scholarly journals Corporate social environmental reporting and stock prices: an analysis of listed firms in Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 318-328
Author(s):  
Omoike Osereme Amiolemen ◽  
Uwalomwa Uwuigbe ◽  
Olubukola Ranti Uwuigbe ◽  
Ilogho Simon Osiregbemhe ◽  
Ajetunmobi Opeyemi
Keyword(s):  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Stock Prices ◽  
Market Price ◽  
Environmental Reporting ◽  
Causality Test ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
The One ◽  
Corporate Social

The study investigated Corporate Social Environmental Reporting and its association with stock prices (using market price per share as at the financial year end) among listed firms in Nigeria. The study used a cross-sectional research design comprising 50 publicly listed companies across various sectors for the period of five years (2011–2015). For the selected firms, the annual report was used to collect the data. This research utilizes the panel data regression in analyzing the influence of the independent variable (measured by corporate social and environmental expenditure) on the dependent variable measured using the market price per share) for the respective years. Also, in an attempt to examine the relatively market price per share across the sampled industries, the study made use of the one-way analysis of variance; while the Granger causality test was also conducted to ascertain whether bi-directional relationships exist between explanatory variable and the dependent variable (i.e. corporate social and environmental expenditure and market price per share). Findings from the study revealed that the association between corporate social and environmental expenditure and the market price of the firm (when considered in aggregate) is not significant. The result from the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) showed that the market price per share is significantly different across the industries.

scholarly journals Firm Performance and Corporate Social Environmental Initiatives in the Wake of a Health Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 211
Author(s):  
Osereme Omoike ◽  
Uwalomwa Uwuigbe ◽  
Philip Alege ◽  
Bukola Uwuigbe ◽  
Osazuwa Peter Nosakhare ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
World Health Organisation ◽  
Share Price ◽  
World Health ◽  
Environmental Reporting ◽  
Significant Drop ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Corporate Social

The study re-examines the relationship between firm share price performance and Corporate Social Environmental Reporting (CSER) initiatives in the wake of a global health pandemic. A comparative analysis was done between the contributions made by listed and non-listed firms in Nigeria towards the pandemic. A comparative analysis of the share price (SP) of listed companies was carried out before the announcement of the pandemic, after the announcement of the pandemic and COVID -19 contributions. A panel regression analysis was conducted. It involved a sample of 70 listed firms in the Nigerian Stock Exchange over a five-year period (2013-2017). The comparative analysis of contributions revealed that listed firms though fewer in number made significantly more contributions than unlisted firms. The study found significant drop in SP after the announcement of a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The study also found that SP performance and firm size has a positive and significant relationship with CSER initiatives. The analysis of contributors from listed and non- listed firms in Nigeria towards COVID-19 reveal that only corporate organizations with adequate resource slack can make significant contributions to curtail the spread of the epidemic. The study recommends that corporate organizations should pursue financial capacity in other to make significant CSER investments and expect a change in societal demands and stakeholder expectations in the no distant future.

Corporate Social, Environmental, and Governance Reporting and Firm's Characteristics

2019 ◽  
pp. 697-721
Author(s):  
Md. Nazrul Islam ◽  
Mohammad Ashraful Ferdous Chowdhury ◽  
Mehedi Hasan Tuhin ◽  
Md. Masud Sarker
Keyword(s):  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Environmental Reporting ◽  
Reporting Practices ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Corporate Social

The study aimed to explore the social, environmental and governance (SEG) reporting practices of Banking sector of Bangladesh. In conducting the study, the longitudinal data has been used over the period 2000-2015 taking all the 30listed private commercial banks in Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited. Three separate reporting index for social, environmental and governance have been developed to measure reporting practices using the dichotomous method from the published annual reports of banks. The analysis found that corporate social, environmental and governance reporting has been increased over the study period. The statistical measure showed that social, governance and environmental reporting were made 46%, 49% and 1% respectively over the period while total SEGwas 39% over the period. The econometrics models using fixed effects showed that corporate profitability, size, age and leverage have positive impact on SEG reporting. The main cause of low SEG reporting could be due to the insufficient laws and framework of SEG reporting.

The initiation of environmental auditing in the United States

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 810-826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tehmina Khan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
The United States ◽  
Environmental Reporting ◽  
Environmental Auditing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Environmental Disclosures ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Corporate Social

Purpose The main purpose in this article is to highlight civil society activism that resulted in the inception of environmental auditing in the United States in the 1970s. The General Motors (GM) campaign which is discussed in this article led towards major institutional changes for the implementation of corporate social responsibility (environmental) reporting originally referred to as social (environmental) auditing. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) role and actions are analysed in detail in order to highlight the direction of this Federal Agency in relation to the implementation of social (environmental) auditing. Design/methodology/approach A detailed analysis of literature from the early 1970s is undertaken in order to identify the inception of environmental auditing and the types of environmental auditing as social auditing in its early stages. The case of the GM campaign is analysed in order to highlight the forms of historical institutionalism relevant to the critical stage of exogenous influences on companies to undertake social (environmental) auditing. Findings It is found that in the early 1970s companies resisted the incorporation of corporate social responsibility initiatives and actions as part of their agendas. Environmental Auditing as a type of social auditing at that time referred to corporate social responsibility disclosures that included environmental disclosures. Due to public pressure and civil society activism companies had to adopt and undertake social (environmental) auditing. The initial stages of environmental disclosures included reporting on environmental expenses and liabilities of the companies. The SEC imposed minimal disclosure requirements for environmental auditing, which were nevertheless adequate to undertake action against companies found to be providing misleading environmental information in their publicly available disclosures. The 1970s served as a critical juncture for the inception and development of mandatory and voluntary environmental reporting (auditing) in the United States. Originality/value This is an original research article.

DIVIDEND POLICY AND MARKET PRICE OF SELECTED LISTED FIRMS IN NIGERIA

2020 ◽  
pp. 44-48
Author(s):  
Dr. Abolade Francis AKINTOLA ◽  
Dr. Samuel Adebayo OLAOYE
Keyword(s):  
Stock Prices ◽  
Dividend Policy ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Market Price ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Ordinary Least Square ◽  
A Company

Dividend policy plays a major role in maximization of shareholders wealth. The objective of this paper is to investigate how dividend policy of a company affects market price per share. Secondary data was obtained from the Nigerian Stock Exchange and annual financial statements of selected companies. The study employed ordinary least square (OLS) regression technique using e-view software to establish the relationships between the variables dividend policy and stock prices of the selected companies. The findings aligned with the Lintner’s (1956) findings that decrease in or non-payment of dividend could convey wrong signals to investors. KEYWORDS: Dividend policy, Nigerian Stock Exchange, firms, financing decision

scholarly journals Money Supply and Stock Prices – A Case Study of Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Ogbonna Udochukwu Godfrey ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Money Supply ◽  
Stock Prices ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Market Price ◽  
Unit Root Test ◽  
Causality Test ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Augmented Dickey Fuller ◽  
Short Run ◽  
The Relationship

This study examined the relationship between money supply and stock prices, using E-view version 10. The empirical results of the Augmented Dickey Fuller (ADF) unit root test at 5 percent critical levels indicates that all the variables (M2 and MCAP) were not stationary at levels. However, all the variables became stationary after first differencing. Hence, the variables are of the same order of integration I (1). A cointegration test tells us that there exists a long run relationship between or among the variables and that they will not wander far apart away even though on the short run they exhibit random walk behavior. The Vector Error Correction test shows that Money supply (M2) has a significant relationship with market capitalization of the Nigerian stock exchange. The value of the Adjusted R-Squared of 0.726710 implies that Money supply (M2) explained about 72.67% systematic variations in the dependent variable (MCAP) over the observed years while the remaining 27.33% variations are explained by other determining variables outside the model. In order to further establish the relationship between money supply and stock market price, a granger causality test was carried out and it was established that there is a bi-directional causality between money supply and stock prices. The researcher therefore recommends that there should be collaboration among agencies of government in charge of money supply and stock exchange in order to make sure that sound policies are made to achieve the objective of government. Furthermore, that there should be a deliberate and concerted policy and effort to improve the Nigerian stock exchange market in line with other stock exchanges of the world, since stock prices cause money supply and vice versa.

Corporate Social, Environmental, and Governance Reporting and Firm's Characteristics

2018 ◽  
pp. 139-162
Author(s):  
Md. Nazrul Islam ◽  
Mohammad Ashraful Ferdous Chowdhury ◽  
Mehedi Hasan Tuhin ◽  
Md. Masud Sarker
Keyword(s):  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Environmental Reporting ◽  
Reporting Practices ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Corporate Social

The study aimed to explore the social, environmental and governance (SEG) reporting practices of Banking sector of Bangladesh. In conducting the study, the longitudinal data has been used over the period 2000-2015 taking all the 30listed private commercial banks in Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited. Three separate reporting index for social, environmental and governance have been developed to measure reporting practices using the dichotomous method from the published annual reports of banks. The analysis found that corporate social, environmental and governance reporting has been increased over the study period. The statistical measure showed that social, governance and environmental reporting were made 46%, 49% and 1% respectively over the period while total SEGwas 39% over the period. The econometrics models using fixed effects showed that corporate profitability, size, age and leverage have positive impact on SEG reporting. The main cause of low SEG reporting could be due to the insufficient laws and framework of SEG reporting.

scholarly journals Directors’ Remuneration and Corporate Social Responsibility: A Study on Malaysian Listed Firms

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 118
Author(s):  
Mohd Waliuddin Mohd Razali ◽  
Hew Jing Ying ◽  
Janifer Lunyai ◽  
Noraisyah Abd Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Global Reporting Initiative ◽  
Environmental Reporting ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Thomson Reuters ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship

The main objective of this paper is to examine the relationship between directors’ remuneration and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for listed firms in Malaysia. All financial data such as firm size, performance and leverage can be collected from Thomson Reuters DataStream while directors’ remuneration and CSR disclosures were collected from annual reports. 377 samples of listed firms on Bursa Malaysia were collected from year 2014 to 2016. The results of this study show that increase director’ remuneration motivates the directors to perform higher CSR. The CSR practices should benefit people and firms. Therefore, more benefits gained by public and firms from CSR should not be compensated with low directors’ remuneration. The results also show that firm size and leverage have positive relationship with CSR. This study can be extended using other measurements of CSR such as Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), human rights and environmental reporting which could give new insights on the relationship between CSR and directors’ remuneration.

The influence of stakeholder power on corporate social responsibility: evidence from a relationship-based economy

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 270-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Afzalur Rashid
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Environmental Reporting ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Csr Reporting ◽  
Social And Environmental Reporting ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – This study aims to examine whether lenders’ power and other attributes influence corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting in Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach – This study uses content analysis to examine specific CSR-related attributes from 115 publicly listed firms in Bangladesh. By using various attributes of social and environmental reporting a disclosure index is also constructed. This study uses an Ordinary Lease Square Regression analysis to examine the relationship between stakeholders’ power and CSR reporting. Findings – The finding is that lenders’ power, or the extent of borrowing, does not influence CSR exposure. However, lenders’ cost of monitoring and ability to monitor significantly and positively influence CSR exposure. Research limitations/implications – This study is subject to some limitations, such as the subjectivity or judgement associated in the coding process. Practical implications – The implication of this study is that, when multiple borrowing creates “claim-dilution” problems, lenders are found to influence CSR activity. Originality/value – This study also supports the stakeholder theory and contributes to the literature on the practices of CSR reporting in the context of developing countries.

scholarly journals Social performance and social media activity in times of pandemic: evidence from COVID-19-related Twitter activity

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diogenis Baboukardos ◽  
Silvia Gaia ◽  
Chaoyuan She
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Performance ◽  
Corporate Disclosure ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Outbreak Period ◽  
Twitter Activity ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine corporate disclosure of stakeholder-oriented actions on Twitter in response to COVID-19 during the pandemic outbreak and to empirically investigate whetherfirms’ social performance and their financial resilience impact on their engagement in, and communication of, stakeholder-oriented COVID-19 actions. Design/methodology/approach This study scrapes a sample of tweets communicated by major global listed firms between March 1, 2020 and April 30, 2020 and identifies disclosures that mention firm engagement in stakeholder-oriented actions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cross-sectional regression analysis is used to examine the relationship between firms’ social performance and the number of tweets they post about stakeholder-oriented COVID-19 actions. Further, firms’ financial resilience is examined as a moderating factor of this relationship. Findings The results show that firms with better social performance are more likely to engage in and, hence, communicate stakeholder-oriented actions for the COVID-19 pandemic on Twitter. Moreover, it is evident that firms with better social performance communicate more stakeholder-oriented actions only when they belong to industries that have not been severely impacted by the pandemic. Originality/value This study has two important contributions. First, this study provides contemporary evidence of corporate disclosure of firms and their stakeholder-oriented actions on Twitter in response to the COVID-19 pandemic during the initial outbreak period. Second, it reveals insights into what characteristics drive firms to engage in costly corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities, and promote them on social media, in a period characterized by high economic uncertainty.

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