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Frontiers of Engineering Management    2019, Vol. 6 Issue (4) : 564-574     https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-019-0067-7
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Relationship between Chief Executive Officer characteristics and corporate environmental information disclosure in Thailand
Dayuan LI, Aiqi LIN, Lu ZHANG()
Collaborative Innovation Center of Resource-Conserving & Environment-Friendly Society and Ecological Civilization, School of Business, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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Abstract

This study focuses on the influence of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) characteristics on environmental information disclosure (EID) in the annual reports of companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. A regression analysis method is used to explore the relationship between CEO characteristics and corporate environmental disclosure. Pollution-intensive companies are taken as the samples in this study. Results show that financial expertise, educational level, and tenure of CEOs are positively correlated with corporate EID. By contrast, age or gender of CEOs is insignificantly related to EID.

Keywords CEO characteristics      environmental information disclosure      Thailand     
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Dayuan LI,Aiqi LIN,Lu ZHANG. Relationship between Chief Executive Officer characteristics and corporate environmental information disclosure in Thailand[J]. Front. Eng, 2019, 6(4): 564-574.
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Industry Number of firms Percentage
Textile industry 7 11.67%
Coal industry 5 8.33%
Aluminum 4 6.67%
Petrochemical 8 13.33%
Steel 12 20%
Energy 8 13.33%
Construction materials 3 5%
Metal 1 1.67%
Chemicals 7 11.67%
Mining 1 1.67%
Pharmaceuticals 1 1.67%
Cement 3 5%
Total 60 100%
Tab.1  Sample description
(1) Corporate environmental policy information (5) Environmental consumption and pollution control information
1.1 Environmental policy, objectives, and annual plans 5.1 Annual consumption of various resources, such as material, fuel, and power
1.2 Environmental measures and strategies 5.2 Type, quantity, concentration, and target of gas emissions
1.3 Corporate executives’ attitude toward environmental protection 5.3 Type, quantity, concentration, and target of wastewater
1.4 Internal control system for environmental protection 5.4 Types, quantities, and targets for disposal and treatment of solid waste/toxic substances
(2) Environmental management activities and initiatives (6) Improvement of corporate environmental performance
2.1 Corporate environmental management systems 6.1 Unit products (such as raw materials, water, and energy) to reduce resource consumption
2.2 Environmental system certification 6.2 Unit products (such as exhaust, water, and major pollutants) to reduce pollutant emissions
2.3 Construction of corporate clean production 6.3 Environmental benefits, such as income, waste, environmental revenue, and wastewater cost savings
2.4 Construction and implementation of environmental protection facilities 6.4 Environmental benefits from energy conservation, pollutant reduction, or resource utilization
2.5 Received environmental awards (7) Compliance of the environmental law
2.6 Environmental protection-related employee education and training 7.1 Corporate compliance with air pollution
(3) Environmental issues and impact information 7.2 Corporate compliance with wastewater pollution
3.1 Effect of production and operation of a corporation on the environment 7.3 Corporate compliance with noise pollution
3.2 Environmental impact information on enterprise products and their production processes 7.4 Legality of the disposal of general industrial solid waste and hazardous waste
3.3 Paying emission fees to the government 7.5 Safety of the disposal of toxic or hazardous waste
3.4 Disclosure of detailed information related to environmental incidents 7.6 Sewage discharge permit and actual expenditure
3.5 Impact of corporate environmental responsibility on the company’s financial situation (8) Environmental charities’ activities and other information
3.6 The corporation has strict environmental regulations or none 8.1 Environmental charities, such as environmental education and afforestation
(4) Technology, investment, and expenditure information related to the environment 8.2 Potential environmental impacts of global warming, ozone layer, acid rain, or eutrophication of water bodies
4.1 Corporate investments in environmental governance 8.3 Other environmental information
4.2 Waste treatment is released
4.3 Waste recycling, utilization, and energy saving
4.4 Received environmental awards
4.5 Received tax deductions
Tab.2  Contents of EID.
Variable N Mean SD Max Min
EID 540 40.17 19.43 82 0
Expertise 540 0.25 0.43 1.00 0.00
Edu 540 0.92 0.27 1.00 0.00
Age 540 2.02 0.73 3.00 0.00
Tenure 540 1.23 0.26 1.89 0.30
Gender 540 0.08 0.28 1.00 0.00
Size 540 6.57 1.22 9.54 3.58
Firm-age 540 20.28 13.91 78.00 2.00
REG 540 0.25 0.43 1.00 0.00
TOP1 540 0.39 21.13 0.9994 0.0470
BI 540 0.41 0.11 0.93 0.16
Slack 540 -1.74 1.74 3.83 -8.76
Tab.3  Descriptive statistics of quantitative variables
  EID Expertise Edu Age Tenure Gender Size Firm-age REG TOP1 BI Slack
EID 1
Expertise 0.046 1
Edu 0.292*** 0.072 1
Age 0.114*** -0.122* 0.132* 1
Tenure 0.155*** -0.023 -0.025 -0.031 1
Gender -0.074* -0.143* 0.088* 0.056 0.012 1
Size 0.319*** -0.096* 0.118* 0.117* 0.136* -0.013 1
Firm-age 0.187*** -0.065 0.033 -0.041 0.901* -0.028 0.130* 1
REG 0.308*** -0.052 0.134* -0.069 -0.031 -0.157* 0.049 0.062 1
TOP1 -0.177*** 0.231* -0.017 -0.113* 0.015 -0.191* -0.036 -0.024 -0.122* 1
BI 0.223*** 0.024 0.026 -0.108* 0.151* -0.091* 0.006 0.210* 0.256* -0.024 1
Slack 0.140*** -0.159* 0.165* -0.038 0.173* 0.026 0.058 0.140* 0.127* -0.147* 0.025 1
Tab.4  Correlation analysis
Variable (1) EID (2) EID
Size 0.120**
(0.022)
0.127**
(0.017)
Firm-age 0.032***
(0.000)
0.004
(0.716)
REG 0.031
(0.686)
0.057
(0.440)
TOP1 -0.003
(0.374)
-0.001
(0.567)
BI 0.647**
(0.028)
0.625**
(0.036)
Slack 0.062**
(0.028)
0.049**
(0.021)
Expertise 0.193**
(0.047)
Edu 0.360**
(0.023)
Age 0.036
(0.494)
Tenure 1.096**
(0.050)
Gender -0.062
(0.555)
_cons 2.101***
(0.000)
0.760
(0.264)
R-squared 0.101 0.147
Tab.5  Regression analysis
Variable (1) EID (2) EID
Size 0.117**
(0.011)
0.123***
(0.005)
Firm-age 0.027***
(0.000)
0.009
(0.431)
REG 0.057
(0.400)
0.053
(0.431)
TOP1 -0.002
(0.360)
-0.002
(0.441)
BI 0.517**
(0.034)
0.517**
(0.044)
Slack 0.045*
(0.052)
0.032**
(0.020)
Expertise 0.230**
(0.041)
Edu 0.387**
(0.026)
Age 0.031
(0.563)
Tenure 0.637
(0.154)
Gender -0.124
(0.444)
_cons 2.2889***
(0.000)
1.323**
(0.020)
R-squared 0.118 0.172
Tab.6  Robustness test
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