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Last Published September 11, 2025 09:46 AM October 29, 2025 04:06 AM
Primary Outcomes (End Points) ESG and financial performance of suppliers ESG and financial performance of suppliers (measured through a centralized data platform)
Primary Outcomes (Explanation) 1) data completeness as a measure of supplier engagement with the ESG platform 2) the quality of supplier engagement through the number of supporting documents and explanatory comments uploaded for all completed indicators 3) objective ESG performance indices using Company A’s established scoring system that is known to all suppliers 4) financial performance data from the same online system to examine potential trade-offs between ESG outcomes and traditional accounting metrics 4) supplier contract renewal decisions as an extensive margin outcome
Planned Number of Observations 150 firms * 12 months 149 firms * 12 months
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms 50 firms in control and 50 firms in each of the treatment arms (T1A-T2D) * Note that our treatment arms are cross-cutting with each other to investigate the interaction between different combinations of management practices Roughly 50 firms in control and 50 firms in each of the treatment arms (T1A-T2D) * Note that our treatment arms are cross-cutting with each other to investigate the interaction between different combinations of management practices
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Affiliation The University of Hong Kong
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