한국환경과학회지 (Journal of Environmental Science International)

  • 제30권10호
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  • Pages.863-877
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  • 2021
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  • 1225-4517(pISSN)
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  • 2287-3503(eISSN)
한국환경과학회 (The Korean Environmental Sciences Society)
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How does Voluntary Carbon Disclosure (VCD) Induce Changes in Carbon Performance? With the Role of Management Capability

  • Kim, Seonae (Sustainable Management Graduate Program, Inha University) ;
  • Kim, Jong Dae (Green Finance Graduate Program, Inha Universitym)
  • 투고 : 2021.10.02
  • 심사 : 2021.10.16
  • 발행 : 2021.10.31
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초록

While there a growing interest in Voluntary Carbon Disclosure (VCD), comparatively little is discussed whether the improved quality of voluntary carbon disclosure can lead to subsequent changes in a company's carbon reduction performance. Drawing on companies under the Korean Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) with the contents analysis of their sustainable reports, the present research seeks to address the existing knowledge gaps in the current literature on environmental disclosure. Findings empirically show that an increase in the voluntary carbon disclosure score is positively transformed into changes in carbon performance and further develop that the effect of voluntary carbon disclosure on carbon performance varies depending on changes in management capability with the moderation effect.

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The research for this paper was financially supported by the Green Finance Project. This work was supported by INHA UNIVERSITY Research Grant.

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