2020
DOI: 10.24191/apmaj.v15i3-04
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Environmental, Social and Governance Disclosures on Financial Performance of Public Listed Companies in Malaysia

Abstract: This study investigated the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures on financial performance as captured by firms' value of public listed companies (PLCs) in Malaysia due to the growing interest in ESG disclosure practices. The sample consisted of 114 PLCs in Malaysia selected from Datastream. All the selected companies had a complete ESG for 2019. Using the ESG score index, the mean score for each disclosure was computed. Both correlation and regression analyses were carried out to in… Show more

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“…According to Tan and Zhu (2022), the implementation of ESG disclosure promotes the transition from profit-oriented to sustainable development that helps shareholders and investors to make investment decisions based on overall performance rather than just financial performance. Zainon et al (2020) inferred that enterprises with high ESG disclosure are better prepared to handle crises and outperform their competitors on average. In this respect, ESG disclosure is more concerned with how enterprises create value rather than what it creates.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…According to Tan and Zhu (2022), the implementation of ESG disclosure promotes the transition from profit-oriented to sustainable development that helps shareholders and investors to make investment decisions based on overall performance rather than just financial performance. Zainon et al (2020) inferred that enterprises with high ESG disclosure are better prepared to handle crises and outperform their competitors on average. In this respect, ESG disclosure is more concerned with how enterprises create value rather than what it creates.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Determining a measurement for firm performance also allows comparison of performances over several periods. As such, numerous methods have been developed to measure financial performance; however, accounting-based measures, namely accounting returns and investor returns, have been used extensively by research studies in regard to governance (Orlitzky, Schmidt, & Rynes, 2003;Zainon et al, 2020).…”
Section: Firm Performancementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Mohammad and Wasiuzzaman (2021) stated that the lack of investments in ESG practices leads to poor investments in high-risk sectors that cause environmental, social and governance challenges. As a result, companies with high ESG practices are better prepared to handle crises and perform better than their competitors on average (Zainon et al, 2020). The ESG practices and its signi cance is growing among both investors and stakeholders.…”
Section: Environment Social and Governance (Esg) Practicesmentioning
confidence: 99%