270.051.00        
16Effect of CEO duality on environmental sustainability0.020.880.040.170.06−0.180.440.230.220.900.130.890.170.88−0.021.00       
17Effect of CEO duality on social sustainability0.350.880.540.320.100.080.810.410.400.140.580.110.320.060.520.361.00      
18Effect of sustainability committee on environmental sustainability0.110.940.110.200.13−0.230.170.380.210.950.180.970.230.930.040.910.181.00     
19Effect of sustainability committee on social sustainability0.550.150.310.640.240.040.370.820.350.280.610.260.630.160.290.290.500.381.00    
20Effect of compensation committee independence on environmental sustainability0.040.940.100.230.12−0.230.160.220.330.960.190.960.250.930.030.930.180.960.271.00   
21Effect of compensation committee independence on social sustainability0.410.060.810.490.210.110.260.370.680.170.830.160.520.070.80.170.660.200.470.251.00  
22Firm size−0.090.20−0.050.16−0.04−0.08−0.11−0.270.080.240.000.190.090.20−0.060.20−0.110.15−0.160.22−0.011.00 
23Profitability0.030.050.03−0.100.04−0.01−0.560.12−0.04−0.07−0.05−0.04−0.06−0.050.04−0.24−0.410.00−0.08−0.040.01−0.011.00

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