The Impact of Environmental Performance Rating and Disclosure : An Empirical Analysis of Perceptions by Polluting Firms’ Managers in China

Environmental performance rating and disclosure has emerged as a substitute or complement for traditional pollution regulation, especially in developing countries. Using data from China's Green Watch program, this study extends previous research on performance rating and disclosure by considering firms' perceptions of public and market responses to their ratings. The results suggest that the Green Watch has significantly increased market and stakeholder pressures on managers to improve their firms environmental performance. More specifically, controlling for the characteristics of locations, firms, and individual managers, the analysis finds that firms with better ratings perceive positive impacts on market competitiveness, overall market value, and relationships with different stakeholders, while the firms with bad ratings are more likely to perceive deterioration. Among these factors, managers perceive a more active role for markets than for stakeholder relations.

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Main Authors: Jin, Yanhong, Wang, Hua, Wheeler, David
Language:English
Published: 2010-09-01
Subjects:ADOPTION OF PROPANE, AIR QUALITY, BETTER ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE, BRICK MAKERS, CAPITAL MARKETS, CLEAN TECHNOLOGY, CLEANER PRODUCTION, COD, COMPETITIVENESS, COMPLIANCE RECORD, COMPLIANCE STATUS, DOMESTIC MARKET, DRINKING WATER, EMISSIONS, EMISSIONS REPORTS, EMPLOYMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL ACCIDENT, ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES, ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITIES, ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION, ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS, ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES, ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE, ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL MARKETS, FIRM SIZE, FIRMS, GAS, HAZARDOUS WASTE, HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES, INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION, INFORMAL REGULATION, INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS, INTERNATIONAL MARKET, INTERNATIONAL MARKETS, INVENTORIES, INVENTORY, JOINT VENTURE, MANUFACTURER, MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, MARKET CONCENTRATION, MARKET FAILURES, MARKET SEGMENTATION, MARKET VALUE, NUCLEAR POWER, NUCLEAR RADIATION, POLLUTION, POLLUTION CONTROL, POLLUTION PROBLEMS, POLLUTION REGULATION, POWER PLANTS, REGULATORS, REGULATORY COMPLIANCE, REGULATORY ECONOMICS, REGULATORY INSTITUTIONS, REGULATORY INSTRUMENTS, REGULATORY STANDARDS, SUBSTITUTE, SULFUR DIOXIDE, SURFACE WATER, SUSPENDED SOLIDS, TEXTILE INDUSTRY, TOXIC EMISSIONS, TOXIC POLLUTERS, TOXIC WASTE, WASTE DISPOSAL, WASTE MANAGEMENT, WATER QUALITY,
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100916094201
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/3903
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