Does the Workforce and Sustainability Reports Strengthen the Relationship between Gender Diversity and Sustainability Performance Reporting?-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Does the Workforce and Sustainability Reports Strengthen the Relationship between Gender Diversity and Sustainability Performance Reporting?

Published:2024-05-21 Issue:6 Volume:14 Page:105
ISSN:2076-3387
Container-title:Administrative Sciences
language:en
Short-container-title:Administrative Sciences

Author:

Monteiro Albertina Paula¹^ORCID,Cepêda Catarina¹^ORCID,da Silva Amélia Ferreira¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. CEOS.PP, Porto Accounting and Business School, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, 4465-004 Matosinhos, Portugal

Abstract

Gender diversity and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance reporting are critical to corporate sustainability. This study aims to analyze the impact of gender diversity on ESG performance reporting and the mediating effect of the workforce and sustainability reports, considering that these variables are crucial for ESG performance reporting. To achieve the objective, an empirical analysis was conducted with 207 European-listed companies belonging to the healthcare sector for the economic years 2017–2021. Our results prove that board gender diversity influences ESG performance reporting. In addition, this research shows that the workforce and sustainability reports have a positive impact on ESG performance reporting. This study does not show that the workforce and sustainability reports act as mediating variables in the relationship between gender diversity and ESG information transparency, but its inclusiveness has a significant impact on ESG performance reporting. Our results are useful for companies, investors, governments, and organizations in developing sustainability reporting standards.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/14/6/105/pdf

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