@article{arafat2012does,
  title = {Does Environmental Performance Really Matter?  A Lesson from the Debate of Environmental Disclosure and Firm Performance},
  author = {M. Yasser Arafat and Ari Warokka and Siska Ratna Dewi},
  year = 2012,
  url = {https://ibimapublishing.com/articles/JOMS/2012/213910/},
  journal = {Journal of Organizational Management Studies},
  volume = 2012 (2012),
  pages = 15,
  doi = 10.5171/2012.213910,
  abstract = {Prior empirical studies revealed that firms with high environmental performance tend to be profitable, but questions persist about the nature to the relationship. Those questions are referred to: “Does stronger environmental performance really lead to better financial performance?” Alternatively, “Is the observed relationship the outcome of some other underlying firm attributes?” The long debate about the relationship between environmental performance and firm performance in emerging economies still remain inconclusive and offer further explorations, especially in the context of emerging countries, which its rapid growth does not only carry social progress but also environmental challenges. Recent heuristic findings reveal that on average, while 42% of emerging-market companies support environmental commitments in the form of policies or statements, they remain weaker on implementation and progress tracking. Little empirical research into the effect of environmental disclosure together with environmental performance on firm performance is done in Southeast Asian countries. This study extends the literature that has been done mostly in western societies by proposing a further linkage between environmental disclosure, environmental performance, and financial performance, which is rarely investigated in developing societies. The study analyzed 33 Indonesian manufacturing firms that were listed in Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) and reported their environmental performance assessment to the Ministry of Environment Indonesia. Statistic methods used for testing the hypothesis were T-test and multivariate regression model. The empirical results reveal that environmental performance has significantly influenced financial performance of the Indonesian manufacturing firm. However, one striking finding in this study is the insignificant influence of environmental disclosure on firm's financial performance. Meanwhile, environmental performance and disclosure simultaneously have significant effect on firm's financial performance. These results explicitly show how firms in emerging countries are going to be more concerned with environmental sustainability and long-run profitability.},
  keywords = {Environment Performance, Environmental Disclosure, Firm Performance, Sustainability.},
  note = Article ID: 213910
}