Does Environmental Disclosure and Instagram Engagement affect Firm Performance? The Moderating Role of Board's Gender Diversity

Abstract

This study examines the impact of corporate environmental disclosure and Instagram engagement on firm performance, with the moderating role of board's gender diversity. Data from 100 firms listed on the KOMPAS100 index and the Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI) for the period of 2019-2020 was collected. After removing firms with excessive missing data, the final sample comprised of 57 firms, resulting in a total sample of 114 for the years 2019 and 2020. Environmental disclosure data were obtained from corporate annual reports and stand-alone sustainability reports, analyzed using the GRI Standards. Engagement data with firms' official Instagram accounts were manually obtained from Socialblade. Hypothesis testing was conducted using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) with Partial Least Squares (PLS). Findings indicate that environmental disclosure and Instagram engagement do not significantly impact firm performance. However, board's gender diversity moderates the relationship between Instagram engagement and firm performance, strengthening it. However, no significant moderating effect of board's gender diversity was found on the relationship between environmental disclosure and firm performance.