Environmental engagement and stock price crash risk: Evidence from the European banking industry |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Essex Business School, United Kingdom;2. Roma Tre University, Italy;3. University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy;1. Department of Digital Economy, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, No 777 Guoding Road, Shanghai 200433, China;2. School of Information Management & Engineering, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, No 777 Guoding Road, Shanghai 200433, China;3. Faculty of Business information, Shanghai Business School, No 123 Fengpu Avenue, Shanghai 201400, China;1. College of Finance, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China;2. School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China;3. Business School, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, China;2. EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht, Oestrich-Winkel, Germany;3. Department of Economics & Management, University of Trento, Trento, Italy |
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| Abstract: | This paper investigates the impact of banks' environmental engagement on their future stock price crash risk. Given the strong commitment of European institutions towards a low carbon economy, we focus on European banks, which are expected to be crucial actors in driving this challenge. Using a sample of 447 bank-year observations across 22 European countries from 2015 to 2021, we find a negative relationship between banks' environmental engagement and future stock price crash risk, in accordance with the signalling theory, suggesting that a high level of environmental engagement corresponds to high ethical standards of bank managers and high levels of financial transparency. |
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