Littlewood, D.C. orcid.org/0000-0001-8994-1293, Decelis, R., Hillenbrand, C. et al. (1 more author) (2018) Examining the drivers and outcomes of corporate commitment to climate change action in European high emitting industry. Business Strategy and the Environment, 27 (8). pp. 1437-1449. ISSN 0964-4733
Abstract
Climate change is a major strategic issue for firms that also has global environmental, social and economic implications. This paper draws upon quantitative survey research to examine the drivers and outcomes of corporate commitment to climate change action in European high emitting industry. More specifically, this research examines the significance of business drivers, sustainability drivers, and stakeholder pressure, in motivating corporate commitment to climate change action in such industry. It furthermore assesses relationships between commitment and actual corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) performance. It is found that in European high emitting industry, business drivers and stakeholder pressure, but not sustainability drivers, enhance corporate commitment to climate change action, and that higher commitment leads to improved GHG performance. This paper contributes to hitherto limited empirical work on the drivers and outcomes of corporate commitment to climate change action, particularly in European industry contexts. It also contributes to advancing methodology in the field.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Business Strategy and the Environment. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | climate change; drivers; commitment; greenhouse gas performance; motivations; stakeholders; institutions; high emitting industry; Europe |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 06 Jun 2018 14:10 |
Last Modified: | 19 Apr 2021 13:31 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/bse.2194 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:131628 |