IMPACT OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION ON CARBON EMISSION: EVIDENCE FROM A GLOBAL SAMPLE

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creativework.keywordsDiversity, Inclusion, Environmental Innovation, Carbon Emissions, Institutional Ownership, ESG, Sustainable Finance.
dc.contributor.authorTaskin Shakib
dc.contributor.authorHumaira Haque
dc.contributor.authorSyeda Humayra Abedin
dc.contributor.authorTrisha Ahmed
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-05
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-05T03:58:11Z
dc.date.available2026-01-05T03:58:11Z
dc.date.issued2025-06-24
dc.description.abstractWe investigate whether, how, and under what conditions workforce diversity and inclusion (D&I) improve corporate carbon emission by modeling environmental innovation (EI) as a mediating mechanism and institutional ownership as a moderating force over the period from 2015 to 2023. Using data from the Global Diversity Index and Inclusion Index provided by LSEG and a sample of 21,226 firm-year observations from globally listed firms, we find that both Diversity and Inclusion are positively associated with emission-reduction performance. Mediation tests indicate that EI is strongly related to lower emissions. Moderation analyses reveal stronger D&I effects among firms with higher institutional ownership, consistent with an engaged-ownership mechanism that converts inclusive human capital into credible decarbonization initiatives. Overall, the evidence supports an integrated capabilities-andgovernance account in which inclusion expands the firm‘s problem-solving frontier and innovation capacity, while institutional investors reinforce incentives and monitoring. The findings carry actionable implications for boards, asset owners, and regulators seeking to align D&I strategy with real-economy emission reductions.
dc.identifier.doi10.47126/J.NSBR.1991-4938
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.northsouth.edu/handle/123456789/1558
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNorth South University
dc.rights©School of Business and Economics, North South University
dc.titleIMPACT OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION ON CARBON EMISSION: EVIDENCE FROM A GLOBAL SAMPLE
dc.typeArticle
oaire.citation.endPage60
oaire.citation.startPage37
oaire.citation.titleIMPACT OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION ON CARBON EMISSION: EVIDENCE FROM A GLOBAL SAMPLE
oaire.citation.volume14
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