期刊
JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS
卷 142, 期 2, 页码 674-696出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2021.05.007
关键词
Climate change; Carbon emissions; ESG; Big three; Shareholder activism; Institutional ownership
This study examines the role of the Big Three in reducing corporate carbon emissions globally. It finds that they focus on engaging with large firms with high CO2 emissions in which they have a significant stake, leading to a strong negative association between Big Three ownership and subsequent carbon emissions among MSCI index constituents.
This paper examines the role of the Big Three (i.e., BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street Global Advisors) on the reduction of corporate carbon emissions around the world. Using novel data on engagements of the Big Three with individual firms, we find evidence that the Big Three focus their engagement effort on large firms with high CO2 emissions in which these investors hold a significant stake. Consistent with this engagement influence being effective, we observe a strong and robust negative association between Big Three ownership and subsequent carbon emissions among MSCI index constituents, a pattern that becomes stronger in the later years of the sample period as the three institutions publicly commit to tackle Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues. (c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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