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Promoting environmental performance through corporate social responsibility in controversial industry sectors

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Using two theoretical lenses—social identity theory (SIT) and organizational citizenship behavior towards environment (OCBE)—the current study examines the impact of employee CSR perceptions on environmental performance via mediation of employee pro-environmental behavior and organizational citizenship behavior towards environment (OCBE) utilizing data from three controversial industry sectors (i.e., hotel, tobacco, oil, and gas). We conducted a multi-time survey (sample n = 282) of employees working in organizations operating in controversial industry sectors to test a serial mediation model. The collected data were analyzed through partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) technique using Smart PLS 3.3.2. The findings suggest that employee CSR perception significantly influences environmental performance. Furthermore, the mediating effects of employee pro-environmental behavior and OCBE were also found statistically significant. Using theories of SIT and OCBE, this study is an attempt to unveil what is unknown about CSR perception and environmental performance relationships.

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Gian Luca Casali supervised the project and provided his feedback and expert opinion at various levels of the study. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by Nisar Ahmed Channa, Tahir Hussain, and Rabail Aisha. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Nisar Ahmed Channa, and Gian Luca Casali commented on previous versions of the manuscript. Sarfraz Ahmed Dakhan provided his feedback to improve the second draft. Finally, all authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.

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Channa, N.A., Hussain, T., Casali, G.L. et al. Promoting environmental performance through corporate social responsibility in controversial industry sectors. Environ Sci Pollut Res 28, 23273–23286 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-12326-2

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