Damert Matthias, Baumgartner Rupert J
Institute of Systems Sciences, Innovation and Sustainability Research and FWF-DK Climate Change University of Graz Graz Austria.
Corp Soc Responsib Environ Manag. 2018 Jul-Aug;25(4):473-488. doi: 10.1002/csr.1473. Epub 2017 Dec 19.
To prevent adverse effects from climate change, it is vital to involve the private sector in mitigation efforts. So far, however, research has insufficiently addressed the determinants of corporate action in specific industries. Our paper aims at bridging this gap by empirically analyzing the global automotive industry's response to climate change mitigation issues. We use publicly available information from 105 sector leaders to investigate the role of external institutional pressures and intra-organizational governance in the extent of corporate action. Based on a multiple regression analysis, we find that organizational involvement and the integration of climate change into risk management exhibit the greatest influence. Moreover, companies with business activities that necessitate interaction with the end consumer tend to be most active. Our analysis furthermore indicates that neither the stringency of a firm's home country's climate policy regime nor the degree of internationalization is associated with a higher implementation level of response strategies. © 2017 The Authors. published by ERP Environment and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
为防止气候变化带来的不利影响，让私营部门参与减缓气候变化的努力至关重要。然而，到目前为止，研究尚未充分探讨特定行业中企业行动的决定因素。我们的论文旨在通过实证分析全球汽车行业对减缓气候变化问题的应对来填补这一空白。我们利用来自105家行业领军企业的公开信息，调查外部制度压力和组织内部治理在企业行动程度方面所起的作用。基于多元回归分析，我们发现组织参与以及将气候变化纳入风险管理具有最大影响。此外，其业务活动需要与终端消费者互动的公司往往最为积极。我们的分析还表明，企业母国气候政策制度的严格程度和国际化程度均与应对策略的较高实施水平无关。© 2017作者。由ERP环境与约翰·威利父子有限公司出版。
