Communication Dans Un Congrès Année : 2024

Do female executives acquire greener targets?

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This paper examines the M&A behaviour of firms with female executives. Companies with female executives acquire greener targets than those with male executives. Female executives prefer less polluting private targets. The paper explores various measures of firm environmental performance, such as total toxic releases, environmental penalties, emissions-related words in 10-K filings, and green innovations. The study suggests that women executives pay close attention to ecological concerns as they make financial decisions, especially when selecting targets for mergers and acquisitions. Female executives tend to be more concerned about the environment than male executives. Additionally, the paper does not find that this prosocial behaviour is at the expense of shareholders’ value.

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hal-05325829 , version 1 (22-10-2025)

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Chang Gong. Do female executives acquire greener targets?. World Finance Conference 2024, Jul 2024, Nicosi, Cyprus. ⟨hal-05325829⟩
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