Disclosure of environmental information by Canadian manufacturing companies: A voluntary disclosure perspective

Abstract

This chapter empirically examines factors associated with the environmental disclosures made by Canadian manufacturing firms in their 1993 annual reports. Existing studies suggest that corporate environmental information is value-relevant and that firms may disclose such information in a strategic fashion. This study examines the extent to which voluntary disclosure theory can explain corporate disclosure of general and financial environmental information. We find that firms with more news media coverage of their environmental exposure, higher pollution propensity, and more political exposure are more likely to disclose general environmental information. These findings are consistent with the predictions of the voluntary disclosure literature. We also find that disclosure of financial information about corporate environmental impact is influenced less by voluntary disclosure factors than is general disclosure.

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