Incremental value relevancies in the development of reporting of sustainability performance

Augustine Donkor; Dr Terri Trireksani, CA; Hadrian Geri Djajadikerta

doi:10.1002/jcaf.22694

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Incremental value relevancies in the development of reporting of sustainability performance

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Incremental value relevancies in the development of reporting of sustainability performance

Augustine Donkor, Dr Terri Trireksani, CA and Hadrian Geri Djajadikerta

The Journal of Corporate Accounting & Finance, Vol.35(3), pp.44-65

2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jcaf.22694

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Abstract

Capital market

Financial reporting

Incremental value relevance

Integrated reporting

Liquidity performance

Sustainability reporting

Sustainability accounting and reporting

Sustainability reporting was introduced after financial reporting to meet the social and environmental informational needs of stakeholders, while integrated reporting was initiated to integrate financial reporting and sustainability reporting to advance the decision usefulness of corporate disclosure practices. Despite claims and evidence of the value relevance of each reporting framework exclusively, studies on the incremental value relevancies of these subsequent disclosure practices have been sparse. Using a sample of firms from the Johan-nesburg Stock Exchange from 2011 to 2020 and firms' capital market liquidity performance, this study finds that sustainability reporting and integrated reporting are not only value-relevant disclosure practices but also offer incremental value relevancies. Sustainability reporting provides incremental value relevance over financial reporting, and integrated reporting offers incremental value relevance over financial reporting and sustainability reporting. However, the findings do not find support for integrated reporting to replace the practices of financial reporting and sustainability reporting and affirm the contribution of each of the three reports in the corporate reporting space.

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Title: Incremental value relevancies in the development of reporting of sustainability performance
Authors/Creators: Augustine Donkor
Dr Terri Trireksani, CA - Murdoch University, Murdoch Business School
Hadrian Geri Djajadikerta - Edith Cowan University
Publication Details: The Journal of Corporate Accounting & Finance, Vol.35(3), pp.44-65
Publisher: Wiley Periodicals LLC.
Identifiers: 991005634170207891
Murdoch Affiliation: Murdoch University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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