The Effect of Women�s Leadership on Carbon Disclosure by the Top 100 Global Energy Leaders

The energy sector is one of the main sources of carbon emissions and the most significant global polluter. Women�s concerns and the climate crisis were strongly associated when issues about climate change were first articulated in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals stressing gender equ...

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Main Authors: Abd Majid N., Jaaffar A.H.
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-342262024-10-14T11:18:31Z The Effect of Women�s Leadership on Carbon Disclosure by the Top 100 Global Energy Leaders Abd Majid N. Jaaffar A.H. 58237887000 58897806500 carbon disclosure energy industry resource dependency theory women�s leadership carbon emission climate change gender identity gender role leadership panel data software Sustainable Development Goal United Nations womens status The energy sector is one of the main sources of carbon emissions and the most significant global polluter. Women�s concerns and the climate crisis were strongly associated when issues about climate change were first articulated in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals stressing gender equality and climate mitigation actions have received very little attention in the last decade. Consequently, the primary issues raised by this study are the energy industry, and women and climate change. This study examined the effect of women�s leadership on carbon disclosure among the top 100 global energy leaders from 2018 to 2020. This study unequivocally recognizes the effect of women�s leadership as assessed by the number of female board members who are industry experts, serve as advisors, and pose as proxy community leaders for global energy leaders. This study�s sample consisted of 291 observations of global energy leaders sourced from Thomson Reuters� database. For the panel data analysis, STATA 14 (Version 14.) software was applied as the empirical methodology. The empirical findings showed that among the top energy leaders globally, women leaders increased the degree of carbon disclosure. The findings of this study provide novel insights into the importance of women�s leadership in the energy sector for enhancing and promoting carbon disclosure. The validity of hypothesized links in the findings lends support to the resource dependence theory from the viewpoint of the energy leaders. This study also provides guidance for practitioners, governments, and policymakers on how to combat climate change, encourage the inclusion of as many women as feasible on boards, the promotion of gender parity, and support efforts to achieve the net zero carbon target. � 2023 by the authors. Final 2024-10-14T03:18:31Z 2024-10-14T03:18:31Z 2023 Article 10.3390/su15118491 2-s2.0-85161641600 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85161641600&doi=10.3390%2fsu15118491&partnerID=40&md5=1dc61f4f46a538c13250e37215113a07 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/34226 15 11 8491 All Open Access Gold Open Access MDPI Scopus
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topic carbon disclosure
energy industry
resource dependency theory
women�s leadership
carbon emission
climate change
gender identity
gender role
leadership
panel data
software
Sustainable Development Goal
United Nations
womens status
spellingShingle carbon disclosure
energy industry
resource dependency theory
women�s leadership
carbon emission
climate change
gender identity
gender role
leadership
panel data
software
Sustainable Development Goal
United Nations
womens status
Abd Majid N.
Jaaffar A.H.
The Effect of Women�s Leadership on Carbon Disclosure by the Top 100 Global Energy Leaders
description The energy sector is one of the main sources of carbon emissions and the most significant global polluter. Women�s concerns and the climate crisis were strongly associated when issues about climate change were first articulated in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals stressing gender equality and climate mitigation actions have received very little attention in the last decade. Consequently, the primary issues raised by this study are the energy industry, and women and climate change. This study examined the effect of women�s leadership on carbon disclosure among the top 100 global energy leaders from 2018 to 2020. This study unequivocally recognizes the effect of women�s leadership as assessed by the number of female board members who are industry experts, serve as advisors, and pose as proxy community leaders for global energy leaders. This study�s sample consisted of 291 observations of global energy leaders sourced from Thomson Reuters� database. For the panel data analysis, STATA 14 (Version 14.) software was applied as the empirical methodology. The empirical findings showed that among the top energy leaders globally, women leaders increased the degree of carbon disclosure. The findings of this study provide novel insights into the importance of women�s leadership in the energy sector for enhancing and promoting carbon disclosure. The validity of hypothesized links in the findings lends support to the resource dependence theory from the viewpoint of the energy leaders. This study also provides guidance for practitioners, governments, and policymakers on how to combat climate change, encourage the inclusion of as many women as feasible on boards, the promotion of gender parity, and support efforts to achieve the net zero carbon target. � 2023 by the authors.
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title The Effect of Women�s Leadership on Carbon Disclosure by the Top 100 Global Energy Leaders
title_short The Effect of Women�s Leadership on Carbon Disclosure by the Top 100 Global Energy Leaders
title_full The Effect of Women�s Leadership on Carbon Disclosure by the Top 100 Global Energy Leaders
title_fullStr The Effect of Women�s Leadership on Carbon Disclosure by the Top 100 Global Energy Leaders
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