The Indonesian Accounting Review
Vol 13, No 1 (2023): January - June 2023

Sustainability report disclosure level: evidence from telecommunications companies in indonesia and malaysia

Puteri Alfarisa (Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Economy and Business, Universitas Airlangga)
Mohammad Nasih (Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Economy and Business, Universitas Airlangga)
Iman Harymawan (Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Economy and Business, Universitas Airlangga)
Khairul Anuar Kamarudin (University of Wollongong in Dubai, Dubai)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Jan 2023

Abstract

This study investigates the disclosure level of sustainability report in telecommunication industry. This study specifically compares the disclosure level of companies in Indonesia and Malaysia using Global Reporting Initiative format template. The study compares the published reports between 2014 to 2016 periods. The results reveal that the disclosure level of sustainability reporting content for companies in both countries are in the intermediate level. Interestingly, our finding shows that companies in Indonesia disclose more content related to economy category. However, they disclose less on product-responsibility, environmental, and human rights categories compared to Malaysian companies. Furthermore, this study provides the investors an insight on how to monitor the disclosure level of the companies in both countries and highlight the demand of specific content to increase the contribution of the companies on specific sustainability issues.

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