Affiliation:
1. Universidade Federal do Parará, Brazil; Neoma Business School, France
2. Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil
3. Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
Abstract
ABSTRACT Our study investigates the impact of the board of directors’ attributes on companies’ environmental disclosure. The sample comprised 1,037 companies from Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States between 2015 and 2018. The results reveal that the percentage of independent auditors, board size, and the presence of the sustainability committee positively influence environmental disclosure. Our findings show that greater diversity on the board is an important factor for companies to disclose more information on their emissions. We conclude that companies should pay greater attention to the characteristics of their boards of directors, as this determines their engagement in environmental issues. This research presents an environmental disclosure index that is less susceptible to greenwashing. The results also bring contributions to the resource dependence theory and agency theory.
Subject
Marketing,Strategy and Management,Industrial relations,Business and International Management,Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous),Management of Technology and Innovation,Management Science and Operations Research,Information Systems and Management,Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
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