Environmental, social and governance disclosure and firm value in the energy sector: The moderating role of profitability
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Author(s)Priskila DorothyLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5553-2722
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Endri EndriLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8613-6149
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DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.22(4).2024.44
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Article InfoVolume 22 2024, Issue #4, pp. 588-599
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Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance is critical in mitigating climate change. Energy companies must include ESG practices in their business plans because they can determine firm value. This study investigates the impact of ESG and firm size on firm value in Indonesian energy sector, which is moderated by profitability through return on assets. This study uses a sample of 19 energy companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2016 to 2022. A panel data regression model is applied to estimate the impact of ESG practices and firm size on firm value with the moderating role of return on assets. The study results found that ecological, social, and governance disclosure in the model with return on assets as a moderator independently positively impacts firm value but not vice versa. The interaction between return on assets and ESG practices has no impact on firm value, which means that the role of return on assets as a moderator cannot strengthen the influence of ESG and firm size on firm value. Return on assets positively impacts firm value if it acts as an independent variable without a moderator. Firm size independently has a negative impact on firm value but has no effect if it interacts with return on assets. The implications of the empirical findings provide recommendations for policymakers, corporate management, investors, and academics. Environmental, social, and governance disclosure practices are essential to pay attention to as they can improve sustainability performance and firm value in the energy sector of Indonesia.
Acknowledgment
Acknowledgments are expressed to the Directorate General of Higher Education, Research, and Technology, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology for the Funding Assistance for the Master’s Thesis Research Grant Scheme [Contract Number: 01-1-4/675/SPK/VII/2024].
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JEL Classification (Paper profile tab)M14, F64, G32, Q56
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- Table 1. Description statistics
- Table 2. Correlation matrix
- Table 3. Diagnostic test results without moderation
- Table 4. Comparison of three OLS panel models, FEM, and REM, without moderation
- Table 5. Diagnostic test results with moderation effects
- Table 6. Comparison of three OLS panel models, FEM, and REM with moderation effect
- Table A1. List of energy sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange
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doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/imfi.17(4).2020.29
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