Information Systems Faculty Publications and Presentations
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-28-2017
Abstract
In China, environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) play an important supervisory role to address ecological issues together with government regulation and enterprise implementation. This study examines the effect of ENGO presence on corporate environmental responsibility (CER) performance, along with internal factors as covariate variables. With a sample of 677 enterprises, it operationalizes the independent variable in terms of the number of ENGOs within certain distances from each enterprise, and the dependent variable based on the corporate social responsibility report using the specific criteria in the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) sustainability reporting guidelines. The results of Tobit regression analyses indicate that ENGO presence is conducive to CER performance, and asset size, power concentration, and industry type also make differences. The findings suggest that ENGOs are helpful in solving environment issues by bridging the gap between private and public sectors. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Yang, Zhaojun, Weihao Liu, Jun Sun, and Yali Zhang. 2017. "Corporate Environmental Responsibility and Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations in China" Sustainability 9, no. 10: 1756. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9101756
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Publication Title
Sustainability
DOI
10.3390/su9101756
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