The Effect of Sustainability Reporting Disclosure
The Effect of Sustainability Reporting Disclosure
ABSTRACT
This study aims to examine the influence of sustainability reporting, namely the
disclosure of economic, environmental, and social performance, on the value of a
company. The present investigation also explores the presence of a moderating variable,
specifically the investment opportunity set, that functions to moderate the association
between sustainability reporting disclosure and company value. Companies in the energy
sector that were listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2021–2022 served as the study
object. Quantitative approaches are employed in this study. The research sample was
determined using a purposive sampling methodology, which relied on secondary data.
This method resulted in a sample size of 82. Smartpls 3.0 is the program that processed
the data for this investigation. The results showed there is no impact on company value
from the disclosure of social, environmental, and economic performance in sustainability
reporting. While it doesn't impact the disclosure of environmental performance on
company value, the existence of an investment opportunity set can moderate the
relationship between the economic and social performance disclosure in sustainability
reporting.
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INTRODUCTION
Disclosure of sustainability reporting certainly applies to all companies,
especially companies that have a direct relationship with natural resource
management. One company that has a relationship with natural resources is an
energy sector company. The energy industry can include oil and gas, electric
power, coal, nuclear, and renewable energy. In Indonesia, the condition of
energy sources can still be said to be abundant, but the change in consumption
without exploration certainly makes Indonesia closer to the energy crisis
(Directorate Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, 2020 October 22).
Energy sector companies are still an attractive market share for investors.
This can be seen from the signing of the MoU of several business actors (B to B)
in the energy sector during The B20 Summit conference will include the Signing
Agreement B20 Task Force, which will focus on Sustainability & Climate
Business Action in 2022. One of the cooperation signed in this side event is
between PT Pertamina and Saudi Aramco (Directorate General of Oil and Gas,
2022 January 12).
Figure 1. Average Energy Consumption
The graph above represents the intensity of the total quantity of energy
consumed by all of them from 2017 to 2022. in 2017 the total energy consumption
per capita was 2.95. In 2018 there was an increase of 3.27 and in 2019 there was
another increase to 3.52. However, in 2020 consumption decreased to 3.11 and in
2021 it increased slightly to 3.12. While energy consumption in 2022 increased quite
drastically to reach 4.04. It can be concluded that in 2021 towards 2022 there was a
fairly drastic increase in energy use, although in 2020 it had decreased.
Nonetheless, Indonesia's oil reserves will run out within the next nine years,
according to Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tafsir (2022),
unless new resources are discovered. Therefore, it is imperative that resource
sources be explored. Furthermore, there is growing urgency to cut greenhouse
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gas emissions, particularly carbon dioxide from the use of fossil fuels. According
to a report by the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas, the
energy sector would overtake the forestry sector as Indonesia's top emitter of
greenhouse gases beginning in 2022. Up until 2030, potential emissions will keep
rising (Ministry of National Development Planning, 2023).
Many cases have surfaced related to social and environmental activities that
have now become a topic of discussion among shareholders. For example, the PT
Freeport mining case in Papua and the polluted Buyat Bay in Sulawesi. In addition,
the Lapindo Brantas Mudflow in Sidoarjo is still active and has become a national
disaster (Asyidiq, 2021). Indeed, the energy sector, one of which is mining, is an
organization that is very vulnerable to pollution (Krismelina et al., 2022).
As one of the organizations established with the aim of obtaining the
maximum possible profit, the company must also focus on other things in order to
maintain its existence (Ahmad & Setiorini, 2022). Therefore, companies must pay
attention to company value. Basically, companies are established to maximize
company value (Rinsman & Prasetyo, 2020). Value in a company is actually an
important point that must be considered by shareholders when investing (Meini &
Chotimah, 2022). Apart from maximizing company value, the company also has
another goal, namely going public so that it can realize an increase in the welfare of
shareholders (Sukmahayati & Suwaidi, 2021).
Companies that have gone public clearly have greater responsibilities both
related to financial and non-financial information. In accordance with the triple
bottom line concept, there are three aspects that need to be considered by the
company. The company is profit, people, and planet (Elkington, 1997). This
notion elucidates that the viability and expansion of a corporation hinge not
solely on generating profits, but also on the organisation's proactive measures to
address environmental concerns and promote social justice for both internal and
external communities (Suhartini & Megasyara, 2019).
This concept can be realized when the company is able to publish
sustainability reporting which includes important activities in the company,
namely economic, environmental, and social (Anna & Dwi R.T, 2019). According
to Yulistia M et al., (2023) sustainability reporting is the main focus because it is
able to transparently present the entity to shareholders. This can increase public
trust in an entity.
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through an enhanced corporate image. This is in line with the research done by
Febriyanti (2021), Natalia & Soenarno (2021), and Daromes & Kawilarang (2020).
H4 : Economic performance disclosure affects firm value with investment
opportunity set as a moderating variable.
Stakeholder theory states that companies must be responsible for providing
reciprocity to stakeholders which include shareholders, employees, customers,
creditors, communities, and interested parties (Freeman, 1984). One form of
corporate responsibility is to disclose economic performance. this will be even
better if it is supported by a high investment opportunity value.
Good investment opportunities can strengthen the relationship between
economic performance disclosure and firm value. This is because investors will also
look at investment opportunities before investing in the intended company. This is
in line with the research done by Purwanti et al., (2019).
H5 : Environmental performance disclosure affects firm value with investment
opportunity set as a moderating variable.
Stakeholder theory states that companies must be responsible for providing
reciprocity to stakeholders which include shareholders, employees, customers,
creditors, communities, and interested parties (Freeman, 1984). One form of
corporate responsibility is to disclose environmental performance. this will be even
better if it is supported by a high investment opportunity value.
Revealing the environmental performance in sustainability reporting plays a
crucial function in enhancing the value of a company. The encouragement from the
investment opportunity set makes disclosure of sustainability reporting play an
important role in increasing firm value. Rahma & Maryanti (2024) state that the
investment opportunity set can mitigate the influence of sustainability reports on
the value of a company, with the investment opportunity set acting as a moderating
factor.
H6 : Social performance disclosure affects firm value with investment
opportunity set as a moderating variable.
Stakeholder theory states that companies must be responsible for providing
reciprocity to stakeholders which include shareholders, employees, customers,
creditors, communities, and interested parties (Freeman, 1984). One form of
corporate responsibility is to disclose social performance. this will be even better if
it is supported by a high investment opportunity value.
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Figure 2. Framework
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Company Value(Y) 0.186 0.084 0.795 0.214 1 -0.46 0.364 0.307
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Social(X3) 0.901 0.745 0.184 1 0.214 -0.01 0.017 0.005
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Social->IOS 0.009 0.014 0.632 0.005 0.307 0.945 0.87 1
Source: Secondary Data Processing Results (2024)
Discriminant validity measurements are declared valid because the results of
cross loading have exceeded 0.7, which is worth 1 for each variable, namely the
independent variable, dependent variable, and moderating variable.
Table 5. Composite Reliability
Cronbach's Composite
Alpha Reliability
Economic (X1) 1 1
Environmental (X2) 1 1
Investment Opportunity Set (Z) 1 1
Social (X3) 1 1
Company Value (Y) 1 1
Economic->IOS 1 1
Environmental->IOS 1 1
Social->IOS 1 1
Source: Secondary Data Processing Results (2024)
The table above shows that the measurement can be declared valid. This is
because each construct has a composite reliability value and Cronbach's alpha of 1,
which means >0.7. Hence, this test has demonstrated that the processed data is
dependable since the independent variable, dependent variable, and moderating
variable have fulfilled the necessary criteria.
Inner Model Analysis
Table 6. R-Square
Dependent R Square
Variable R Square Adjusted
Company Value
(Y) 0.856 0.843
Source: Secondary Data Processing Results (2024)
Testing the R-square value shows a number of 0.856 where these results mean
that this test produces a very strong influence. Based on the value in R-Square, the
relationship between variables can be considered strong if it has a value ≥0.75. The
relationship between variables can be declared a moderate model if it has an R-
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Square value ≥0.50-0.75. The relationship between variables can be declared a weak
model if it has an R-Square value ≥0.25-0.50.
Table 7. Hypothesis Results
T P
Statistics Values
Economic -> Company Value 1.686 0.092
Environmental -> Company Value 0.309 0.758
Social -> Company Value 1.268 0.206
Economic-> IOS -> Company Value 2.919 0.004
Environmental -> IOS -> Company
Value 0.128 0.898
Social -> IOS -> Company Value 2.982 0.003
Source: Processed Data (2024)
Based on the table above, the following are the results of the research
hypothesis test. 1) Firm value is unaffected by the disclosure of economic
performance. The test results show that the t-statistics are 1.686 and the p values are
0.092 so that the hypothesis is rejected. 2) Firm value is unaffected by the disclosure
of environmental performance. The test results show that the t-statistics are 0.309
and p values are 0.758 so that the hypothesis is rejected. 3) Firm value is unaffected
by the disclosure of social performance. The test results show that the t-statistics
1.268 and p values 0.206 so that the hypothesis is rejected. 4) Economic performance
disclosure has an influence on firm value moderated by investment opportunity
set. The test results show that the t-statistics 2.919 and p values 0.004 so that the
hypothesis is accepted. 5) Environmental performance disclosure has no influence
on firm value moderated by investment opportunity set. The test results show that
the t-statistics are 0.128 and p values are 0.898 so that the hypothesis is rejected. 6)
Social performance disclosure has an influence on firm value moderated by
investment opportunity set. The test results show that t-statistics 2.982 and p values
0.003 so that the hypothesis is accepted.
Discussion
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reporting. Activities that include social activities both related to society, products,
work safety which are essentially carried out to provide reciprocity to stakeholders
in accordance with stakeholder theory in reality also have no effect on company
value. This implies that a corporation's good public image doesn't always turn into
a high determined worth for the company. This implies that a corporation's good
public image doesn't always turn into a high determined worth for the company.
This hypothesis conclusion indicates that H3 is rejected because social
performance disclosure in sustainability reporting has no impact on company
value. The study's findings, which indicate that social performance disclosure in
sustainability reporting has no impact on company value, are consistent with
earlier research by (Febriyanti, 2021).
The Impact of Sustainability Reporting's Economic Performance Disclosure on
Firm Value and Investment Opportunity Set as a Moderating Effect
Conclusions of the hypothesis testing indicate that the company's value is
impacted by the economic performance disclosure in sustainability reporting,
which is influenced by the investment opportunity set. This proves that companies
that have disclosed economic performance in accordance with the Global Reporting
Initiative 2021 standard when moderated by the investment opportunity set can be
a benchmark for potential investors in investing in the company. The existence of
stakeholder theory which states that companies must be responsible for providing
reciprocity to stakeholders as evidenced by transparency regarding disclosure of
economic performance and supported by large investment opportunities is proven
to affect company value. Consequently, it can be assumed that when a company
also has an excellent opportunity for investment value, investors will pay attention
to the disclosure of economic performance in sustainability reporting.
This can affect the company value in the calculation. Conclusion from this
hypothesis means that the disclosure of economic performance in sustainability
reporting has an effect on firm value when moderated by investment opportunity
set so that H4 is accepted. This is consistent with the research of Purwanti et al.,
(2019) which found that, when investment opportunity set is factored
consideration, the disclosure of economic performance in sustainability reporting
has an impact on firm value.
The Impact of Sustainability Reporting's Environmental Performance
Disclosure on Firm Value and Investment Opportunity Set as a Moderating
Effect
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CONCLUSION
The study conducted on energy sector companies listed on the Indonesian
Stock Exchange between 2021 and 2022 yielded results that suggest there is no
significant influence on company value from the disclosure of social,
environmental, and economic performance in sustainability reporting. It is
proposed, therefore, that one of the moderating variables, the investment
opportunity set may have an impact on the relation between company value and
the sustainability reporting's disclosure of social and economic performance. The
relationship between the disclosure of environmental performance in sustainability
reporting and business value cannot be moderated by the investment opportunity
set.
Energy sector companies are expected to be able to publish sustainability
reporting in accordance with the obligations according to Financial Services
Authority Regulations No.51 of 2017. Companies that have published sustainability
reporting are expected to continue to improve their disclosure. Future research is
expected to use other methods in order to perfect existing research and can expand
the research object and observation time span so that the research results can be
even better.
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