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Board gender diversity and firm-level climate change exposure: A global perspective

Vu Quang Trinh Orcid Logo, Hai Hong Trinh Orcid Logo, Hanh Nguyen, Xuan Vinh Vo

Finance Research Letters, Volume: 55, Start page: 103995

Swansea University Author: Hanh Nguyen

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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.frl.2023.103995

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This study examines the association between board gender diversity and firm-level climate change exposure. Using a global sample of 14,685 firm-year observations covering 2469 firms across 63 countries from 2000–2021, we find that firms with more gender-diverse boards are likely to exhibit lower cli...

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Published in: Finance Research Letters
ISSN: 1544-6123 1544-6131
Published: Elsevier BV 2023
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