Indonesian Journal of Sustainability Accounting and Management
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2019): December 2019

Sustainability Concerns and Investor Responses to Earnings Announcements

Akhmad Riduwan (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Indonesia, Department of Accounting, Surabaya, Indonesia)
Andajani Andajani (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Indonesia, Department of Accounting, Surabaya, Indonesia)



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Publish Date
15 Dec 2019

Abstract

This study aims to examine the effects of corporate sustainability concerns on investor responses to earnings announcements (earnings response coefficient). The study was conducted on 110 companies that announced sustainability disclosures based on Global Reporting Initiative standards during the 2008–2017 observation period. With multiple linear regression models, the results of the study show that companies' concerns regarding economic, environmental, and social sustainability have a positive effect on investor response to earnings announcements. The results of this study imply that investors have the awareness and confidence that financial performance manifesting as an investment return is not an instant goal, but must be sustainable over the long–term. Investors are aware that investment returns, directly or indirectly, are influenced by social stability and environmental sustainability.

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ijsam

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Indonesian Journal of Sustainability Accounting and Management (IJSAM) is a peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality, original research and published biannually (June and December) by Universitas Pasundan, Indonesia. IJSAM emphasizes the linkages between these environmental issues and social ...