Title:
Do Nature-Loving CEOs Make the World Greener?
Author:
WeiJia Zhi
Abstract:
This study examines the relation between CEOs’ preferences for environmental protection (“nature-loving preferences”) and corporate environmental actions. Drawing on social ecology research, I develop a proxy for CEOs’ nature-loving preferences based on their childhood exposure to greenspace and validate it using their positive discussions of nature during earnings conference calls. Findings show a significant positive association between CEOs’ nature-loving preferences and their firms’ participation in Clean Development Mechanism projects. This effect remains robust after addressing firm–CEO matching and omitted variable concerns. Cross-sectional tests reveal stronger effects when local environmental demands are high and when CEOs have greater decision-making power. Further analyses suggest that these CEOs are associated with greater corporate carbon reduction, while market reactions to their appointments remain neutral. The study highlights the link between CEOs’ personal environmental preferences and firms’ environmental actions, offering new insights into individual-level factors behind corporate social responsibility.
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中文摘要:
本研究探讨了首席执行官(CEO)对环境保护的偏好(即“热爱自然偏好”)与企业环境行为之间的关系。基于社会生态学研究的理论框架,本文以CEO童年时期接触绿地的经历作为其热爱自然偏好的代理变量,并通过其在盈余电话会议中对自然的积极讨论进行了有效性验证。研究发现,CEO的热爱自然偏好与企业参与清洁发展机制项目之间存在显著正相关关系。在排除企业与CEO匹配问题及遗漏变量干扰后,该效应依然稳健。横截面分析表明,当地区环境诉求较高、CEO决策权较大时,上述效应更为明显。。进一步分析显示,具有此类偏好的CEO所在企业实现了更显著的碳减排成效,而市场对其任职公告的反应呈中性。本研究揭示了CEO个人环境偏好与企业环境行动之间的内在联系,为企业社会责任背后的个体层面因素提供了新的见解。
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