Description
It talks about the attitude of the corporates in sharing environmental information with the stakeholders. The methodology is basically a survey and the target are basically environment managers at various firms. The focus of the research is to study the perception of managers in these firms. It then highlights the various companies selected across various sectors and the findings of the survey. Finally it summarizes the survey findings.
Corporate Attitudes to the Significance of Environmental Information to Stakeholders
Introduction
? Questionnaire Survey
? Target: Environmental Managers of quoted firms in
Environmentally sensitive industries ? Focus: Studying the perception of Managers regarding the impact of environmental news on their companies external stakeholders ? Rationale: The way in which a firm’s activities are reported can influence the way in which these activities are carried out
Methodology
? 200 companies
? Power, Water, Minerals, Construction, Food, etc
? Listed on the London Stock Exchange ? Most had a history with Environmental issues
? 3 parts of questionnaire ? Pollution control and Environmental Policy ? Environmental communication to Stakeholders ? Personal Information
Observations & Findings
? 71 respondents
? 65 – 88% confirmed their companies having caused
air/water/land pollution ? None agreed on Environmental fine having affected share price, although research resulted otherwise ? On a scale from 1 to 5, (1 being least important), the questionnaire resulted in a mean of 3.05 when questioned about the interests of Shareholders in Environmental Controls
Summary
? Dire need for companies to develop awareness of the
importance of environmental issues
?
Most environmental managers deemed the issue as moderately significant, let alone higher management
? Need for the development in the cases of ? Formalizing environmental management ? Increased focus on the importance of environmental communication to stakeholders ? Strong correlation between the share price of
company and environmental pollution incidents
Thank You
doc_563112588.pptx
It talks about the attitude of the corporates in sharing environmental information with the stakeholders. The methodology is basically a survey and the target are basically environment managers at various firms. The focus of the research is to study the perception of managers in these firms. It then highlights the various companies selected across various sectors and the findings of the survey. Finally it summarizes the survey findings.
Corporate Attitudes to the Significance of Environmental Information to Stakeholders
Introduction
? Questionnaire Survey
? Target: Environmental Managers of quoted firms in
Environmentally sensitive industries ? Focus: Studying the perception of Managers regarding the impact of environmental news on their companies external stakeholders ? Rationale: The way in which a firm’s activities are reported can influence the way in which these activities are carried out
Methodology
? 200 companies
? Power, Water, Minerals, Construction, Food, etc
? Listed on the London Stock Exchange ? Most had a history with Environmental issues
? 3 parts of questionnaire ? Pollution control and Environmental Policy ? Environmental communication to Stakeholders ? Personal Information
Observations & Findings
? 71 respondents
? 65 – 88% confirmed their companies having caused
air/water/land pollution ? None agreed on Environmental fine having affected share price, although research resulted otherwise ? On a scale from 1 to 5, (1 being least important), the questionnaire resulted in a mean of 3.05 when questioned about the interests of Shareholders in Environmental Controls
Summary
? Dire need for companies to develop awareness of the
importance of environmental issues
?
Most environmental managers deemed the issue as moderately significant, let alone higher management
? Need for the development in the cases of ? Formalizing environmental management ? Increased focus on the importance of environmental communication to stakeholders ? Strong correlation between the share price of
company and environmental pollution incidents
Thank You
doc_563112588.pptx