Corporate Social Responsibility Development and Climate Change: Regional Evidence of China

This study analyzed Chinese companies’ behavior regarding corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure, and its impact on national and regional climate change measured by carbon emissions. CSR disclosure, supported by existing theories, is considered a powerful tool to curb climate change issues...

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Autores principales:	Shouhao Li, Weiquan Cheng, Jingjing Li, Hao Shen
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	corporate social responsibility climate change carbon emission regional development Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4e55aeaf788b41a5b6a6e2a25a54db242021-11-11T19:33:39ZCorporate Social Responsibility Development and Climate Change: Regional Evidence of China10.3390/su1321118592071-1050https://doaj.org/article/4e55aeaf788b41a5b6a6e2a25a54db242021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/11859https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050This study analyzed Chinese companies’ behavior regarding corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure, and its impact on national and regional climate change measured by carbon emissions. CSR disclosure, supported by existing theories, is considered a powerful tool to curb climate change issues. We combined data of companies’ publicly traded annual financial reports and CSR reports from the China Stock Market and Accounting Research (CSMAR) database and provincial macroeconomic statistics from the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics to run panel regressions. The results verify the following: (a) China is in a relatively early stage of CSR development, and Chinese firms’ internal incentives to adopt CSR projects are low since none of the internal factors researched contribute to CSR disclosure. (b) External factors work slightly better for CSR practices, but at the same time, the CSR regulations still need further improvement. (c) The current CSR disclosure practices do not have a clear impact on carbon emission reduction, contrary to some predictions that CSR could help reduce carbon emissions.Shouhao LiWeiquan ChengJingjing LiHao ShenMDPI AGarticlecorporate social responsibilityclimate changecarbon emissionregional developmentEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 11859, p 11859 (2021)
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topic	corporate social responsibility climate change carbon emission regional development Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
spellingShingle	corporate social responsibility climate change carbon emission regional development Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Shouhao Li Weiquan Cheng Jingjing Li Hao Shen Corporate Social Responsibility Development and Climate Change: Regional Evidence of China
description	This study analyzed Chinese companies’ behavior regarding corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure, and its impact on national and regional climate change measured by carbon emissions. CSR disclosure, supported by existing theories, is considered a powerful tool to curb climate change issues. We combined data of companies’ publicly traded annual financial reports and CSR reports from the China Stock Market and Accounting Research (CSMAR) database and provincial macroeconomic statistics from the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics to run panel regressions. The results verify the following: (a) China is in a relatively early stage of CSR development, and Chinese firms’ internal incentives to adopt CSR projects are low since none of the internal factors researched contribute to CSR disclosure. (b) External factors work slightly better for CSR practices, but at the same time, the CSR regulations still need further improvement. (c) The current CSR disclosure practices do not have a clear impact on carbon emission reduction, contrary to some predictions that CSR could help reduce carbon emissions.
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title	Corporate Social Responsibility Development and Climate Change: Regional Evidence of China
title_short	Corporate Social Responsibility Development and Climate Change: Regional Evidence of China
title_full	Corporate Social Responsibility Development and Climate Change: Regional Evidence of China
title_fullStr	Corporate Social Responsibility Development and Climate Change: Regional Evidence of China
title_full_unstemmed	Corporate Social Responsibility Development and Climate Change: Regional Evidence of China
title_sort	corporate social responsibility development and climate change: regional evidence of china
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/4e55aeaf788b41a5b6a6e2a25a54db24
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Corporate Social Responsibility Development and Climate Change: Regional Evidence of China

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