Hahn, RüdigerRüdigerHahnPioch, ThomasThomasPioch0000-0003-1019-6759Reimsbach, DanielDanielReimsbachSchiemann, FrankFrankSchiemann0000-0002-7817-77922025-04-112025-04-1120251099-08360964-4733https://fis.uni-bamberg.de/handle/uniba/107511Our study aims to shed light on the factors that drive managers' sustainability-related decision-making. We take a multilevel perspective, analyzing individual-, organizational-, and institutional-level factors, which allows us to present a coherent account of a complex environment of influential factors. Based on an explorative vignette experiment with professional managers in a setting related to carbon-reducing investments, we find that certain individual-level factors, such as managers' biospheric orientation or a strong belief in business ethics, are associated with higher carbon-reducing investments. However, these individual-level factors do not alter the overall influence of organizational- and institutional-level factors. The financial impact of carbon-reducing investments—at the organizational level—as well as the number of carbon-conscious investors and the regulatory disclosure regime in which a firm operates—at the institutional level—significantly drive managers' investment decisions. We find only a few instances in which specific factor combinations are decision-relevant. These findings have important implications for research and policymaking with regard to improving corporate sustainability in general and particularly reducing corporate carbon emissions.engcarbon managementcarbon-reducing investmentsustainability disclosurevignette study650article10.1002/bse.4134