Non-financial Disclosure of Large Portuguese Companies and Its Determinant Factors

Kátia Lemos – Research Center on Accounting and Taxation, Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal

Sónia Monteiro – Research Center on Accounting and Taxation, Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal

Romeu Marques – Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal

 Abstract: This paper aims to analyze the degree of disclosure of non-finan­cial information (mandatory vs. voluntary) provided by large Portuguese companies and to identify its determinant factors. A content analysis was conducted on a total of 41 corporate reports published in 2020 by listed and unlisted companies with more than 500 employees. A multiple linear regres­sion model was developed, with a non-financial disclosure index as the de­pendent variable and visible characteristics of the companies and report-re­lated characteristics as independent variables.

The results indicate that there are statistically significant differences in the lev­el of non-financial information disclosure between listed and unlisted com­panies. Multiple linear regression model results showed that the variables of profitability and the use of the Global Reporting Initiative framework are sta­tistically significant at a significance level of 5%, while the variable of the ex­tent of the report is statistically significant at a significance level of 10%.

9th International Scientific ERAZ Conference – ERAZ 2023 – Selected Papers: KNOWLEDGE BASED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, hybrid – online, virtually and in person, Prague, Czech Republic, June 1, 2023

ERAZ Selected Papers published by: Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans – Belgrade, Serbia

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Lemos, K., Monteiro, S., & Marques, R. (2023). Non-financial Disclosure of Large Portuguese Companies and Its Determinant Factors. In V. Bevanda (Ed.), ERAZ Conference – Knowlegde Based Sustainable Development: Vol 9. Selected Papers (pp. 93-102). Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans. https://doi.org/10.31410/ERAZ.S.P.2023.93

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