Purpose This study aims to investigate the role of negative media coverage of environmental, social and governance (ESG … that an increase in ESG negative media coverage should cause a reputational drawback, leading companies to reduce tax …/methodology/approach This study uses panel regression analysis to examine the relationship between negative media coverage of ESG issues and tax …

When negative media coverage causes reputational crises, companies must find suitable tools to repair their reputation … alleviation may be an effective tool. Using data on negative media coverage of Chinese A-share private listed companies, we … coverage. We find that negative media coverage leads private companies to engage more actively and intensively in targeted …

between negative media coverage and corporate ESG performance using a two-way fixed-effects model. It is found that, first …, negative media coverage can effectively promote corporate ESG performance. Second, the mediation mechanism study shows that … negative media coverage positively promotes corporate ESG performance by increasing the degree of corporate financing …