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标题：Does CSR Governance Improve Social Sustainability and Reduce the Carbon Footprint: International Evidence from the Energy Sector
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作者：Asif Saeed ; Umara Noreen ; Akbar Azam 等
期刊名称：Sustainability
印刷版ISSN：2071-1050
出版年度：2021
卷号：13
期号：7
页码：3596
DOI：10.3390/su13073596
语种：English
出版社：MDPI, Open Access Journal
摘要：In today’s world, the energy sector is considered the backbone of any economy and plays a key role in carbon trading markets and mitigation actions. This study explores the impact of CSR governance on carbon footprints and the social performances of the energy sector. Using an international sample of 45 countries from 2002 to 2017, we find that the existence of a CSR committee improves the firm’s social responsibility and effectively mitigates the carbon footprint. Further, our results present that a large CSR committee with more experienced board members are effective to implement sustainable business practices. Furthermore, a CSR committee with experienced board members does not mitigate the environmental and social concerns, when energy firms have more powerful CEOs. Collectively, our evidence indicates that the existence of CSR governance is favorable to focus on social issues than environmental ones.
关键词：CSR committee; carbon footprint; social performance; environmental performance; sustainable development; energy sector