Table 1.

Description of variables

VariableAcronymDefinition
Corporate sustainabilityESGA composite score index describing about the disclosure activities of the corporates related to its environmental, social and governance activities
Gender diversityGDThe proportion of number of female directors on the board to total number of directors on the board
Number of board meetings in a yearNBMYTotal number of board meetings held in a year
Percentage of independent directors on the boardPer_IDThe total number of independent directors on the board divided by the total number of directors on the board
CEO dualityCEO_DMeasured as value 1 if the CEO is also the chairman of the firm, otherwise zero
Tobin’s QTQ(Market value of equity + Book value of debt) divided by book value of equity and debt
Firm sizeSizeNatural logarithm value of the total asset of the firm
Source: Presented by authors

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