Rhetoric, Reality, and Reputation: Do CSR and Political Lobbying Protect Shareholder Wealth against Environmental Lawsuits?
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DOI: 10.1017/s0022109019000073
Abstract: We investigate whether firms’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) reputations and environmental lobbying efforts protect shareholder wealth in the event of environmental lawsuits. Using a sample of lawsuits filed in United States Federal Courts, we find… read more here.
Keywords: lobbying; shareholder wealth; environmental lawsuits; protect shareholder ... See more keywords