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CSR Activities Improve Long-term Stock Returns

RESEARCH BRIEF - To examine whether CSR Activities affect Long-term Stock Returns, researchers studied 6971 observations of common stock of Japanese firms operating globally, along with accounting data and ownership data.

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Threshold Effects of CSR on Financial Performance

RESEARCH BRIEF - The study utilized a dataset of 28 globally listed airlines with 420 firm-year observations of ESG data over time.

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Current Trends and Insights in Sustainability Reporting Assurance: An Empirical Study

RESEARCH BRIEF - Using explanatory descriptive and longitudinal analyses, researchers examined global assurance practices for sustainability reports at both the institutional level (e.g., country and industry) and the firm level (e.g., organization type and listed status).

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National culture, ESG, and financial performance

RESEARCH BRIEF - Across all measured societies, ESG performance contributed to financial performance. There are cultural attributes, however, that both strengthen and weaken this relationship.

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CSR and Corporate Financial Performance Across Countries

RESEARCH BRIEF - Companies generally benefit financially from engaging in CSR activities. See where national characteristics make a difference...

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How geopolitical conflict impacts ESG performance

RESEARCH BRIEF - Researchers examined the relationships between home and host countries to determine if firms will increase ESG performance in host countries when conflict is present.

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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Assurance

RESEARCH BRIEF - CSR assurance increases investors’ value of firm CSR performance by improving financial performance and financial reporting quality.

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Proactive vs. Reactive CSR: Effects on Customer-Brand Relationships

RESEARCH BRIEF - Companies looking to improve their customer relationships and customer engagement via CSR initiatives should focus on proactive activities.

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