The relationship between the environmental and economic performance of firms: an empirical analysis of the European paper industry

By Marcus Wagner, Nguyễn Văn Phú, Théophile T. Azomahou, W. Wehrmeyer. 2002

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Subfields: Building and Construction, Marketing, Strategy and Management

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DOES ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE INFLUENCE ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE? (2020, result): “Mixed results have been found in a meta-analysis study consisting of empirical research about environmental performance and economic performance (Wagner et al., 2002).”
Do corporate sustainability practices enhance organizational economic performance (2015, result): “In contrast, some empirical studies also revealed a negative relationship between environmental performance and economic performance (Wagner et al., 2002).”
Capabilities, Proactive CSR and Financial Performance in SMEs: Empirical Evidence from an Australian Manufacturing Industry Sector (2011, unknown): “While some studies show no relationship at all (e.g. Gilley et al., 2000; Thornton et al., 2003), some others have shown a negative relationship (e.g. Wagner et al., 2002).”
Do Stakeholder Orientation and Environmental Proactivity Impact Firm Profitability? (2017, unknown): “The results are conclusive: they show a positive and significant influence of environmental proactivity on ROS (+ 0.28), which then positively influences ROA and ROE.”
Environmental Innovations and Profitability: How Does it Pay to Be Green? (2013, methodology): “…Employed (RoCE) was also found in the European context, in particular, on the European paper industry using a simultaneous structural model, but when adopting different measurements for the financial performance, such as ROE or ROS, the effect was no longer significant (Wagner et al., 2002).”
The concept of environmental performance and its measurement in empirical studies (2011, unknown): “2004), some studies also find non-significant (McWilliams and Siegel 2000) and negative relationships (Nehrt 1996; Cordeiro and Sarkis 1997; Halme and Niskanen 2001; Wagner et al. 2002).”