The influence of board committee structures on voluntary disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions: Australian evidence
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Article Title | The influence of board committee structures on voluntary disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions: Australian evidence |
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ERA Journal ID | 32913 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Krishnamurti, Chandrasekhar (Author) and Velayutham, Eswaran (Author) |
Journal Title | Pacific-Basin Finance Journal |
Journal Citation | 50 (S1), pp. 65-81 |
Number of Pages | 17 |
Year | 2018 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | Netherlands |
ISSN | 0927-538X |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pacfin.2017.09.003 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0927538X17304456 |
Abstract | In this paper, we examine the impact of having risk management committees at the board level on the voluntary disclosure of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Australia. There is no impact of having a standalone risk management committee on the levels of voluntary disclosure of GHG emissions. However, when firms have combined audit and risk management committees the level of disclosure of GHG emissions is lower and this result holds in multivariate models that control for a number of firm characteristics including corporate governance. Further, we find that firms voluntarily disclosing higher quality information on GHG emissions experience reduced stock price volatility and improved stock market liquidity. |
Keywords | risk management committee, voluntary disclosure, greenhouse gas emissions |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350208. Investment and risk management |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Commerce |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q5279/the-influence-of-board-committee-structures-on-voluntary-disclosure-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-australian-evidence
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