The influence of corporate governance, industry and country factors on environmental reporting

1997 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minna Halme ◽  
Morten Huse
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Environmental Reporting ◽  
Country Factors

scholarly journals Board characteristic and corporate environmental reporting in Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Usman Shehu Aliyu
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Board Independence ◽  
Environmental Reporting ◽  
Management Committee ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Quality Reporting ◽  
Corporate Environmental Reporting ◽  
Risk Management Committee

Purpose The issue that revolves around corporate governance and corporate environmental reporting (CER) has always been an essential element deliberated upon globally. A good corporate governance mechanism instills an investor’s confidence and ensures a transparent process that facilitates more disclosures and quality reporting. Precisely, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between corporate governance variables, namely, board size, board independence, board meeting (BM), risk management committee composition and CER in Nigeria. This study utilized the data obtained from the annual reports of 24 non-financial public listed companies in the Nigeria Stock Exchange comprising three sectors, namely, industrial goods, natural resources and oil & gas for the period of 2011–2015. The model of this study is theoretically based on agency theory. In analyzing data, this study utilized panel data analysis. Based on the Hausman test, the random effect model was used to examine the effect of predictors on CER. The result indicates a positive significant relationship between board independence and CER. Similarly, a positive significant relationship between BM and CER is revealed in the study. However, there is no significant relationship between other hypothesis variables and CER. Finally, the study provides suggestions for future research and several recommendations for regulators, government and accounting professional bodies. Design/methodology/approach The data was analysed using statistics. Findings The result indicates a positive significant relationship between board independence and CER. Similarly, a positive significant relationship between BM and CER is revealed in the study. However, there is no significant relationship between other hypothesis variables and CER. Originality/value There are no prior studies linking risk management committee with CER.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Good Corporate Governance Dan Kinerja Lingkungan Terhadap Pengungkapan Lingkungan

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-34
Author(s):  
Wiwi Hawin Sari ◽  
Henri Agustin ◽  
Erly Mulyani
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Audit Committees ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Environmental Reporting ◽  
Environmental Disclosure ◽  
Good Corporate Governance ◽  
Environmental Disclosures

This research aims to provide empirically the effect of good corporate governance and environmental performance on environmental disclosures. The population in this study are manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2013-2017. Environmental disclosure variables are measured by scores using the Indonesian Environmental Reporting Index (IER) which consists of 35 disclosure items. The sample in this study was determined by purposive sampling method. The type of data used is secondary data obtained from www.idx.co.id as well as company websites and other sites related to research. The analytical method used is Multiple Regression Analysis. The results of this study indicate that environmental performance has a significant positive effect on environmental disclosure, Institutional Ownership has no effect on environmental disclosure and the proportion of independent audit committees also has no effect on environmental disclosures

scholarly journals Influence of Corporate Governance on the Extent of Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Reporting

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naser Abdusalam Benomran ◽  
Mohd Hassan Che Haat ◽  
Hafiza Binti Hashim ◽  
Nor Raihan Binti Mohamad
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Government Ownership ◽  
Environmental Reporting ◽  
Board Size ◽  
Class 1 ◽  
Corporate Social

<p class="1"><span lang="EN-GB">This study examines the influence of corporate governance on the extent of corporate social responsibility and environmental reporting (CSER) in Libyan companies according to legitimacy theory, using quantitative and qualitative methods. The variables used in this study are government ownership, chief executive officer duality, board independence, and board size. The study was conducted in Libya because this country has a unique political and economic system. Moreover, the regime in Libya has influenced the nature of CSER, as has Islamic factor. The quantitative data consist of 162 annual reports derived from 42 Libyan companies. The qualitative data are obtained from 31 financial and information managers from the largest Libyan companies, who expressed their perceptions regarding the influence of the study variables on the extent of CSER. Results confirm that corporate governance generally has no influence on the extent of CSER in Libyan companies, with the exception of board size.</span></p>

scholarly journals The impact of corporate governance elements on environmental reporting : the case of public listed companies in Malaysia

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Mohd Rashdan Sallehuddin
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Executive Directors ◽  
Government Ownership ◽  
Environmental Reporting ◽  
Female Director ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The paper aims to examine the impact of the relationship between the elements of corporate governance and environmental reporting of public listed companies in Malaysia. This study adopts a cross sectional analysis by examining the 2010 annual reports of 254 public listed companies and using content analysis as the method to measure the extent of environmental reporting and compared with various corporate governance measures. Regression analysis was used to examine the relationship between Corporate Environmental Reporting (CER) and independent variables of Corporate Governance (CG) namely independent non-executive directors, audit committee composition, female director, duality, managerial and government ownership. Analysis found a significant relationship between the extents of environmental reporting with government ownership. In contrast, the extent of CER is insignificant with relation of independent non-executive directors, audit committee composition, female director, duality and managerial ownership. The results could be useful to provide evidence to regulatory bodies to look further and to identify the elements of corporate governance that will enhance the CER.

scholarly journals The Influence of Corporate Governance on Environmental Disclosure of Listed Non-Financial Firms in Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ndubuisi Odoemelam ◽  
Regina Okafor
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Environmental Law ◽  
Environmental Reporting ◽  
Environmental Disclosure ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Financial Firms ◽  
Industry Membership ◽  
Spurious Result

The study investigates the influence of corporate governance on environmental disclosure of non-financial firms listed in Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE), anchoring on “trinity theory” (agency, stakeholder and legitimacy theories). 86 firm-year observations across 86 companies listed in Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) using content analysis, cross-sectional data, OLS regression techniques were used to analyze the influence of board characteristics on the extent of overall environmental disclosure (OED). The results show that board independence, board meeting and the environmental committee were statistically significant while audit committee independence and board size were insignificant. Among the three company attributes used to mitigate spurious result only Firm size significantly influence the quantity of overall environmental disclosure of the sample companies. Auditor type “big 4” (Ernest Young, Deloitte, KPMG and PWC) and industry membership show insignificant relation to environmental disclosure. The findings indicate that the level of environmental disclosure of nonfinancial companies in Nigeria is quite insufficient at an average of 10.5 %. It is not surprising that environmentally sensitive industry and auditor type had no significant influence on the extent of environmental disclosure. This buttress the point that the environment the companies operate is institutionally and legally weak. Hence it calls for improvement on environmental law and implementation as well as harmonized environmental reporting infrastructure and standard to aid comparison.

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