Purpose -This study examines the effect of environmental management practices (EMPs) on profitabilty. Environmental issues are now a particular concern for companies because investors are increasingly aware of the importance of protecting the environment, and companies are required to be responsible not only in the economic aspect but also in other aspects such as social and environmental.Design/methodology/approach -Profitability is measured using return on assets, while environmental management practice (EMPs) is measured through content analysis, including disclosure of aspects of energy, water, waste, raw materials, emissions, and biodiversity. Data were analyzed by panel data regression using fixed effects model.Findings -This research finds that energy efficiency, water efficiency, material management, emissions to water, water, and land, and biodiversity management do not affect financial performance. Meanwhile, waste management has a positive influence on financial performance.Originality/value -Measuring a company's environmental management practices is challenging, especially when using secondary data. The common strategy many researchers use is detecting it through the company's disclosure. The information checklist indicators often refer to GRI indicators, which are relatively complex and only partially applicable to Indonesian companies. Therefore, this research combines the measurement of environmental management practices that can be implemented by the small and medium company scale, fulfilling regulations required by financial services authorities and comprehensive GRI indicators. Thus, this collaborative measurement is expected to better capture the company's environmental management activities.Research limitations/implications -These results indicate that environmental management practices still require regulators' encouragement and market appreciation. Thus, regulation not only stops at the normative level but achieves effective implementation which benefits the Company and supports the achievement of global climate performance targets.