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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 und Brehm, Teresa (2025) What drives stock market reactions to greenwashing? An event study of European companies. Finance Research Letters 86 (Part F), S. 108795.

Veröffentlichungsdatum dieses Volltextes: 29 Okt 2025 05:33
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DOI zum Zitieren dieses Dokuments: 10.5283/epub.78029


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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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DokumentenartArtikel
Titel eines Journals oder einer ZeitschriftFinance Research Letters
Verlag:Elsevier
Band:86
Nummer des Zeitschriftenheftes oder des Kapitels:Part F
Seitenbereich:S. 108795
Datum31 Oktober 2025
InstitutionenWirtschaftswissenschaften > Institut für Betriebswirtschaftslehre
Wirtschaftswissenschaften > Institut für Betriebswirtschaftslehre > Lehrstuhl für Finanzierung (Prof. Dr. Gregor Dorfleitner)
Stichwörter / KeywordsGreenwashing, Stock market, Event study, Financial performance, Cumulative average abnormal returns
Dewey-Dezimal-Klassifikation300 Sozialwissenschaften > 330 Wirtschaft
StatusVeröffentlicht
BegutachtetJa, diese Version wurde begutachtet
An der Universität Regensburg entstandenZum Teil
URN der UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-780292
Dokumenten-ID78029

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