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Effekten av hållbarhetsrapporters kvalitet på lönsamheten hos europeiska företag
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Economics, Geography, Law and Tourism.
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Economics, Geography, Law and Tourism.
2024 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Intresset för hållbarhet växer sig allt starkare och i takt med det har intressenternas krav på företag ökat. Företag kan använda hållbarhetsrapportering för att skapa legitimitet och förtroende. Genom att vara transparent kan de bemöta intressenternas behov. Välgjorda hållbarhetsrapporter som håller en hög kvalitet är därmed mer efterfrågade än rapporter av låg kvalitet. Studier om huruvida framtagandet av högkvalitativa rapporter är resurskrävande och/eller ger konkurrensfördelar genom ökad lönsamhet har visat varierade slutsatser. Denna studie genomfördes för att komplettera tidigare studier genom att analysera ifall branschtillhörighet, kvinnors inflytande, storlek på företag, rykte och image samt exponering i media påverkar lönsamheten via hållbarhetsrapporters kvalitet. Regressionsanalys, mediatoranalys och stiganalys framställdes för att testa studiens hypoteser. Resultaten indikerar att lönsamhet kan påverkas av hur och på vilket sätt företag hållbarhetsrapporterar. Studien visar ett positivt samband mellan andel kvinnor i styrelsen och hållbarhetsrapporters kvalitet samt mellan storlek på företag och lönsamhet, genom hållbarhetsrapporters kvalitet. Studien fann även ett positivt samband mellan rykte och image och lönsamhet, genom hållbarhetsrapporters kvalitet. Övriga sju hypoteser förkastades.

Abstract [en]

The interest in sustainability is growing and therefore the stakeholders’ demands on companies have increased. Companies can use sustainability reporting in order to sustain both legitimacy and trust. By being transparent, companies can fulfill the stakeholders’ needs. Sustainability reports of high quality are therefore more requested than reports of low quality. The issue of whether the use of high quality reports is expensive and/or generates a competitive advantage through increased profitability have shown varying results. This study was conducted to complement previous studies by analyzing whether industry, women on board, company size, reputation and image as well as media exposure affect profitability through the quality of sustainability reports. Regression analysis, mediation analysis and path analysis were created in order to test the study’s hypotheses. The results indicate that profitability can be affected by how and in what way companies report sustainability. The study shows a positive relationship between women on board and the sustainability reports’ quality and between company size and profitability, mediated through the sustainability reports’ quality. The study also found a positive relationship between reputation and image and profitability, mediated through the sustainability reports’ quality. The remaining seven hypotheses were rejected.

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2024. , p. 66
Keywords [en]
Sustainability, Sustainability reporting, CSR-reporting, Sustainability reports’ quality, Profitability, Legitimacy
Keywords [sv]
Hållbarhet, Hållbarhetsrapportering, CSR-rapportering, Hållbarhetsrapporters kvalitet, Lönsamhet, Legitimitet
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-51228OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-51228DiVA, id: diva2:1854159
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Business Administration FE1
Educational program
BSc Programme in Business and Economics SEKOG 180 higher education credits
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Available from: 2024-04-24 Created: 2024-04-24 Last updated: 2024-04-24Bibliographically approved

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