Companies that invest more in employee benefits require fewer financial restatements.
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Companies with inclusive policies for LGBT employees have higher stock returns, market valuation, and employee productivity.
Read MoreIn countries where market-supporting institutions are weak, corporate citizenship or CSR initiatives improve a firm’s competitive advantages by reducing transaction costs and facilitating access to resources.
Read MoreInvestments in corporate citizenship and the improved reputation that can come with such investments can help companies inoculate against the most severe effects of boycotts.
Read MoreFirms that take a long-term view and invest in corporate citizenship are rewarded with lower equity costs.
Read MoreCompanies earning high ratings on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) indicators deemed material to their business financially outperform those with poor ratings on the same issues.
Read MoreCompanies with strong corporate citizenship performance are less affected by risks and are more likely to hold onto cash.
Read MoreTo retain customers, companies should invest in corporate citizenship programs and communication about such programs.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - Investors assign a premium to firms with strong corporate citizenship performance during a crisis of trust.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - Consumers have more favorable perceptions of a company’s reputation when they know more about its corporate citizenship efforts, and prefer to receive corporate citizenship communications that are informative, transparent, relevant to their lives, and factual in tone.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - Companies that cross-list in the United States have stronger corporate citizenship performance than those that do not.
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