ESG disclosure and corporate charateristic: evidence from Malaysia-listed companies / Amalia Zahirah Azizuddin

This research aims to analyse the level of sustainability disclosure of Malaysian public listed ("PLCs") companies. Currently, the demand for ESG data and information has increased as ESG consideration has become mainstream and part of the central issue of investment decisions. Financial i...

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Main Author: Azizuddin, Amalia Zahirah
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Language:English
Published: 2022
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spelling my.uitm.ir.986202024-09-25T09:20:49Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/98620/ ESG disclosure and corporate charateristic: evidence from Malaysia-listed companies / Amalia Zahirah Azizuddin Azizuddin, Amalia Zahirah This research aims to analyse the level of sustainability disclosure of Malaysian public listed ("PLCs") companies. Currently, the demand for ESG data and information has increased as ESG consideration has become mainstream and part of the central issue of investment decisions. Financial institutions in every country globally have started to pivot away from the general strategy towards more sustainable approach. In achieving sustainable practices, the company must disclose related information by reporting it. Thus, it will be beneficial for the investor or stakeholders to understand their ESG commitment better. Precisely, this research examines the relationships between the degree of ESG disclosure and corporate characteristics. Earnings per shares ("EPS"), return on equity ("ROE"), market capitalization ("MKTCAP"), size of the company ("CSZ"), and market price per share C'MKTPS") are used as the proxies tor corporate characteristics and ESG Combined Score ("CSESG") as the proxy for the level of sustainability disclosure measure. The secondary data collected for this research were from Refinitiv DataStream, The Department of Statistic Malaysia, and PLCs sustainability report between the year 2016 to 2020. The purpose of running this research is to focus on descriptive analysis, correlation, regression, and test assumptions. 2022-02 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/98620/1/98620.pdf ESG disclosure and corporate charateristic: evidence from Malaysia-listed companies / Amalia Zahirah Azizuddin. (2022) Degree thesis, thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Johor.
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description This research aims to analyse the level of sustainability disclosure of Malaysian public listed ("PLCs") companies. Currently, the demand for ESG data and information has increased as ESG consideration has become mainstream and part of the central issue of investment decisions. Financial institutions in every country globally have started to pivot away from the general strategy towards more sustainable approach. In achieving sustainable practices, the company must disclose related information by reporting it. Thus, it will be beneficial for the investor or stakeholders to understand their ESG commitment better. Precisely, this research examines the relationships between the degree of ESG disclosure and corporate characteristics. Earnings per shares ("EPS"), return on equity ("ROE"), market capitalization ("MKTCAP"), size of the company ("CSZ"), and market price per share C'MKTPS") are used as the proxies tor corporate characteristics and ESG Combined Score ("CSESG") as the proxy for the level of sustainability disclosure measure. The secondary data collected for this research were from Refinitiv DataStream, The Department of Statistic Malaysia, and PLCs sustainability report between the year 2016 to 2020. The purpose of running this research is to focus on descriptive analysis, correlation, regression, and test assumptions.
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title ESG disclosure and corporate charateristic: evidence from Malaysia-listed companies / Amalia Zahirah Azizuddin
title_short ESG disclosure and corporate charateristic: evidence from Malaysia-listed companies / Amalia Zahirah Azizuddin
title_full ESG disclosure and corporate charateristic: evidence from Malaysia-listed companies / Amalia Zahirah Azizuddin
title_fullStr ESG disclosure and corporate charateristic: evidence from Malaysia-listed companies / Amalia Zahirah Azizuddin
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title_sort esg disclosure and corporate charateristic: evidence from malaysia-listed companies / amalia zahirah azizuddin
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