Determinants and forecasting of corporate greenwashing behavior

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-782988
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.78298

Eckberg, Jens

; Dorfleitner, Gregor

; Kathan, Manuel C. ; Utz, Sebastian

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Abstract

This paper empirically analyzes the determinants of corporate greenwashing behavior to enhance forecasting and mitigation of greenwashing practices, particularly in the context of stakeholder decision-making. Using company-level characteristics from a sample of STOXX Europe 600 constituents, we show that ESG and environmental (E) scores exhibit a U-shaped relationship with greenwashing, ...