The Evaluation of the Relationship between the Companies’ Sustainability Reporting and Their Financial Performance
The purpose of the present research is to assess the impact of ESG reporting on the financial performance of the companies listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB). The research methodology has been based both on a qualitative approach used in the analysis of the specialised literature and on...
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| Format: | Article |
| Sprog: | engelsk |
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Editura ASE
2025-08-01
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| Serier: | Amfiteatru Economic |
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| Online adgang: | https://www.amfiteatrueconomic.ro/temp/Article_3450.pdf |
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| Summary: | The purpose of the present research is to assess the impact of ESG reporting on the financial
performance of the companies listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB). The research
methodology has been based both on a qualitative approach used in the analysis of the
specialised literature and on the formulation of the research hypotheses and on a statistical
analysis, respectively. The primary financial information found in the financial reports of
67 companies listed on the BVB for the period 2020-2022 has been used to determine the
financial performance indicators. The ESG information that has been extracted from the
sustainability reports, the administrators’ reports, or from the companies' websites has been
subjected to scoring procedures in order to design an aggregate ESG disclosure score. Both
data sets have been manually collected and statistically processed by using the financial and
economic profitability ratios, the earnings per share, and the market added value as dependent
variables, whereas the aggregate ESG disclosure score has been used as the independent
variable. The findings have shown that an increase in the ESG disclosure of ESGs will lead
to an improvement in terms of economic and financial performance. A higher ESG disclosure
index score results in higher earnings per share. However, it does not have a significant
impact on the increase in the company's market value. Therefore, companies that have
integrated sustainability into their business strategy and communicated it effectively have
been perceived by investors as better prepared for future risks and opportunities. This
perception prompts investors to redirect their funds towards sustainable and socially
responsible investments, which, in turn, will contribute to a superior financial performance
for these companies |
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| ISSN: | 1582-9146 2247-9104 |