Environmental Sustainability Reporting and Financial
Performance of Listed Consumer Goods Firms in Nigeria

Akwuobi; Bridget Udekwesili

doi:https://doi.org/10.56201/ijebm.v8.no5.2022.pg1.16

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Environmental Sustainability Reporting and Financial Performance of Listed Consumer Goods Firms in Nigeria

Akwuobi, Bridget Udekwesili

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Environmental sustainability is the art or science of measuring, disclosing, and being accountable to internal and external stakeholders for organizational performance towards the goal of sustainable development. This study was carried out to examine the relationship between environmental sustainability reporting and financial performance of consumer goods firms in Nigeria. In order to determine the relationship between environmental sustainability reporting (ESR) and financial performance, environmental sustainability reporting was proxy using Kinder Lydenberg Domini (KLD) social-environmental performance rating system while financial performance on the hand was proxy using return on equity (ROE), net assets per share (NAPS) and return on assets (ROA). The study adopted Ex Post Facto Design and data were collected from the annual reports and accounts of consumer goods firms in Nigeria spanning from 2016-2020. The study employed OLS regression model as a statistical test tool. The findings of the study indicate that environmental sustainability reporting (ESR) has significant and positive relationship with financial performance (ROE, NAPS & ROA) of consumer goods firms in Nigeria at 5% significant level. Thus, the study concludes that environmental sustainability reporting ensures firms performance in Nigeria. Thus, the study recommended that the management of environmentally-sensitive firms in Nigeria should sustain and enhance environmental sustainability reporting since it has positive and significant relationship with financial performance

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Environmental Sustainability ReportingReturn on AssetsReturn on EquityNet Assets Per Share.

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