Sustainability stewardship: Does roundtable on sustainable palm oil certification create shareholder value?
| Autor: | Yeong Sheng Tey, Mark Brindal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Finance
business.industry Strategy and Management Corporate governance 05 social sciences Inherent risk (accounting) 06 humanities and the arts Management Monitoring Policy and Law Development 0603 philosophy ethics and religion Shareholder value Shareholder Stock exchange 0502 economics and business Sustainability Profitability index 060301 applied ethics Stewardship business 050203 business & management |
| Zdroj: | Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 28:786-795 |
| ISSN: | 1535-3966 1535-3958 |
| Popis: | The adoption of sustainability standards is often viewed as a profitability conundrum by palm oil firms and their shareholders. This study examines whether, considering the inherent risk, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) sustainability initiative creates shareholder value. Based on the panel information of plantation firms listed on the Indonesia and Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchanges, RSPO‐certified firms earned mixed risk‐adjusted performance results relative to non‐RSPO and total palm oil portfolios. They also demonstrated a limited probability for upside growth. Additionally, it is possible that institutionalized sustainability standards do not address all the environmental, social and governance pillars that should constitute sustainable investing. Consequently, business operators and investors seeking improved performance should focus on the fundamentals whilst incorporating sustainability standards. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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