The regulatory dynamics of sustainable finance: Paradoxical success and limitations of EU reforms

H Ahlström, D Monciardini - Journal of Business Ethics, 2021 - Springer
The financial sector has seen a transformation towards 'sustainable'finance particularly in
Europe, driven also by unprecedented regulatory reforms. At the same time, many are …

Using the international integrated reporting framework to comply with EU directive 2014/95/EU: can we afford another reporting façade?

L Biondi, J Dumay, D Monciardini - Meditari Accountancy Research, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose Motivated by claims that the International Integrated Reporting Framework (IRF)
can be used to comply with Directive 2014/95/EU (the EU Directive) on non-financial and …

Mind the ESG capital allocation gap: The role of index providers, standard‐setting, and “green” indices for the creation of sustainability impact

J Fichtner, R Jaspert, J Petry - Regulation & Governance, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) funds are among the fastest‐growing
investment styles. ESG investing thereby has a governing effect, and a key open question is …

The organizational dynamics of compliance with the UK Modern Slavery Act in the food and tobacco sector

D Monciardini, N Bernaz, A Andhov - Business & Society, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Empirical studies indicate that business compliance with the UK Modern Slavery Act is
disappointing, but they struggle to make sense of this phenomenon. This article offers a …

The climate-related information in the changing EU directive on non-financial reporting and disclosure: First evidence by Italian large companies

R Lombardi, F Schimperna, P Paoloni… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper investigates the quality and quantity of climate-related information
disclosed by public interest entities (PIEs) in the non-financial disclosure scenario. Thus, this …

Rethinking non-financial reporting: A blueprint for structural regulatory changes

D Monciardini, JT Mähönen, G Tsagas - Accounting, Economics, and …, 2020 - degruyter.com
The article introduces the thematic issue of Accounting, Economics, and Law: A Convivium
dedicated to the regulation of non-financial reporting. It provides the reader with an overview …

The impact of the EU Directive on non-financial information: Novel features of the Italian case

R Lombardi, A Cosentino, A Sura… - Meditari Accountancy …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to examine the European Union (EU) 95/2014 Directive's impact
on large public companies. It chose Italy as a pivotal country that made non-financial …

How Political Actors Co‐Construct CSR and its Effect on Firms' Political Access: A Discursive Institutionalist View

OM van den Broek - Journal of Management Studies, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This paper explores how corporate social responsibility (CSR) can incentivize political
actors to increase firms' political access. Taking a discursive institutional perspective, I argue …

Unraveling how intermediary‐beneficiary interaction shapes policy implementation

CL Michel - Regulation & Governance, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
As a result of policy growth, implementing agencies often face new mandates without the
necessary capacity expansion to comply with, thus resorting to intermediaries. However …

The financialization of civil society activism: Sustainable finance, non-financial disclosure and the shrinking space for engagement

D Cerrato, T Ferrando - Accounting, Economics, and Law: A …, 2020 - degruyter.com
Inspired by the principles of sustainable finance and Environmental, Social and Governance
(ESG) reporting, the European Union Directive 95/2014 on non-financial disclosure …