ESG-score och styrelsen : Svenska företags hållbarhetsredovisning, könsdiversifiering och styrelsepositioner

Sammanfattning: The main purpose of this study is to investigate whether board diversity and women in a leading position (CEO or chairman of the board) have an impact on a firm’s ESG-score. To investigate whether a larger share of women on the board of directors have a positive impact on a firm’s ESG-score observations were made on firms that were listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange during the years 2015-2019. Secondary data has been used and retrieved from Thomson Reuters Eikon database and some of the data has been manually retrieved. A regression analysis with fixed effects was conducted to measure the possible link between ESG-score and women on corporate boards and women in leading position. The results from the regression indicate that women on corporate boards are positively affecting the firm’s ESG-score but no link between ESG-score and women in leading position was found. The study’s findings contribute to the literature about women on corporate boards and sustainability reporting.