Hunting and fishing CEOs: environmental plunderers or saviors?

CEOs who participate in hunting and fishing benefit by appreciating natural environments and permanently consuming natural resources. We examine whether CEOs who hunt and fish make different environmental decisions and find that firms led by CEOs who obtain the most hunting and fishing licenses have...

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Authors: Covington, Thomas (Author) ; Swidler, Steven Mark 1953- (Author) ; Yost, Keven (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2025
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2025, Volume: 197, Issue: 2, Pages: 423-444
Further subjects:B A13
B CSR
B G30
B Sustainability
B Aufsatz in Zeitschrift
B CEO
B Q50
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Summary:CEOs who participate in hunting and fishing benefit by appreciating natural environments and permanently consuming natural resources. We examine whether CEOs who hunt and fish make different environmental decisions and find that firms led by CEOs who obtain the most hunting and fishing licenses have lower environmental performance as measured by MSCI-KLD. This effect is strongest in the environmental category of climate change but also extends to pollution, waste, and the protection of natural capital. Furthermore, firms led by CEOs with the most hunting and fishing licenses are significantly more likely to pay a regulatory settlement for an environmental regulatory infraction.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10551-024-05744-6