Corporate environmental performance, environmental information disclosure, and financial performance: Evidence from China

• Published in: Human and ecological risk assessment Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 323 - 339
• Main Authors: Li, Dayuan, Zhao, Yini, Sun, Yan, Yin, Duanjinyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton Taylor & Francis 17.02.2017; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Chemical industry; China; corporate environmental performance; Corporate responsibility; Disclosure; Ecological risk assessment; Energy policy; Environment management; Environmental impact; environmental information disclosure; financial performance; Information management; Motivation; Nonlinearity; Policies; Pollution abatement; China, People's Rep

As pollution emitters and energy users, firms are important causes of environmental problems, making it increasingly vital for them to strengthen their environmental management and information disclosure policies. However, firms doubt whether it pays to be green and whether it is worthwhile to discl...