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Assessment of the Quality of Non-Financial Information Disclosure: Empirical Evidence from Listed Companies in Vietnam  

LE, Binh Thi Hai (Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City (IUH))
NGUYEN, Nhat Quoc (Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City (IUH))
NGUYEN, Cong Van (Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City (IUH))
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.9, no.5, 2022 , pp. 111-118 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the quality of non-financial information disclosure by companies listed on the Vietnamese stock exchange. In 2019, 140 annual reports from 140 companies listed on the Vietnam Stock Exchange were included in the research sample. The remaining 134 reports were eligible study after removing those that lacked essential data. Using the statistical software SPSS version 25 and Excel office software, the study has selected the data processing method and the disproportionate disclosure index method to evaluate the quality of non-financial information disclosure of companies. The findings of the study demonstrate that companies listed on the Vietnam stock exchange are particularly interested in giving non-financial information to financial statement consumers as required by law, although the level of disclosure is still inadequate. The findings also illustrate the varying levels of non-financial information disclosure by category of information, as well as substantial disparities between them (general information about the company, environmental and social information, corporate governance information, etc.). The findings of the study show that the majority of Vietnam's publicly traded enterprises are less interested in reporting environmental information.
Keywords
Annual Report; Non-Financial Disclosure; Non-Financial Information; Listed Company; Vietnam Stock Exchange;
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