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Research Sketches 3: Investing in Green Transition Location: Auditorium (Level 1) Session Chair: Jeffrey York, University of Colorado Boulder | |
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Can Investor Coalitions Drive Corporate Climate Action? London School of Economics, United Kingdom This paper investigates the effectiveness of collaborative engagement in influencing corporate behaviour. Specifically, I examine the impact of Climate Action 100+, the world’s largest climate-related investor coalition, on targeted firms. To proxy the coalition’s engagement goals, I collect novel data on climate-related disclosure, sector-specific carbon intensities and emission reduction targets. I find that collaborative engagement influenced only target setting among a subgroup of firms selected on a discretionary basis. Surprisingly, the coalition’s scale does not amplify impact and there is no evidence of spillovers to non-target firms. These findings question whether investor coalitions drive corporate decarbonisation. | |