Social Performance vs. Financial Performance: CSR disclosures as an indicator of Social Performance

Ilker Yilmaz
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Ilker Yilmaz: Accounting&Finance, Maltepe University, Istanbul

International Journal of Finance & Banking Studies, 2013, vol. 2, issue 2, 53-65

Abstract: In recent decades, it is gaining more and more dominance in both academic and business life that the company exists for and has responsibilities toward a wider group of stakeholders and it must have some objectives other than profitability. To achieve sustainable development and growth, the companies must assume more duties, which is called the term “corporate social responsibility (CSR).” In the literature, it is questioned whether CSR activities benefit the company or not; whether there is any relationship exists between CSR activities and the company’s financial performance and the direction of the relationship. We aimed to explore that whether there is any effect corporate social performance (CSP) on financial performance and position and viceversa. We performed content analysis through annual reports and derived a social score composed of the items included in disclosure guidelines and some criteria used in CSR ratings. We also used several financial position and financial performance indicators. In order to explore the relationship between CSP and financial indicators, we run panel data regressions. We found significant results for some of the indicators, where some of the indicators gave insignificant results. The reporting of CSRactivities is in verylow levels. The conscious toward CSR and sustainability must be promoted and the companies must assume more active roles. The reporting of those activities is also important.

Keywords: corporate social responsibility; sustainability; disclosure; financial performance; social performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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