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Corporate Sustainability Disclosure and the Nigerian Industrial /Consumer Goods Sector’s Performance: A Panel Data Approach

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  • Ighosewe, Enaibre Felix

    (Delta State University, Department of Accounting, Banking & Finance Asaba. Asaba Delta State, Nigeria)

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This paper examined whether sustainability disclosure affects the Nigerian industrial/consumer goods sector using a panel data methodology. The study covered a sample of 10 firms quoted in the Nigerian industrial/consumer goods sector from 2010 to 2019 culminating into 100 cross-sectional units. The regressor is sustainability disclosure measured by Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure (COSRD), Employee Disclosure (EMPD), Firm Size (FSIZE), Environment Disclosure (ENVID), and Research and Development Disclosure (REDED) whereas the regressed is firm performance measured by Tobin Q. Both the regressors and regressed were extracted from the financial statement through content analysis in line with Global reporting initiatives (GRI, 2013). The data gathered for the study was analysed using GRETL software. The study evidenced that employee disclosure, firm size, and environmental disclosure reduces Tobin Q significantly. However, research and development disclosure increases the Tobin Q significantly. More so, corporate social responsibility reducesTobin Q insignificantly. Hence, the study submits that government should institute requisite policies on the implantation of sustainability reporting compliance and firms defaulting are sanctioned accordingly. Again, there is a need for all stakeholders – shareholders, managers, policymakers, communities, environmentalists etc. should cooperate in order to promote the ideals of sustainability reporting.

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  • Ighosewe, Enaibre Felix, 2021. "Corporate Sustainability Disclosure and the Nigerian Industrial /Consumer Goods Sector’s Performance: A Panel Data Approach," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 5(3), pages 622-627, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:5:y:2021:i:3:p:622-627
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