Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/312182 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
ZEW Discussion Papers No. 24-063
Publisher: 
ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung, Mannheim
Abstract: 
Firm-level Climate Action Response Plans (CARPs) are strategic plans comprising firms' climate change mitigation and adaptation commitments. Given the importance of CARPs for meeting climate change targets, encouraging firms to develop CARPs is paramount. When designing evidence-based approaches to drive firm-level CARPs, it is essential to know the resources and capabilities that enable firms to develop CARPs. Drawing on novel and highly detailed data on firms in Ireland, and using a direct matching approach, our study examines the characteristics that distinguish firms that develop and do not develop CARPs. We find that firms developing CARPs: (1) Exhibit strong market performance, in terms of productivity and sales; (2) Engage in international markets; (3) Are highly R&D and innovation active; and (4) Already use digital technologies. Such insights suggest that CARPs require firms to have high levels of resources and skills when designing their responses to climate change. The paper proffers potential policy and managerial implications, in terms of encouraging firms to develop CARPs.
Subjects: 
Firm-level climate action
Climate Action Response Plans
Climate Change Adaptation
Climate Change Mitigation
Firms' R&D and innovation
Greenwashing
JEL: 
Q54
Q56
Q57
L21
M14
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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