Research
Does Corporate Environmental Disclosure Affect the Cost of Capital? Evidence from Tunisian Companies
We examine the effect of corporate environmental disclosure on the cost of equity capital for a sample of Tunis-ian firms over the period 2003-2011. Using an approach based on increasing dividends to estimate firms' cost of equity, we find that firms with better environmental disclosure scores exhibit cheaper equity financing. In particular, our findings suggest that investment in practices corporate environmental disclosure contributes substantially to reducing firms’ cost of equity. Our paper contributes to the literature by adding evidence on effects of corporate environmental discl-osure voluntary on long term economic forecasts of the cost of equity and on the financial value of firms.
Le RAle Instrumental Et Incitatif Du Reporting Socital Dans La Gestion Des Rsultats
This article discusses the impact of the disclosure of social information on the accounting manipulations. We support the idea that earnings management damages the interests of stakeholders, therefore, officers who handle the results can not cope with the vigilance and activism of stakeholders as the use of social responsibility (CSR). In addition, CSR is a powerful tool that can be used to gain the support of stakeholders. Based on a sample of 682 U.S. companies listed , the Fortune 1000 for the period 1997-2008, we were interested to show that disclosure of social information justifying the strategic use of CSR by the officer who handles accounting figures. Our results show that the accounting practices of societal leaders strengthen the management of results and influence its direction and intensity
