Toward sustainability: ESG bridging socioemotional wealth and sustainable financial in family firms

IF 3.3 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Sustainable Futures Pub Date : 2025-01-25 DOI:10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100470

ChangYi Zhu , Alexandra Simón Villar , Maria Jose Parada Balderrama

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Abstract

The socioemotional wealth of family businesses fosters long-term orientation, aligning with the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles essential for sustainable value creation. This study utilised panel data from 1,181 Chinese-listed family firms between 2016 and 2020. It employed multiple regression and mediation analysis to examine how ESG engagement mediates the relationship between family control and the firms’ financial outcomes. The findings revealed that proactive ESG strategies enhance the positive effects of family control on financial outcomes, though the degree of mediation varied across performance indicators. These results highlight the strategic importance of integrating ESG considerations into financial planning for family businesses, offering valuable insights for managers and investors seeking to drive sustainable development through informed capital allocation and targeted governance structures. From a policy perspective, these results suggest the need for government incentives and enhanced disclosure standards to encourage broader ESG adoption among family firms in emerging markets.

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Sustainable Futures Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science

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9.30

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1.80%

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审稿时长

71 days

期刊介绍： Sustainable Futures: is a journal focused on the intersection of sustainability, environment and technology from various disciplines in social sciences, and their larger implications for corporation, government, education institutions, regions and society both at present and in the future. It provides an advanced platform for studies related to sustainability and sustainable development in society, economics, environment, and culture. The scope of the journal is broad and encourages interdisciplinary research, as well as welcoming theoretical and practical research from all methodological approaches.