THE IMPACT OF ESG ON FIRM VALUE WITH AUDIT COMMITTEE AS VARIABLE MODERATING

Abstract

This research endeavors to present empirical evidence concerning the impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors on Firm value, incorporating the audit committee's attributes (Expertise, tenure, gender, and total) as moderating elements. This study uses a sample of companies that have an ESG score index and are listed on the IDX during the 2018-2022 research period. The sample selection method used is purposive sampling. The results prove that environmental, social, and governance (ESG) have a negative effect on firm value. The audit committee in this study was not able to moderate the relationship between environmental, social and,governance (ESG) and firm value. The implications of this study are enormous because it provides support for the application of stakeholder, legitimacy and agency theories. However, it is important to underline that the scope of this study is limited to companies in Indonesia, therefore the conclusions may not be directly transferable to other countries.