Analysis on the development of environmental disclosure practices by selected Malaysian companies from 1999 to 2002 / Haslinda Yusoff, Normahiran Yatim and Noraini Mohd Nasir

Issues on environmental accounting and reporting have grasped the attention of accounting researchers since the 1970s. Continuous researches indicate the significance of integrating environmental matters in accounting. However, these initiatives have yet to develop a harmonization acceptance on t...

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Main Authors: Yusoff, Haslinda, Yatim, Normahiran, Mohd Nasir, Noraini
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Language:English
Published: Accounting Research Institute (ARI) & Faculty of Accountancy 2005
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spelling uitm-110242017-10-27T02:46:47Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11024/ Analysis on the development of environmental disclosure practices by selected Malaysian companies from 1999 to 2002 / Haslinda Yusoff, Normahiran Yatim and Noraini Mohd Nasir Yusoff, Haslinda Yatim, Normahiran Mohd Nasir, Noraini Malaysia Issues on environmental accounting and reporting have grasped the attention of accounting researchers since the 1970s. Continuous researches indicate the significance of integrating environmental matters in accounting. However, these initiatives have yet to develop a harmonization acceptance on the voluntary exercise. This is evidenced by the mixed global practices, with countries such as Netherlands having made environmental reporting mandatory, while the US encourage the practices. And in many other parts of the world, including Malaysia, environmental reporting is still a voluntary exercise. This study looks at the trend of environmental information disclosed in the corporate annual reports by selected Malaysian companies for the year 1999 to 2002. The findings revealed that majority of the companies are improving their environmental disclosure practices from a non-disclosure to a more qualitative disclosure state. They even started to quantitatively disclose certain environmental items such as environmental management and product ecology information. The development also results many companies disclosing their environmental concerns in a separate section in their annual report. Accounting Research Institute (ARI) & Faculty of Accountancy 2005 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11024/1/AJ_HASLINDA%20YUSOFF%20MAR%2005.pdf Yusoff, Haslinda and Yatim, Normahiran and Mohd Nasir, Noraini (2005) Analysis on the development of environmental disclosure practices by selected Malaysian companies from 1999 to 2002 / Haslinda Yusoff, Normahiran Yatim and Noraini Mohd Nasir. Malaysian Accounting Review, 4 (1). pp. 49-73. ISSN 1675-4077
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Yusoff, Haslinda
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Mohd Nasir, Noraini
Analysis on the development of environmental disclosure practices by selected Malaysian companies from 1999 to 2002 / Haslinda Yusoff, Normahiran Yatim and Noraini Mohd Nasir
description Issues on environmental accounting and reporting have grasped the attention of accounting researchers since the 1970s. Continuous researches indicate the significance of integrating environmental matters in accounting. However, these initiatives have yet to develop a harmonization acceptance on the voluntary exercise. This is evidenced by the mixed global practices, with countries such as Netherlands having made environmental reporting mandatory, while the US encourage the practices. And in many other parts of the world, including Malaysia, environmental reporting is still a voluntary exercise. This study looks at the trend of environmental information disclosed in the corporate annual reports by selected Malaysian companies for the year 1999 to 2002. The findings revealed that majority of the companies are improving their environmental disclosure practices from a non-disclosure to a more qualitative disclosure state. They even started to quantitatively disclose certain environmental items such as environmental management and product ecology information. The development also results many companies disclosing their environmental concerns in a separate section in their annual report.
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author Yusoff, Haslinda
Yatim, Normahiran
Mohd Nasir, Noraini
author_facet Yusoff, Haslinda
Yatim, Normahiran
Mohd Nasir, Noraini
author_sort Yusoff, Haslinda
title Analysis on the development of environmental disclosure practices by selected Malaysian companies from 1999 to 2002 / Haslinda Yusoff, Normahiran Yatim and Noraini Mohd Nasir
title_short Analysis on the development of environmental disclosure practices by selected Malaysian companies from 1999 to 2002 / Haslinda Yusoff, Normahiran Yatim and Noraini Mohd Nasir
title_full Analysis on the development of environmental disclosure practices by selected Malaysian companies from 1999 to 2002 / Haslinda Yusoff, Normahiran Yatim and Noraini Mohd Nasir
title_fullStr Analysis on the development of environmental disclosure practices by selected Malaysian companies from 1999 to 2002 / Haslinda Yusoff, Normahiran Yatim and Noraini Mohd Nasir
title_full_unstemmed Analysis on the development of environmental disclosure practices by selected Malaysian companies from 1999 to 2002 / Haslinda Yusoff, Normahiran Yatim and Noraini Mohd Nasir
title_sort analysis on the development of environmental disclosure practices by selected malaysian companies from 1999 to 2002 / haslinda yusoff, normahiran yatim and noraini mohd nasir
publisher Accounting Research Institute (ARI) & Faculty of Accountancy
publishDate 2005
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11024/
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11024/1/AJ_HASLINDA%20YUSOFF%20MAR%2005.pdf
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