Firm Value and the Quality of Sustainability Reporting in Australia

Bachoo, Kaveen; Tan, Rebecca; Wilson, Mark

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Firm Value and the Quality of Sustainability Reporting in Australia

Date

2013

Authors

Bachoo, Kaveen

Tan, Rebecca

Wilson, Mark

Publisher

Australian Society of CPAs

Abstract

This paper investigates the relationship between firm value and the quality of Australian listed corporations' sustainability reporting. We examine whether firms that make higher-quality sustainability disclosures exhibit systematically higher equity pric