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Board Gender Diversity and ESG: The Influence of the Varieties of Capitalism

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  • Isabelle Allemand
  • Daniela Borodak
  • Xavier Hollandts

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The influence of board gender diversity on corporate social responsibility remains a puzzle. Suggesting that the varieties of capitalism (VoCs) play a role in this influence, we propose a fine-grained understanding of the mixed results across countries. Using a large European dataset (5,877 firm-year observations between 2004 to 2019 from 17 countries), we examine the relationship between board gender diversity and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores and the substitutive or complementary effect of the VoCs. Our results confirm the influence of female directors on the four scores (overall, governance, social, and environmental) and the impact of the national institutional context. In countries with more freedom, such as liberal market economies, female directors are complementary to the VoCs. The stakeholder and citizenship framework of mixed market economies appears to be the most substitutive to the influence of board gender diversity on ESG scores. Thus, our paper highlights the need to examine the intertwined relationships among board diversity, ESG, and national institutional contexts.

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  • Isabelle Allemand & Daniela Borodak & Xavier Hollandts, 2024. "Board Gender Diversity and ESG: The Influence of the Varieties of Capitalism," Finance, Presses universitaires de Grenoble, vol. 45(2), pages 43-89.
    • Handle: RePEc:cai:finpug:fina_452_0043
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    1. Juan Infante & Marta del Rio & Luis Alberiko Gil-Alana, 2024. "Persistent and Long-Term Co-Movements between Gender Equality and Global Prices," Economies, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-15, July.

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