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The expansion of non-financial reporting: an exploratory study

Accounting and business research, 2018-07, Vol.48 (5), p.525-548 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group 2018 ;ISSN: 0001-4788 ;EISSN: 2159-4260 ;DOI: 10.1080/00014788.2018.1470141

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  • Title:
    The expansion of non-financial reporting: an exploratory study
  • Author: Stolowy, Hervé ; Paugam, Luc
  • Subjects: corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting ; environmental reporting ; integrated reporting ; non-financial information (NFI) ; non-financial reporting (NFR) ; sustainability reporting
  • Is Part Of: Accounting and business research, 2018-07, Vol.48 (5), p.525-548
  • Description: We investigate how non-financial reporting (NFR) is defined and has expanded in recent years. First, we explore the heterogeneity in definitions and current NFR practices. We find a lack of convergence between regulators and standard-setters, as well as leading sustainable firms. Second, we examine the changes in the extent and type of NFR reported by firms over the period 2006-2016. Based on a sample of firms in South Africa, we document a significant increase in the amount of NFR, particularly between 2006 and 2011. This change appears to be driven by new environmental, human capital, performance and strategic disclosures. The relative importance of financial information in corporate reporting decreased substantially over the same period. Third, we compare reporting practices for corporate social responsibility (CSR)/sustainability information between constituents of the S&P 500 index and the EuroStoxx 600 index. We find that overall, the percentage of firms issuing CSR/sustainability reports increased dramatically between 2002 and 2015. Constituents of the U.S. stock index and growth firms are less likely to report CSR/sustainability information, whereas firms in the European stock index in environmentally sensitive industries, with high capital intensity and good CSR performance, larger and with better financial performance, are more likely to report CSR/sustainability information.
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0001-4788
    EISSN: 2159-4260
    DOI: 10.1080/00014788.2018.1470141
  • Source: Taylor & Francis Open Access
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