CSRHub for Research Purposes

Use CSRHub for your next research project

Periodically, we are asked if anyone has used CSRHub for research purposes. Many students have written their thesis or dissertations with our data, listed below. If we have missed yours, or one you know of, please let us know.
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These Universities are known to be doing active research in Sustainability:

Bard College, Boston University, Columbia University, Duke University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Kansas State University, Midwestern State University, New York University (NYU), Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University, Universidad de Burgos, Universitas Indonesia, University of California Santa Barbara, University of Genova, University of Minnesota, University of New Mexico, University of South Florida, University of Surrey, Western Connecticut State University, Yale University, Zhaw School of Management and Law

Research Papers

2023 Papers

Corporate Social Responsibility and Economic Growth in the Mining Industry
Corporate Governance Attributes and Firm-specific Features as Determinants of Sustainability Initiatives of Listed Financial and Non-Financial Companies in Nigeria
Environmental, Social, and Governance Ratings and Financial Performance: Evidence from the European food Industry
The Impact of Corporate Governance and Internal Audit on ESG rates: A Research in European Companies
Examining Firms’ Sustainability Frontier: Efficiency in Reaching the Triple Bottom Line
Preventing Modern Slavery Through Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure: An Analysis of the U.S. Hospitality and Tourism Industry

2022 Papers

The Impact of Ownership Structure on Corporate Social Responsibility Performance in Vietnam
Do Corporate Social Responsibility Ratings Have Any Effect on Traffic Congestion?
The Moderating Role of National Philanthropic Environment in the Relationship Between Advertising Intensity and Corporate Social Responsibility
Gender Diversity Impact on ESG Performance: Evidence from Indonesian and Malaysian Manufacturing Sector
CSR and Tax Avoidance: Are They Related? A Perspective of Neo-Institutional Theory in Emerging Economy Malaysia
Exploring the Black Box: Board Gender Diversity and Corporate Social Performance
Board Attributes and Corporate Social Responsibility Performance: Evidence from Vietnam
The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on the Corporate Financial Performance: Evidence from Russian and Dutch Companies
Environmental, Social, and Governance Ratings and Financial Performance: Evidence from the European Food Industry
Exploring the Role of Ownership Structure in Decisions on Employee-Oriented Corporate Social Responsibility Practices
The Influence of Corporate Social Responsibility on the Quality of Accounting Statements of Brazilian Companies

2021 Papers

Does Corporate Social Responsibility Vary by Real Estate Asset Types? Evidence from Real Estate Investment Trusts
European Motor Vehicle Manufacturers' CSR Trends ‒ The Effect of the Emission Scandal
The Effect of Blockchain Technology on Supply Chain Sustainability Performances
The Barriers to Corporate Social Responsibility in the Nordic Energy Sector
Analysis of Convergence in the Assessment of Corporate Social Responsibility Indexes in the Context of the Brazilian Firm
National Culture and Corporate Social Responsibility
Effect of Diversity in the Board of Directors and Top Management Team on Corporate Social Responsibility
Do Companies in Different Industries Respond Differently to Stakeholders’ Pressures When Prioritising Environmental, Social and Governance Sustainability Performance?
An Analysis on the NASDAQ’s Potential for Sustainable Investment Practices during the Financial Shock from COVID-19
Are Socially Responsible Firms in The U.S. Tourism and Hospitality Industry Better Off During COVID-19?

2020 Papers

Some Issues With Using ESG Ratings in an Investment Process
Impact of Positive And Negative Corporate Social Responsibility on Automotive Firms' Financial Performance: A Market Based Asset Perspective
An Exploratory Study of Factors Influencing Corporate Sustainability on Business Performance
New York Stock Exchange Retail Sector: Corporate Social Responsibility And Financial Performance
Corporate Social Responsibility in European Union Countries on Background of the Economic Development

2019 Papers

Role Of Innovation In Relationship Between Corporate Social Performance And Corporate Financial Performance
Addressing Endogeneity in the Causal Relationship Between Sustainability and Financial Performance
CSR Performance and Annual Report Readability: Evidence From France
Influência Das Dimensões Culturais No Desempenho Em Responsabilidade Social Corporativa
CSR Ratings and Contradiction of Real and Communicated Aims of Media Organization: The Case of News Corporation
Does Firm Size Matter? Evidence on the Impact of the Green Innovation Strategy on Corporate Financial Performance in The Automotive Sector
Financial Performance and Corporate Social Responsibility: Empirical Evidence From Taiwan
To Agree or Disagree? An Analysis of CSR Ratings Firm
The Integration of a Newly Defined N-gram Concept and Vector Space Model for Documents Ranking
Mission Statements and the Sustainability Communication

2018 Papers

Corporate Social Performance: Inter-Industry and International Differences
Strategic Silence: Withholding Certification Status as a Hypocrisy Avoidance Tactic
The Relationship Between Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Performance (A Case Study from Finland): How Businesses and Organizations Can Operate in a Sustainable and Socially Responsible Way
Relationship Between Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Success: Case of the Global Tobacco Industry
Corporate Social Responsibility Practice of Malaysian Public Listed Government-Linked Companies: A Dimensional Analysis
The Trident of Corporate Corruption Control: Implications and Effects
Relationship Between Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Success: Case of the Global Tobacco Industry
A Study of Relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Performance - Take Taiwan’s Companies as Examples
The Relationship between Business Foundation and Corporate Social Responsibility

2017 Papers

Corporate Social Responsibility And Brand Value In Luxury
Gender Equality and Corporate Social Responsibility in Swedish corporate Governance : A Gender Perspective
The Association among Corporate Social Responsibility, Earnings Management and Tax Management in China
Relationship Between CSR Rating and Tax Avoidance
Interrelation between Corporate Social Responsibility and Company Performance

2016 Papers

The Relationship Between Corporate Social Responsibility And Firm Performance: A Study Of South African Listed Companies
Corporate Social Responsibility och riskpåverkan : En studie av det sociala ansvarstagandets effekt på risk i Svenska börsbolag
Corporate Sustainability Performance and Financial Performance of Indian Companies: A Relational Study
A Study Critically Analysing the CSR Activities of UK Supermarkets and How They Compare When Evaluated Using a Framework Based on ISO 26000
Supply Market Intelligence for Procurement Professionals: Research, Process, And Resources
Earnings Quality and Corporate Social Responsibility in the Philippines and China: A multidimensional Analysis Through Earnings Management
Evaluating the Impact of Sustainability Reporting on Financial Performance of Selected Indian Companies

2015 Papers

Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Operations: An Empirical Analysis of Banking Industry
The Ethical Pitfalls and Opportunities of Initial Public Offerings
The Impact of Return and Default Risk on China Corporate Social Responsibility
Costs and Benefits of Reducing Financing Costs Through Corporate Social Responsibility
A Study on the Behaviors of Corporate Social Responsibility in Taiwanese Financial Institutions
Earnings Management -- Does Corporate Sustainability Performance Matter?

2014 Papers

How Does Extent of Environmental Protection Contribute to Firm Financial Performance and Default Risk?
The Association between Corporate Social Performance and Family Firms: Evidences from the CSR Rating Agency
The Effect of Corporate Social Responsibility on Earnings Management: Evidence from Taiwan
Corporate Social Responsibility and the Pollution Haven Hypothesis: Evidence from Multinationals’ Investment Decision in China

2013 Papers

Impact of Corporate Governance on Corporate Financial Performance
Formal and Informal Institutional Influences on Multinational Enterprise Social Responsibility: Two Empirical Studies
Factors Effecting Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure Ratings: An Empirical Study of Finnish Listed Companies
CSR AND Financial Performance of RESPECT Index vs. Other Highly Visible Companies in Poland

2012 Papers

More Disclosure=Better CSR Reputation?
Institutional and Resource Based Drivers for Corporate Social Responsibility: a Single Case Study on TomTom’s CSR Practices and its Drivers
The Link between Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Financial Performance from the Perspectives of Environment, Employee, Community and Governance ─ An Evidence from American Manufacturing Industry.
More disclosure=better CSR reputation? An examination of CSR reputation leaders and laggards in the global oil and gas industry
Corporate Beauty Contests: What Is The Rank/Score For Your Company?

2011 Papers

Environmental Regulation and Economic Performance in U.S. Manufacturing: Industries, Firms, and Plants
Quantitative Sustainability DisclosureAn International Comparison and Its Impact on Investor Valuation

Additional Research Papers Using CSRHub Data

Profitability Analysis And Comparison Finance Essay
ESG Disclosure Trends in the Technology Sector