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The fight against corruption in Portugal: evidence from sustainability reports

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  • Manuel Castelo Branco
  • Dina Matos

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Purpose - – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the disclosure of information on the fight against corruption in the sustainability reports of Portuguese companies. Design/methodology/approach - – Anti-corruption disclosure in the sustainability reports for 2009 of Portuguese firms, published on the website of the Portugal’s Business Council for Sustainability Development, is analysed. Three hypotheses are tested about associations between such disclosure and firm-specific variables. Findings - – Companies with a high visibility in terms of risk of corruption (companies in sectors with higher risk and government-owned companies) and companies that engage in association with the United Nations Global Compact seem to exhibit greater concern to improve the corporate image through disclosure. Research limitations/implications - – There may be content analysis issues associated with subjectivity in the coding process and the use of a limited content analysis method. Originality/value - – This paper adds to the scarce research on the fight against corruption in corporate social responsibility and the reporting thereof by providing new empirical data.

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  • Manuel Castelo Branco & Dina Matos, 2015. "The fight against corruption in Portugal: evidence from sustainability reports," Journal of Financial Crime, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 23(1), pages 132-142, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jfcpps:jfc-05-2014-0027
    DOI: 10.1108/JFC-05-2014-0027
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