Difference in Degrees: CEO Characteristics and Firm Environmental Disclosure

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Mandatory CSR and sustainability reporting: economic analysis and literature review (2019, positive): “For instance, Lins et al. (2017) find that firms engaging in CSR fared better through the (arguably unanticipated) financial crisis.”
Does persistence explain ESG disclosure decisions? (2018, neutral): “In their study, Lewis et al. (2014) find that the likelihood of a firm to respond to the CDP survey decreases as CEO tenure increases. Despite the apparent similarities, there are at least three key differences between this work and that of Lewis et al. (2014). First, their work centers exclusively ”
Relations between corporate economic performance, environmental disclosure and greenhouse gas emissions: new insights. (2018, positive): “Other firm-level control variables are the existence of a climate change policy (CHP), the existence of an energy efficiency policy (ENG), and industry type (IND) (e.g., Madsen and Ulhøi, 2016; Misani and Pogutz, 2015; Lewis et al., 2014; Walls et al., 2012).”
The Natural Environmental Strategies of International Firms: Old Controversies and New Evidence on Performance and Disclosure (2016, neutral): “Lewis, Walls, and Dowell (2014) have examined the influence of CEO characteristics on this type of disclosure and found that they too play a role.”