性别和文化对二氧化碳排放的经验分析的影响
Yanfeng Zhang1, Keren Chen2, Chengjie Zou3
1Department of Digital Commerce, Zhejiang Yuying College of Vocational Technology, Hangzhou, China.
PloS one
|February 14, 2024
概括
在公司董事会中增加性别多样性与减少二氧化碳排放有关,这表明对环境可持续性的积极影响. 然而,董事会中的文化多样性可能会给减少排放带来挑战.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 公司治理 公司治理
- 气候变化研究 气候变化研究
背景情况:
- 由于二氧化碳 (CO2) 排放导致的气候变化给全球带来了重大挑战.
- 虽然众所周知,行业活动是二氧化碳的贡献者,但企业董事会组成,特别是性别和文化多样性对排放的影响仍未得到充分探索.
- 了解这些因素对于制定有效的环境政策和企业社会责任战略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查性别多样性对公司董事会对发达和新兴市场二氧化碳排放的影响.
- 分析董事会文化多样性对二氧化碳排放的影响.
- 为董事会组成和环境可持续性之间的关系提供经验证据.
主要方法:
- 从MSCI欧洲和新兴市场指数 (2010-2019) 数据的实证分析.
- 数据清理以删除缺少变量的观察结果.
- 采用了统计方法,包括t测试,普通最小方程,面板数据分析,回归分析和稳定性测试. 对敏感和非敏感部门进行了差异化测试.
主要成果:
- 在女性董事会成员的比例和二氧化碳排放之间发现了负相关性.
- 董事会文化多样性与二氧化碳排放有负相关性,这表明潜在的挑战.
- 在敏感行业,女性董事会的代表性明显较低.
结论:
- 董事会中的性别多样性有助于减少温室气体排放,符合合法性理论.
- 董事会的文化多样性可能会带来复杂性,可能会增加机构成本和信息不对称.
- 调查结果为企业决策,环境政策和有关气候变化和可持续发展的学术研究提供了宝贵的见解.
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