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Dorfleitner, Gregor ; Eckberg, Jens ; Utz, Sebastian ; Brehm, Teresa

What drives stock market reactions to greenwashing? An event study of European companies

Dorfleitner, Gregor , Eckberg, Jens , Utz, Sebastian and Brehm, Teresa (2025) What drives stock market reactions to greenwashing? An event study of European companies. Finance Research Letters 86 (Part F), p. 108795.

Date of publication of this fulltext: 29 Oct 2025 05:33
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.78029


Abstract

This study examines stock market reactions in response to 296 greenwashing events involving STOXX Europe 600 companies. The results indicate that companies with the lowest total assets in our sample experience negative cumulative abnormal returns. Financially material cases, which are likely to affect company performance through legal and investor-related consequences, also lead to negative ...

This study examines stock market reactions in response to 296 greenwashing events involving STOXX Europe 600 companies. The results indicate that companies with the lowest total assets in our sample experience negative cumulative abnormal returns. Financially material cases, which are likely to affect company performance through legal and investor-related consequences, also lead to negative market reactions. Compliance-related allegations trigger the most consistent negative market reactions compared to other types of allegations. We also find evidence of moderating effects, with ESG reputation shaping the extent of market reactions. The findings highlight that market reactions to greenwashing are highly context-dependent, reflecting company size, industry, ESG scores, and the characteristics of the allegation.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleFinance Research Letters
Publisher:Elsevier
Open Access Type:DEAL (Elsevier)
Volume:86
Number of Issue or Book Chapter:Part F
Page Range:p. 108795
Date31 October 2025
InstitutionsBusiness, Economics and Information Systems > Institut für Betriebswirtschaftslehre
Business, Economics and Information Systems > Institut für Betriebswirtschaftslehre > Lehrstuhl für Finanzierung (Prof. Dr. Gregor Dorfleitner)
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10.1016/j.frl.2025.108795DOI
KeywordsGreenwashing, Stock market, Event study, Financial performance, Cumulative average abnormal returns
Dewey Decimal Classification300 Social sciences > 330 Economics
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgPartially
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-780292
Item ID78029

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