Environmental, social, and governance and corporate efficiency: mediating role of R&D in achieving sustainable development goals

• Published in: Applied economics Vol. 56; no. 51; pp. 6347 - 6359
• Main Authors: Kweh, Qian Long, Ting, Irene Wei Kiong, Ren, Chunya, Lu, Wen-Min
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Routledge 01.11.2024; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: corporate efficiency; Data envelopment analysis; Economic analysis; Environmental governance; Environmental, social, and governance (ESG); Governance; Microsoft Corporation; Profitability; R&D; R&D intensity; Research & development; Supply; Sustainability; Sustainable development

We examine whether and how research and development (R&D) mediates the association between environmental, social, and governance (ESG) pillars and corporate efficiency among companies within the supply chain of Microsoft Corporation from 2012 to 2020. An estimation of corporate efficiency using...