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Breaking through the glass ceiling: women on the board as a mechanism for greater environmental transparency

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  • Alan Bandeira Pinheiro
  • Joina Ijuniclair Arruda Silva dos Santos
  • Marconi Freitas da Costa
  • Wendy Beatriz Witt Haddad Carraro

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Purpose - This research paper aims to examine the influence of greater female participation on the board of directors on the environmental transparency of companies. Design/methodology/approach - To achieve the purpose of this study, the authors analyzed the environmental transparency of 412 companies in the energy sector, headquartered in 19 countries, during a four-year period (2016 to 2019). Findings - The data reveal that gender diversity has a positive effect on the environmental transparency of companies in developed countries and on the total model. Furthermore, after removing the US companies, the results remained the same, indicating that companies with more women on the board tend to have greater environmental transparency. Regarding corporate governance variables, the results show that companies that have a corporate social responsibility committee tend to have greater environmental transparency, both in emerging countries and in developed countries. Practical implications - The findings indicate that if companies aim to have greater environmental transparency, they must encourage female participation on boards, giving them equal opportunities for professional growth. Organizations must deconstruct the ideology that women are fewer valuable members of their boards, which limits their contribution to organizational success. Additionally, regulators can encourage greater female participation on boards through the implementation of quota laws. Originality/value - The authors’ evidence indicates that the presence of women on board is an antecedent of greater quality in the dissemination of environmental information. Thus, managers of companies in the energy sector must understand that diversity on the board affects communication with its stakeholders through environmental transparency.

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  • Alan Bandeira Pinheiro & Joina Ijuniclair Arruda Silva dos Santos & Marconi Freitas da Costa & Wendy Beatriz Witt Haddad Carraro, 2024. "Breaking through the glass ceiling: women on the board as a mechanism for greater environmental transparency," International Journal of Development Issues, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 23(3), pages 430-446, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijdipp:ijdi-01-2024-0007
    DOI: 10.1108/IJDI-01-2024-0007
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    Cited by:

    1. Yuan Zhang, 2025. "Bridging the Gap to Sustainability: How Culture and Context Shape Green Transparency in Chinese Firms," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 17(3), pages 1-23, January.

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