Document Type : Research Paper
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1 Ph.D. of Accounting, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, University of Mazandaran , Babolsar, Iran
2 Associate Professor of Accounting, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, University of Mazandaran , Babolsar, Iran
Abstract
Nowadays, the importance of water and the management of its resources are among the most controversial issues at the global level due to climate change. This issue is especially important in Iran, which suffers from continuous drought. Therefore, the aim of the current research is to explain the determinants affecting water reporting in the listed companies at the Tehran Stock Exchange. For this purpose, by using the data of 102 companies during the years 2012 to 2021 which were selected by elimination method, the determinants affecting the disclosure of water reporting were determined and analyzed by stepwise regression and multiple regression method. The results of this research showed that the highest amount of disclosure related to water belonged to chemical and oil industry companies, also in the investigation of the determinants affecting water reporting, it was found that the determinants of firm age, board size, financial expertise of the audit committee, concentration of ownership, institutional ownership, return on assets, average annual rainfall, reputation, regulation and sensitivity of the industry to water had an impact on corporate water reporting. These findings can be useful for planning and controlling water management, as well as for investors to know the drivers of corporate disclosure in forming their optimal portfolio.
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