Does environmental reporting of banks affect their financial performance? Evidence from India

PurposeThe present study aims to investigate the effect of environmental reporting on the financial performance of banks in India.Design/methodology/approachThe study is based on the secondary data. The sample includes the banks listed in the NSE Nifty Bank Index from 2016–2017 to 2020–2021. The env...

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Published in:International journal of bank marketing 2024-05, Vol.42 (4), p.722-744
Main Authors: Pawar, Deepthi S., Munuswamy, Jothi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Banking industry
Banks
Developing countries
Earnings per share
Economic crisis
Hypotheses
Influence
International finance
LDCs
Legitimacy
Meta-analysis
Return on equity
Sustainability
Sustainability reporting
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Summary:PurposeThe present study aims to investigate the effect of environmental reporting on the financial performance of banks in India.Design/methodology/approachThe study is based on the secondary data. The sample includes the banks listed in the NSE Nifty Bank Index from 2016–2017 to 2020–2021. The environmental reporting data was obtained through the content analysis technique. The financial data was collected from the CMIE Prowess database. Panel regression analysis was used to analyse the data.FindingsThe findings indicate a negative significant influence of environmental reporting on the ROA and ROE of banks. On the other hand, environmental reporting does not significantly influence the EPS of banking institutions.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to contribute to the scarce literature on the influence of environmental reporting on financial performance, pertinently in the context of a developing nation's banking sector.
ISSN:0265-2323
1758-5937
DOI:10.1108/IJBM-12-2022-0545