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Organizations with women managers are likely to have lower carbon emissions. Here’s why

An organization with more women managers is likely to have lower carbon emissions, research shows.

An organization with more women managers is likely to have lower carbon emissions, research shows. Image: Unsplash/Amy Hirschi

Yener Altunbaş
Professor of Banking, Bangor Business School
Leonardo Gambacorta
Head of Innovation and the Digital Economy, Bank for International Settlements
Alessio Reghezza
Lecturer in Economics, University of Genoa
Giulio Velliscig
Adjunct Professor of Computer Applications in Finance, University of Udine
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Correlation between firm women managers and carbon emissions
A firm with more women managers is likely to display greater carbon emission reduction. Image: VoxEu
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After the Paris Agreement, firms with an above-median percentage of women managers decrease their carbon emissions by about 5% in comparison to firms with a below-median percentage.
After the Paris Agreement, firms with an above-median percentage of women managers decrease their carbon emissions by about 5% in comparison to firms with a below-median percentage. Image: VoxEu
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