Corporate Sustainability Reporting and Disclosure on the Web: An Exploratory Study

Viju Raghupathi and Wullianallur Raghupathi
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Viju Raghupathi: Koppelman School of Business, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, Brooklyn, USA
Wullianallur Raghupathi: Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University, Bronx, USA

Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ), 2019, vol. 32, issue 1, 1-27

Abstract: Sustainability reporting is now a best practice for most companies around the world. The Web, with its advanced technologies enables companies to create a positive impact on stakeholder perceptions of transparency in reporting. Using empirical data from websites of companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the authors analyze design and content of sustainability information. We conclude that while nearly all companies provide routine content disclosure using minimal web design features, they stop short of issuing a proactive display of compliance and due diligence content. Companies with higher Newsweek Green Ranking scores employ better disclosure than others. This asymmetry in self-governance arises from a combination of factors, including low level of transparency, incomplete information, and a lack of comparability of sustainability reports. The authors develop a prescriptive framework to help companies improve their web sites by including more content that reflects due diligence and transparency for sustainability.

Date: 2019
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