Corporate communication of sustainability within the fashion industry operates in a sector with high reputational exposure and increasing demands for environmental and social accountability. Despite the growing volume of research, the field remains conceptually and methodologically dispersed,...

The environmental sustainability of BRICS nations is connected with green finance and national environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance. However, the fundamental mechanisms that regulate this integration have not been thoroughly examined at a macro level. In a period marked by the...

Greenwashing is a generic term used for breaches and misleading claims about the sustainability credentials of various legal provisions, ranging from unfair competition, securities laws infringements and unethical advertising to wrong corporate disclosure. This paper focuses on the latter....

We document how banks' voluntary climate commitments predict both their green lending practices and their borrowers' environmental investments. Using structured surveys of 644 bank CEOs and heads of credit across 33 low- and middle-income countries, we develop indices of banks' green management...

We consider the contracting problem between a firm and a manager. The manager provides productive efforts to increase the firm's financial performance and to reduce its carbon emissions. The outcome of these efforts depends on the manager's 'green' ability. The manager is interested in the...

This study investigates whether family firms are less prone to corporate social responsibility (CSR) decoupling. By analyzing 34,588 firm-year observations across 41 countries (2006-2017) using panel regression on STATA 18 software, study finds that family firms exhibit significantly lower...

This research examines the cognitive and psychological mechanisms underlying young adults' reactions to ESG-labeled online advertisements, specifically resistance to persuasion and purchase intention. Based on dual-process theories of persuasion and digital literacy theory, we develop and test a...

Since the surge of working in the 'home office' during the COVID-19 pandemic, information and communication technology has been seen as a problem solver for the global climate disruption, because it promises savings in emissions through digitalization. However, this is criticized for being a...

Greenwashing can be perceived as dishonest behavior that can threaten trust in business deals due to the current trend of an intensive scrutiny of sustainability-related messages from organizations. Drawing on the literature concerning managerial trust, our study analyzes how perceived...

This study aimed to determine how research has highlighted greenwashing in supply chains by identifying emerging themes and pinpointing gaps that must be addressed in combating greenwashing in global supply chains. Using the PRISMA framework, 58 papers published up to 2024 were critically...

The rising prevalence of greenwashing by firms has emerged as a major concern for regulatory authorities over the past decade. This paper examines the impact of regulation on firms' strategic decisions regarding greenwashing and environmental quality in an oligopolistic market. We model two...

Financial industry executives are sincerely concerned about the potential effects of greenwashing on their organizations. The primary objective of this research is to investigate the impact of board features on greenwashing and the strategies that executives may develop to mitigate the effects...

Many firms are making net-zero and carbon neutral pledges. In principle, these pledges should help consumers identify sustainable options, but often they do not correspond to meaningful actions. In response, both in the U.S. and in Europe, courts and policymakers are requiring firms to disclose...

Greenwashing undermines the trustworthiness and integrity of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting. It undermines disclosure quality, confuses decision making, destabilizes financial markets, and reduces the probability that people will trust the supplied information. This...

Der vorliegende Bericht bietet eine systematische Aufarbeitung der Thematik "Umweltbezogene Aussagen über Produkte". Dabei wird, auf Basis einer ausführlichen Auswertung der vorliegenden Literatur das bestehende Spannungsfeld von vertrauenswürdiger Umweltinformation bis hin zu sogenanntem...

Climate change mitigation has placed increasing pressure on businesses to adopt sustainable practices, yet the absence of clear rules has led to widespread greenwashing, i.e., misleading claims about environmental benefits. This paper examines the evolution of EU policy responses, with...

This study aimed to understand the motivations behind consumers’ decisions to boycott greenwashing practices.We conducted a quantitative survey with a sample of 1,251 consumers, using a questionnaire composed of four main constructs: perception of greenwashing practices, skepticism toward...

This study examines the degree of alignment between the actual environmental performance and the ESG disclosures of 365 listed financial institutions in Europe for the fiscal year 2024. Although ESG reporting has become a standard practice in the financial sector, there are still concerns that...

Many firms are making net-zero and carbon neutral pledges. In principle, these pledges should help consumers identify sustainable options, but often they do not correspond to meaningful actions. In response, both in the U.S. and in Europe, courts and policymakers are requiring firms to disclose...