Jurnal Reviu Akuntansi dan Keuangan
Vol. 11 No. 1: Jurnal Reviu Akuntansi dan Keuangan

Does CSR Disclosure Improve Firm’s Access To Finance And Reduce Firm Risk?

Erwin Saraswati (Universitas Brawijaya)
Anastasia Putri Lestari (Department of Accounting, Universitas Brawijaya)
Ananda Sagitaputri (Department of Accounting, Universitas Brawijaya)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Apr 2021

Abstract

This study aims to find how CSR disclosure affects firm’s access to finance and firm risk, using empirical studies. The research uses secondary data from annual report and sustainability report listed in the manufacturing sector in Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). By using the purposive sampling method, a sample of 41 firms was obtained or 164 firm-years from 2015 to 2018. The study measures CSR disclosure by both quantity and quality to reflect the overall comprehensibility of the report. Data analysis is done with multiple linear regression method. The result shows that CSR quantity and quality increase a firm’s access to finance and reduce firm risk. Extensive and high-quality CSR reports are more favourable to investors, fund providers, and the society as a whole. It is because CSR improves a firm’s reputation and reduces agency problem. This supports legitimacy and agency theories. The limitation of this study is that it uses content analysis for CSR measures, so that there is an element of researcher's subjectivity. The results of these findings can be used as a consideration for companies to improve CSR disclosure and policy setting for regulators.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jrak

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Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Jurnal Reviu Akuntansi dan Keuangan Investasi (JRAK) focuses on the research related on accounting and finance that are relevant for the development of the theory and practice of accounting in Indonesia and southeast asia. JRAK covered various of research approach, namely: quantitative, qualitative ...