This paper provides a comprehensive, international, multi-discipline and multi-methods
systematic literature review (SLR) of the existing corporate social responsibility (CSR) and …

We review the financial economics-based research on Environmental, Social, and
Governance (ESG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) with an emphasis on …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between a company's
environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance and its financial performance …

We examine the effect of environment, social, and governance (ESG) score on stock returns
in the United Kingdom (UK). Consistent with Hong and Kacperczyk (2009), Bolton and …

We study the effect of geopolitical risk (GPR) on stock price crash risk and we investigate the
mediating role of the ESG factors in this relationship. Using a large international sample of …

This study collates potential economic effects of mandated disclosure and reporting
standards for corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability topics. We first outline …

The existing studies on the relationship between ESG and earnings management provide
mixed evidence and ignore ESG rating divergence. Using a sample of Chinese listed firms …

We contribute to the corporate social responsibility (CSR) literature by investigating whether
the CSR of acquirers impacts mergers and acquisitions (M&A) completion uncertainty. Using …

This study examines the impact of firms' environmental, social and governance (ESG)
initiatives on financial performance. It also compares the valuation effects of corporate social …

We examine the relation between earnings smoothing and stock price crash risk to evaluate
the role of earnings smoothing on the downside risk of equity values. We find that, within …