Gender balance in corporate boards and promotion of ESG topics: Illusion or correlation?

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Keywords: Gender Balance, Corporate Governance, Women on Boards, Gender Quotas, Copé-Zimmermann Law, Rixain Law, EU Women on Boards Directive, Executive Committees, ESG Performance, Sustainable Governance, Viviane de Beaufort’s Theorem

JEL Classification: A3, D2, D7, J7

Received: 14.11.2025
Accepted: 19.11.2025

How to cite: De Beaufort, V., & Ben Chaïb, H. (2026). Gender balance in corporate boards and promotion of ESG topics: Illusion or correlation? In A. Celentano, A. Kostyuk, S. Dell’Atti, & G. Giovando (Eds.), Corporate governance: Multidisciplinary research (pp. 13–17). Virtus Interpress. https://doi.org/10.22495/cgmrp2