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Leveraging the Web for Corporate Sustainability Disclosure

Leveraging the Web for Corporate Sustainability Disclosure

Viju Raghupathi, Wullianallur Raghupathi
Copyright: © 2020 |Volume: 33 |Issue: 3 |Pages: 35
ISSN: 1040-1628|EISSN: 1533-7979|EISBN13: 9781799804758|DOI: 10.4018/IRMJ.2020070102
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Raghupathi, Viju, and Wullianallur Raghupathi. "Leveraging the Web for Corporate Sustainability Disclosure." IRMJ vol.33, no.3 2020: pp.24-58. https://doi.org/10.4018/IRMJ.2020070102

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Raghupathi, V. & Raghupathi, W. (2020). Leveraging the Web for Corporate Sustainability Disclosure. Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ), 33(3), 24-58. https://doi.org/10.4018/IRMJ.2020070102

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Raghupathi, Viju, and Wullianallur Raghupathi. "Leveraging the Web for Corporate Sustainability Disclosure," Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ) 33, no.3: 24-58. https://doi.org/10.4018/IRMJ.2020070102

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Abstract

Public outcry and demand for transparency have transitioned sustainability disclosure and reporting to the top of the corporate agenda. The web is a powerful vehicle for corporate disclosure, but it could be even more effective. By enabling transparency, the web helps foster better stakeholder relationships that favorably influence corporate sustainability. This research develops a comprehensive portfolio of sustainability design and content factors from the extant literature, and then uses it to evaluate the current online disclosure practices of S&P 100 companies. The authors offer a comprehensive empirical assessment of the state of reporting of these companies and identify differences by industry and by sustainability performance using the Newsweek Green Ranking. The results reveal significant differences in design and content of online disclosure/reporting across industries, but not across performance groups. Overall, this paper highlights how most companies use the web routinely but fail to capitalize on the potential to reflect due diligence and transparency.

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