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Item Does Board Gender Diversity Enhance the Sustainable Performance of Firms? Empirical Evidence From India(Emerald Publishing, 2025) Poornima, S.; Gopalakrishna, B.V.; Samanta, M.This study explores the link between board gender diversity and corporate sustainability disclosure. The study employs 417 Indian companies to investigate how the incorporation of corporate sustainability disclosure and gender diversity on the board of directors interrelate. The findings show that companies with a higher proportion of female directors enhance sustainable disclosure by taking favorable reporting measures to address environmental issues, social welfare concerns, and governance problems. The companies with more women on board incorporate highly sensitive initiatives regarding the environment, society, and overall governance. These results suggest that women directors add valuable diversity, leading to better decisions and a stronger focus on social and environmental concerns. This study extends the prevailing literature on gender studies and sustainability by presenting empirical recommendations about the role of females in corporate decision-making, specifically related to the sustainability of Indian firms. © 2026 Dhishna Pannikot. All rights reserved.Item The Impact of Temperature Change on the Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence from the Indian Mining Sector(World Researchers Associations, 2025) Akshaya; Gopalakrishna, B.V.Irrespective of sector, fluctuations in temperature exert a noteworthy impact on the operational dynamics of businesses. The panel data used encompassed 62 publicly listed Indian companies operating in the mining sector over the period from 2011 to 2020 to verify the above in the mining sector. The primary objective is to empirically scrutinize the repercussions of temperature changes on the overall performance of the mining industry in India. Firm-specific variables are kept as control measures in this investigation and a panel quantile regression approach is employed for the analysis. The study reveals that an escalation in the annual average temperature contributes to a decline in the profitability of mining firms. Notably, the observed negative correlation is not consistently uniform across different quantiles. Furthermore, the research establishes that working capital management does not exert a discernible influence on the profitability of mining companies. It is important to note that this empirical analysis is limited to Indian companies exclusively. © 2025, World Researchers Associations. All rights reserved.Item Impact of climate and economic policy uncertainties on inflation in India: using the vector error correction model approach(Springer Science and Business Media B.V., 2025) Akshaya, A.; Gopalakrishna, B.V.Economic policies are designed to address challenges in the economic environment and mitigate future associated risks and uncertainties. The present study addressed the impact of policy uncertainties such as climate policy uncertainty (CPU) and economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on price inflation in India. The data were sourced from the Reserve Bank of India and Policy Uncertainty databases from April 2004 to March 2024. Descriptive statistics and stationarity tests were conducted to analyze the characteristics of the variables. Johansen’s cointegration test assessed the long-term relationships among the regressors. The vector error correction model (VECM) and impulse response function (IRF) were used to evaluate long-run equilibrium dynamics and the responsiveness of inflation to policy uncertainties. The empirical outcomes specified a significant relationship between inflation and economic policy uncertainty, while climate policy uncertainty exhibited an insignificant positive effect on inflation. These findings suggest that policy uncertainties influence inflation and broader economic stability. The study emphasizes the importance of formulating coherent and stable economic policies to mitigate inflationary pressures and foster economic resilience. © The Japan Section of the Regional Science Association International 2025.