We propose to investigate the relationship between corporate social responsibility disclosure and institutional/environmental factors among a sample of European listed companies. We find that, by using several traditional explicative variables, institutional factors affect the level of CSR disclosure, in a context where the EU Commission has been paying growing attention to social and environmental accountability of listed companies (see the EU Dir. 95/2014). Our findings are further supported by multivariate regression, where ESG score (measure of CSR disclosure) is regressed on nine variables which represent the expression of institutional factors. By looking at the institutional determinants of CSR disclosure, we are seeking to pose a challenge for future research agenda, in order to understand whether CSR does actually reflect an effective commitment of firms to accounting practices and rules, as a form of social behavior, or whether it is just a tool to manage stakeholders’ perception and to comply with regulation.

Does Institutional Context Affect CSR Disclosure? A Study on Eurostoxx 50 / Coluccia, Daniela; Fontana, Stefano; Solimene, Silvia. - In: SUSTAINABILITY. - ISSN 2071-1050. - ELETTRONICO. - 10:8(2018). [10.3390/su10082823]

Does Institutional Context Affect CSR Disclosure? A Study on Eurostoxx 50

Coluccia, Daniela;Fontana, Stefano;Solimene, Silvia
2018

Abstract

We propose to investigate the relationship between corporate social responsibility disclosure and institutional/environmental factors among a sample of European listed companies. We find that, by using several traditional explicative variables, institutional factors affect the level of CSR disclosure, in a context where the EU Commission has been paying growing attention to social and environmental accountability of listed companies (see the EU Dir. 95/2014). Our findings are further supported by multivariate regression, where ESG score (measure of CSR disclosure) is regressed on nine variables which represent the expression of institutional factors. By looking at the institutional determinants of CSR disclosure, we are seeking to pose a challenge for future research agenda, in order to understand whether CSR does actually reflect an effective commitment of firms to accounting practices and rules, as a form of social behavior, or whether it is just a tool to manage stakeholders’ perception and to comply with regulation.
2018
CSR disclosure; institutional context; accounting
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Does Institutional Context Affect CSR Disclosure? A Study on Eurostoxx 50 / Coluccia, Daniela; Fontana, Stefano; Solimene, Silvia. - In: SUSTAINABILITY. - ISSN 2071-1050. - ELETTRONICO. - 10:8(2018). [10.3390/su10082823]
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