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ESG and Environmental Performance: Multiple Mediation Models of Green Accounting and CSR Disclosure

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  • Darsono Darsono

    (Department of Accounting, Faculty Economics and Business, Universitas Diponegoro, Indonesia)

  • Dwi Ratmono

    (Department of Accounting, Faculty Economics and Business, Universitas Diponegoro, Indonesia)

  • Sunseok Lee

    (Accountant Professional Education Program, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Indonesia)

  • Nur Cahyonowati

    (Department of Accounting, Faculty Economics and Business, Universitas Diponegoro, Indonesia)

  • Lianawati Lianawati

    (Accountant Professional Education Program, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Indonesia)

Abstract

Sustainability is a major theme in current academic research due to various issues such as the energy crisis, global warming, and environmental damage. This sustainability issue led to an increase in the role of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) in improving the quality of environmental management by companies. However, research on this topic is still limited with inconsistent findings. This study aims to examine the effect of ESG on environmental performance by using the mediating variables of green accounting and corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure. This study contributes by developing a multiple mediating model. The sample consisted of 114 firms-years observations of mining and manufacturing companies in Indonesia during the 2017-2022 period. The results show that ESG has a positive effect on the application of green accounting and CSR disclosure. Both mediation variables can improve environmental performance. In addition, ESG can also have a positive effect directly on environmental performance. These results provide empirical evidence of the importance of ESG implementation in the context of sustainability. The results of mediation testing show that CSR disclosure can act as a partial mediator so as to show support for signaling theory and the dominant role of impression management in environmental performance ranking.

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  • Darsono Darsono & Dwi Ratmono & Sunseok Lee & Nur Cahyonowati & Lianawati Lianawati, 2024. "ESG and Environmental Performance: Multiple Mediation Models of Green Accounting and CSR Disclosure," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 14(5), pages 365-371, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eco:journ2:2024-05-37
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    Keywords

    ESG; Green Accounting; CSR Disclosure; Environmental Performance; Sustainability;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • Q51 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Valuation of Environmental Effects
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth
    • M41 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Accounting

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