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Government procurement and corporate environmental policies

Chen, J., Jing, C., Keasey, K. and Xu, B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3512-5834 (2025) Government procurement and corporate environmental policies. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. ISSN 1756-6916 (In Press)

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Abstract/Summary

We investigate how the government, as a customer, affects a supplier’s environmental policies. We find that government contractors have significantly lower levels of toxic pollution. Exploring the mechanisms, we show that government contractors reduce pollution by strengthening internal environmental governance and increasing investments in pollution abatement. Further analysis rules out alternative explanations related to reduced economic activities and financial constraints. Overall, our results highlight the important role of the government in disciplining corporate environmental misbehavior.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Henley Business School > Finance and Accounting
ID Code:123767
Publisher:Cambridge University Press

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