The Role of Environmental, Sosial, and Government (ESG) Reporting and Cost Efficiency in Increasing Firm Value

  • Afifa Madinda Kirani Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta
  • Dwi Marlina Wijayanti Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta

Abstract

The issue of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is becoming an important concern for companies because they are closely related to firm values. One of the frequently used parameters is the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Reporting. ESG Reporting is one of the efforts to gain competitive advantage, operational efficiency, and the formation of firm value. The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of ESG Reporting on firm value which is moderated by the Cost Efficiency variable. The objects used in this study are companies in Indonesia that are listed in Thomson Reuters Assets for the 2017-2021 period. Based on this population, 60 companies were selected as research samples. The number of observations used was 219 observations. This study uses a multiple linear analysis model of panel data with Eviews 12 software. The results of this study indicate that there is a significant positive effect between the projected ESG Reporting variable with Assets Thomson Reuters' Environmental, Social, and Governance score data and projected firm value with Tobin’s Q. Moreover, the Cost Efficiency variable can only moderate the relationship between Social Performance Reporting variables and firm value

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Published
2023-07-26
How to Cite
Kirani, A. M., & Wijayanti, D. M. (2023). The Role of Environmental, Sosial, and Government (ESG) Reporting and Cost Efficiency in Increasing Firm Value. Annual International Conference on Islamic Economics and Business (AICIEB), 3, 118-131. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.18326/aicieb.v3i0.486