Eco-label effects on French manufacturing firms’ performance

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Mtar, Kais^{a; *} | Bannour Ep Sfar, Souad^b

Affiliations: [a] University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France | [b] University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Kais Mtar, At Smondel Aymen, 46 Street, Smollet 06300, Nice. Tel.: +33753855835; E-mail: [email protected].

Abstract: This study examines the causal effects of implementing eco-labels and ethical labels on the corporate performance of French companies, using the matching method. Through matching the 2006 COI survey and the DIANE database, the available data show that ecological or environmental and ethical certification enhances added value, while financial capital productivity and labor productivity might not have any significant effects on corporate revenues.

Keywords: Certification, corporate performance, matching estimator, matching method, selection bias

DOI: 10.3233/HSM-171641

Journal: Human Systems Management, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 103-114, 2017