Social Responsibility Disclosure Research Articles

Corporate social responsibility disclosure and corporate social irresponsibility in emerging economies: Does institutional quality matter?

AbstractThe Panama Papers (2016), Paradise Leaks (2017), and Pandora Papers (2021) have revealed the extensive practice of corporate tax avoidance. Yet, the tax behavior of companies claiming to be “socially responsible” has been less examined. This study examines the association between corporate social responsibility disclosure (CSRD) and tax avoidance, particularly in developing economies, focusing on Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). By analyzing data from 600 firm‐year observations across 13 SSA countries using panel quantile regression, we found a negative relationship between CSRD, which includes ethical, social, and environmental dimensions, and tax avoidance. This aligns with legitimacy theory, indicating that firms are increasingly adopting CSR transparency to meet societal expectations and gain stakeholder trust, avoiding socially irresponsible behaviors. Furthermore, the quality of national governance significantly moderates the CSRD–tax avoidance relationship, supporting the concept of institutional isomorphism. This evidence is valuable for professionals and policymakers and encourages further research to deepen and broaden these findings.

Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure and Financial Performance of Listed Insurance Firms in Nigeria

The backdrop of contending views that CSR is merely façade, just a marketing campaign, and that CSR disclosures among insurance companies in Nigeria are very scanty; whereas organizations desire to be seen as legitimate corporate citizens satisfying various stakeholders, justify this study to examine the relationship between corporate social responsibility disclosure and financial performance of listed insurance companies in Nigeria. Based on the ex-post-facto research design, this study employed secondary data obtained from published financial statements of sampled seven insurance firms between 2015 and 2022. These seven insurance companies are all currently listed in Nigerian Exchange Group. The data gathered was analysed using simple linear regression technique based on the ordinary least square method assisted by E-Views version 9. Three hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance based on the specific study objectives, using the results of analysis. The findings revealed that corporate social responsibility disclosures have statistically positive significant relationship with earnings per share, net profit margin, and return on assets of listed insurance firms in Nigeria. It was recommended that the management of insurance companies should adopt policies that would favour appropriate increase in corporate social responsibility to enhance performance and peaceful coexistence with their host communities.

Disclosure of corporate social responsibility in Baltic public companies: choices of reporting and its determinants

ABSTRACT This article investigates the choices of CSR reporting and its determinants in Baltic public companies. We assess the overall CSR disclosure situation and reveal the disclosure format and measurement content for social, environmental, and governance components. Then we explore the determinants of choices of reporting. Logit and Tobit regression models for balanced panel data sets are applied from 2017 to 2021. Our findings showed that mandatory disclosure dominates among Baltic public companies. Size and some performance indicators such as ROA, EPS, ROE, and capital intensity are important for CSR disclosure. Larger companies choose to present the separate CSR report, while smaller firms disclose CSR in annual reports. Larger companies also choose quantitative disclosure measures instead of only qualitative ones.

Does internal audit matter? Audit committee, its attributes, and corporate social responsibility reporting quality

This study explores the nexus between internal audit, audit committee attributes, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) disclosure quality in A-share listed companies on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges from 2010 to 2019. Utilizing refined samples and robust datasets, this investigation reveals critical insights that a robust internal control system significantly correlates with higher-quality CSR disclosure, underscoring its pivotal role in safeguarding non-financial reporting integrity and enhancing transparency in CSR disclosures. Larger audit committees are positively associated with improved CSR disclosure quality. This highlights the strategic advantage of a diverse and expansive audit committee in navigating the complexities of CSR reporting. Contrary to expectations, the proportion of independent directors on the audit committee and the frequency of audit committee meetings do not show a significant positive relationship with CSR disclosure. Companies benefit from strategic investments in internal control systems, crucial for non-financial reporting integrity and fortified CSR disclosure practices. In conclusion, this study provides concise insights into critical factors influencing CSR disclosure quality in Chinese companies, offering actionable implications for corporate practices and regulatory frameworks. AcknowledgmentThis paper is co-funded by the European Union through the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) within the project “EU BEST PRACTICE OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT, SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING AND SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING” – 101047667-ERASMUS-JMO-2021-MODULE https://jm.snau.edu.ua/en/eu-best-practice-of-life-cycle-assessment-social-envi­ron­mental-accounting-and-sustainability-reporting/ Oleh Pasko expresses sincere gratitude for the support from the Kirkland Research Program, generously provided by the Leaders of Change Foundation established by the Polish-American Freedom Foundation.

PENGARUH GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DAN KEPEMILIKAN SAHAM PUBLIK TERHADAP TINGKAT PENGUNGKAPAN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Companies prioritize CSR out of awareness of social and environmental impacts, as well as to meet societal expectations, reduce reputational risks, and strengthen relationships with stakeholders. However, decisions related to CSR can be influenced by public share ownership, because public shareholders have different preferences from institutional or majority shareholders. This research aims to determine the influence of GCG practices and public share ownership on CSR disclosure. The research method used is quantitative using a survey approach. Data collection was carried out through purposive sampling, from 82 mining companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2021 and 2022, 76 companies were sampled. Multiple linear regression tests and simple linear regression tests are used as data analysis methods. Linear regression analysis shows that there is a positive and significant influence of audit committee size and ownership on all types of CSR, while the composition of public ownership has a significant negative influence. The composition of the independent board of commissioners and institutional ownership do not have a significant effect. These results indicate the need to consider GCG structure and share ownership in an effort to increase Corporate Social Responsibility disclosure.

Examining the Nexus of Governance, Firm’s Characteristics and CSR Disclosure in Highly Polluted Industries

This study seeks to examine the effect of corporate governance and firm’s characteristics on corporate social responsibility disclosure (CSRD) of highly polluted industries. The sample of this study consisted of 250 data from 125 companies of basic material, chemicals, and energy sectors listed in the Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2020-2021. The result shows that ownership concentration has a negative effect on CSR disclosure. Audit committee and firm’s size positively affect corporate social responsibility disclosure. Meanwhile, the board size and leverage do not affect CSR disclosure. This study provides policy implications to identify governance systems and firm’s characteristics at increasing CSR awareness. The paper highlights the research context of the highly polluted industry, indicating a specific sector with unique challenges and implications for CSR. By focusing on these industries, the research aims to provide insights into opportunities associated with CSR disclosure in highly polluting sectors.

International diversification and corporate social responsibility disclosure quality: Employee versus environmental dimensions

AbstractMultinational enterprises (MNEs) face increasing institutional complexity as they expand internationally, which has a significant effect on their corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy. In this study, we investigate an under‐explored difference between MNEs' employee and environmental CSR disclosure quality concerning the extent to which CSR reports are indicative of substantive activities. We propose that as international diversification increases institutional complexity, MNEs lower the disclosure quality of environmental CSR yet improve the disclosure quality of employee CSR due to their different institutional implications. In addition, we examine the effect of MNEs' home country cultural differences regarding uncertainty avoidance on the relationship between international diversification and employee and environmental disclosure quality. Based on a sample of 335 global MNEs from 31 countries, we found general support for our hypotheses.

The Convergence of Corporate Sustainability and Social Responsibility in Modern Business Contexts: A Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract Global challenges such as climate change, the Covid-19 pandemic, and geopolitical instability have driven organizations to embed sustainability into their strategies and operations, moving away from the profit-driven mindset to a broader emphasis on societal value. Sustainability, today a widespread concept in academia and business, requires balancing social, environmental, and economic responsibilities to achieve long-term success. Embracing the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) model, organizations aim for profit while also positively impacting society and the environment. However, there is a prevailing tendency to emphasize rights over responsibilities, a pattern that needs to shift in order to promote sustainability. This paper contributes to the body of knowledge on corporate sustainability by exploring its relationship with social responsibility. A bibliometric analysis was conducted on a sample of 9,378 documents processed using VOSviewer. The study examines the interplay between sustainability, social responsibility, and corporate sustainability, mapping out key concepts and visualizing their networks. Furthermore, the links to other key themes such as performance, management, innovation, strategy, governance, supply chain management, leadership, stakeholders, and others were also explored. Social-responsibility disclosure was also found to be an emergent topic in terms of organizational accountability and transparency.

Impact of corporate social responsibility disclosure on financial performance for listed companies in the GCC Countries

Impact of corporate social responsibility disclosure on financial performance for listed companies in the GCC Countries

EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING DISCLOSURE, ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE, COMPANY SIZE AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY DISCLOSURE

This study examines the effect of environmental accounting disclosure, environmental performance disclosure, company size and corporate social responsibility disclosure on firm value. The method in this study uses the SPPS 24 method by testing individually between the independent variables on the dependent variable and simultaneously. The population in this study took 90 mining companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during the 2017-2021 period. The data collection technique used purpose sampling. The results obtained from this study are that simultaneously the environmental accounting disclosure variable, environmental accounting disclosure and company size and corporate social responsibility disclosure have a significant effect on Firm Value while individually, company size has no effect on Firm Value. Individually, the results show that Environmental Accounting Disclosure has an effect on Firm Value with a P-value of 0.036 at a significant level of 5%. Similarly, Environmental Performance Disclosure has a significant effect on Firm Value with a P-value of 0.037 at a significant level of 5%. And simultaneously independent variables have a significant effect on company value or by 16.8%. Company size variable has no effect with a p-value of 0.707 greater than 0.05% significant level.

The Determinant of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): The Role of Green Accounting as Moderating Variable in Indonesia

This study aims to determine the role of Green Accounting in the relationship between environmental performance and Disclosure of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in JII 70 Companies for the 2018-2020 period. This research is a type of quantitative research and the data in this research is secondary data in the form of panel data sampling technique with purposive sampling technique. The samples used were 24 companies registered on JII 70 for the 2018-2020 period. The data collection method is carried out by accessing financial reports and annual reports which can be accessed through the website www.idx.co.id. The data is processed using the Eviews10 analytical tool. The analytical method used is a descriptive test, stationarity test, regression model test, classical assumption test, t-test, F test, and MRA test. The results showed that the environmental performance variable has a positive and significant effect on the disclosure of Corporate Social Responsibility. The green accounting variable has a positive and insignificant effect on the disclosure of Corporate Social Responsibility. After conducting the MRA test it shows that the green accounting variable cannot moderate the effect of Environmental Performance on Disclosure of Corporate Social Responsibility.

THE INFLUENCE OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY DISCLOSURE ON COMPANY VALUE IS MODERATE BY COMPANY TRANSPARENCY

The aim of this study is to determine the influence of corporate social responsibility disclosure on corporate value, with corporate transparency as a moderating variable. This research is quantitative in nature, employing a descriptive approach. The population of this study comprises all manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during the period 2018-2022, with a sample size of 240 financial data from various companies. The data source utilized is secondary data obtained from official documents on the Indonesia Stock Exchange website. The data analysis model employed is moderated regression analysis (MRA), processed using the statistical software SPSS. The research findings indicate that (1) corporate social responsibility disclosure has a positive and significant impact on corporate value in manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, and (2) corporate social responsibility disclosure has a positive and significant impact on corporate value through transparency as a moderating variable in manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange.

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY DISCLOSURE, INSTITUTIONAL OWNERSHIP, AND ASSET GROWTH TO IMPROVE FIRM VALUE

Firm value is investors' perception of the company's success in managing its resources which is reflected in the share price. Several factors that influence company value include the company's ability to carry out social responsibility which is related to the public value of the company. Apart from that, Good Corporate Governance can also influence the size of the company's value. However, internal factors, namely asset growth, can also have an impact on company value. This research aims to analyze the influence of Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure, Institutional Ownership and Asset Growth on company value in companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The sample companies are consumer goods companies with data analysis methods using descriptive and verification analysis. The results showed that partially Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure had a negative and insignificant effect on firm value but Institutional Ownership and Asset Growth had a positive and significant effect on firm value.

Pengaruh Perataan Laba dan Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure Terhadap Reaksi Pasar dan Resiko Investasi (Studi Empiris Pada Perusahaan Manufaktur Yang Terdaftar Di Bursa Efek Indonesia)

The market reacts to news regarding company earnings, which further suggests that earnings revisions have a negative effect on market reactions. This means that the greater the profit moderation action, the weaker the market reaction to company profit news. CSR agents cannot strengthen or weaken the relationship between income smoothing and market response. This research aims to determine the effect of income smoothing and disclosure of corporate social responsibility on market reactions and investment risk in manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. This research focuses on problem solving to explain the relationship between one variable and another. others in qualitative and quantitative analysis. Based on the research results, it can be concluded that income smoothing does not have a significant effect on market reactions. CSR disclosure does not have a significant effect on market reactions. Income smoothing does not have a significant effect on investment risk. The moderating variables of profit and CSR disclosure, if examined together or simultaneously, do not have a significant influence on increasing market response. Based on the calculation results, it can be seen that there is a difference between investment risk and income smoothing. This disclosure will also produce positive abnormal returns because it contains information that has economic value. With the insights from this research, it is hoped that investors will be able to make investment decisions that will bring extraordinary returns to the market.

Effect of the national business system on the disclosure of greenhouse gases emissions: multi-country evidence

Methodology: Institutional Theory and the National Business System approach were used to propose the research hypotheses. The work evaluated 1,072 companies from the 10 largest economies in the world, using econometric models and statistical analysis.Purpose: Investigate the effect of the national business system on the disclosure of greenhouse gases by companies from the largest economies in the world.Findings: The results indicate that institutional factors, such as the political, financial and cultural systems affect the disclosure of greenhouse gases. Thus, institutional pressure from countries can determine the environmental performance of their firms. However, the results showed that the country’s level of development is not an explanatory variable for the disclosure of atmospheric emissions.Practical implications: The research presents the impact of formal and informal institutions on the disclosure practices of companies, suggesting that policy makers could influence it by strengthening certain institutional aspects. Originality/Value: Although there is an increasing volume of research on the disclosure of corporate social responsibility, few studies are dedicated to comparing the disclosure of greenhouse gases in the light of the national business system.

Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure Issues in Indonesia

The high number of work accidents in Indonesia indicates that companies have not paid attention to occupational safety and health. The purpose of the study is to impartially analyze the impact of Company Growth, Leverage, and Company Size on Occupational Safety and Health Disclosure. This is important because it directly improves the company's reputation and ensures long-term sustainability. The quantitative research used in this study relies on secondary data taken from the annual reports of mining and infrastructure companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) throughout the period 2019 to 2021. Purposive sampling was used as a sample technique, resulting in a total of 78 samples. Data processing uses descriptive statistics, panel data regression, and independent sample t test. This study uses 10 items of the Occupational Safety and Health Disclosure index obtained from the GRI index. The findings of this study provide factual evidence that company development, leverage, and company size have a positive impact on the dissemination of occupational health and safety information.

The Role Of Corporate Social Responsibility And Good Corporate Governance In Enhancing Financial Performance

This research aims to analyze the role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure and good corporate governance (GCG) in enhancing financial performance. This research model was tested using a sample from all mining sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during the period 2020-2022. The data analysis employed multiple linear regression and Generalized Least Square (GLS) methods to identify independent variables influencing the dependent variable in detecting indirect effects through financial performance proxied by ROA, EPS, and Tobin’s Q. The results of the study indicate that CSR has a positive effect on ROA, a negative effect on EPS, and no significant effect on Tobin’s Q. GCG proxied by independent board of commissioners, has a positive effect on ROA and Tobin’s Q. Audit committee has a positive effect on ROA and a negative effect on EPS and Tobin’s Q. Board of directors has a positive effect on EPS and Tobin’s Q but no significant effect on ROA.

The role of environmental performance in mediating the relationship between green accounting and corporate social responsibility

The problems of pollution, global warming, and environmental damage are currently relevant and vital challenges for corporations, governments, and society. The implementation of green accounting is one of the responses of corporations to overcome sustainability issues. This study aims to examine the impact of green accounting on the level of environmental performance and the impact of environmental performance on corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure. This study also tests the role of environmental performance as a mediating variable in the relationship between green accounting and CSR disclosure. The sample consists of 95 listed Indonesian firms during the period 2017–2021. The results show that the adoption of green accounting positively affects environmental performance (coefficient is 0.291 and p-value < 0.01). Meanwhile, environmental performance positively affects CSR disclosure with a coefficient of 0.296 and a p-value < 0.01. The empirical evidence also shows that environmental performance has a critical role as a mediating variable in the effect of green accounting on CSR disclosure.

Firm Characteristics and Corporate Governance Mechanisms as Drivers of Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure in Zimbabwe

This study extends the literature on the determinants of voluntary disclosure of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in a sample of 61 annual reports from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange for the year ended 31 December 2020. The purpose of the study is to determine why firms voluntarily disclose CSR and whether corporate governance mechanisms have an impact on firms’ disclosure policy. An unweighted disclosure index consisting of 30 corporate social responsibility attributes was developed; using content analysis to determine the level of corporate social responsibility disclosure. The results show that corporate social responsibility disclosure is low, with the most corporate social responsibility information disclosed being community involvement disclosure (40%), followed by environmental disclosure (30%), products and consumer information disclosure (29%), and human resources disclosure (28%). In addition, using multiple regression analysis and after accounting for size, leverage, profitability and industry, the findings indicate that board independence and board of directors’ qualifications have a significant positive influence on corporate social responsibility disclosure whereas ownership concentration was found to be insignificant. With the exception of profitability, all other firm characteristics, leverage, firm size and industry sector were positive and significant in explaining the variation in corporate social responsibility disclosure. It appears that profitable firms are not motivated to increase corporate social responsibility disclosure. This may be consistent with the shareholder wealth maximization approach which renders corporate social responsibility disclosures as less important. Financial markets in Zimbabwe may not be sufficiently efficient in penalizing firms for incomplete corporate social responsibility disclosure and that regulators may need to mandate such disclosures if information asymmetry is to be reduced and market efficiency enhanced.

The Relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure and Firm Value: The Mediating Role of stock liquidity - Evidence from Egypt

The Relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure and Firm Value: The Mediating Role of stock liquidity - Evidence from Egypt