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Olika bolagsstyrningsmekanismers påverkan på miljömässiga och finansiella prestationer: En jämförande studie mellan Sverige, Tyskland och Frankrike
Linnaeus University, School of Business and Economics, Department of Management Accounting and Logistics.
Linnaeus University, School of Business and Economics, Department of Management Accounting and Logistics.
2022 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
The impact of different corporate governance mechanisms on environmental and financial performance : A comparative study between Sweden, Germany, and France (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Den globala uppvärmningen är en av vår tids stora utmaningar. Företagen står för en stor del av utsläppen och därav är det av vikt hur företagen styrs framåt, då styrningen påverkar företagens miljöarbete. Olika mekanismer av bolagsstyrning kan påverka företagens miljöarbete och dessa mekanismer kan även tänkas variera i påverkan mellan olika institutionella kontexter. Syfte: Syftet med studien är att göra en jämförande studie mellan Sverige, Tyskland och Frankrike angående om bolagsstyrningsmekanismer har en påverkan på finansiella och miljömässiga prestationer samt om miljömässiga prestationer har en påverkan på finansiella prestationer. Metod: Metoden som använts är longitudinell och komparativ med en deduktiv ansats. Agentteorin, aktieägarperspektivet, intressentteorin, legitimitetsteorin, CSR som praktisk tillämpning samt tidigare forskning har legat till grund för studiens hypoteser. Slutsatser: Resultaten ger indikationer på att det finns både likheter och skillnader i vilken relation bolagsstyrningsmekanismerna har med miljömässiga och finansiella prestationer mellan länderna. Relationer mellan miljömässiga och finansiellaprestationer finns endast i Tyskland och Frankrike, vilket tyder på att det finns skillnader mellan länderna i vilken påverkan miljöarbetet i ett företag kan ha på lönsamheten.

Abstract [en]

Background: Global warming is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Companies is responsible for a large part of the emissions and how companies are governed moving forward is of importance since governance impacts companies’ environmental work. Different mechanisms in corporate governance may impact their environmental work and the mechanisms may vary in impact between different institutional contexts. Purpose: The purpose of the study is to do a comparative study between Sweden, Germany, and France regarding whether certain mechanisms in corporate governance may have an impact on financial and environmental performance and also if environmental performance has an impact on financial performance. Method: The method used is a combination of longitudinal and comparative method with a deductive approach. Agency theory, shareholder perspective, stakeholder theory, legitimacy theory, CSR as a practical application as well as former research is used to formulate the hypotheses of the study. Conclusion: The results of the study indicate that both similarities and differences in the relationship between corporate governance and financial and environmental performance exists between the countries. Relationships between environmental and financial performance is only existing in Germany and France, which indicates that there are differences between the countries regarding the impact environmental work in a company may have on profitability.   

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2022. , p. 125
Keywords [en]
Corporate governance mechanisms, Women on boards, Independence in boards, Sustainability incentives, Institutional ownership, Sustainability committee, Environmental performance, Carbon emissions, Environmental pillar score, Financial performance
Keywords [sv]
Bolagsstyrningsmekanismer, Kvinnor i styrelse, Oberoende styrelse, Hållbarhetsincitament, Institutionellt ägande, Hållbarhetskommitté, Miljömässiga prestationer, Koldioxidutsläpp, Miljödelen i ESG, Finansiella prestationer, ROA, ROE
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-114178OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-114178DiVA, id: diva2:1672338
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Business Administration - Other
Educational program
Business Administration and Economics Programme, 240 credits
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Available from: 2022-06-20 Created: 2022-06-19 Last updated: 2022-06-20Bibliographically approved

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