ESG DISCLOSURE IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN BRAZIL: TREND OR NECESSITY?

Authors

  • Jessica Placido da Silva Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Alan Bandeira Pinheiro Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Wendy Beatriz Witt Haddad Carraro Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Jose Carlos Korelo Universidade Federal do Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47357/ufambr.v6i1.14410

Keywords:

ESG, Stakeholder Theory, Financial sector, ESG performance, Corporate social responsibility

Abstract

Amidst the immense competition between physical and digital banks, in addition to the development of innovations, the financial market has been standing out in terms of the use of ESG performance. Therefore, the present study aims to analyze how Stakeholder Theory supports ESG indicators in the financial sector during a pandemic period. To achieve this purpose, a content analysis was conducted based on the Thomson Reuters Eikon database, in which 17 companies contained ESG data results. The research found that ESG performance can be used as a possibility in decision-making by managers in the Brazilian financial sector. The findings show that companies in this sector have been committed to increasing their ESG performance year after year. These findings have important theoretical and practical implications related to Stakeholder Theory. The study concludes that ESG performance can influence the decisions of primary and secondary stakeholders regarding the financial sector. The research supports stakeholder theory by showing that interested parties have needs that go beyond the organization's financial performance. In this sense, stakeholders are attentive to environmental, social and governance issues as well.

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Published

2024-08-09

How to Cite

da Silva, J. P. ., Pinheiro, A. B., Carraro, W. B. W. H. ., & Korelo , J. C. . (2024). ESG DISCLOSURE IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN BRAZIL: TREND OR NECESSITY?. UFAM Business Review - UFAMBR, 6(1), 37–54. https://doi.org/10.47357/ufambr.v6i1.14410