The role of assurance service in increasing the market performance effect of sustainability reporting: Empirical evidence from top 5 ASEAN countries

Fadilla P. Dewi, Ratna Wardhani

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Abstract

This study aims to analyse the role of assurance service for sustainability reporting in increasing the market performance of sustainability practices disclosed in the sustainability reporting. This research covers public listed companies from Top 5 ASEAN countries which are Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Thailand engaged in the non-financial sector and listed on the capital markets of each country in 2016. This study refers to GRI standard in measuring sustainability practices disclosed in the sustainability reporting. To test whether the assurance service increases the market performance effect of sustainability reporting this study identify whether the company use independent assurance for their sustainability reporting. Market performance is measured by using Tobin's Q and MBV. The results of this study show that the company's sustainability practices have a significant positive effect on market performance of the company. Furthermore, the study also shows that the company's decision to use assurance services in its sustainability practices has no effect on the relationship between sustainability reporting and market performance. This result implies that market perceived that the quality of sustainability reporting between report that being assured by the independent assuror is the same with sustainability reporting that is not being assured by independent assuror.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 32nd International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2018 - Vision 2020
Subtitle of host publicationSustainable Economic Development and Application of Innovation Management from Regional expansion to Global Growth
EditorsKhalid S. Soliman
PublisherInternational Business Information Management Association, IBIMA
Pages5230-5240
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)9780999855119
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Event32nd International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2018 - Seville, Spain
Duration: 15 Nov 201816 Nov 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 32nd International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2018 - Vision 2020: Sustainable Economic Development and Application of Innovation Management from Regional expansion to Global Growth

Conference

Conference32nd International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2018
Country/TerritorySpain
CitySeville
Period15/11/1816/11/18

Keywords

  • Assurance services
  • Market performance
  • Sustainability practices
  • Sustainability reporting

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