Environmental Disclosure of Chemical Industry:Evidence from Chinese A-Share Market

Environmental pollution and environmental reporting have increasingly drawn the attention of the countries around the world.The paper selects A-share listed companies of chemical industry in China.Using logistic model,we research the impact of financial performance of listed companies upon environmental reporting.The conclusion of the study shows that the total number of enterprises which disclosed environmental information (EI) has increased year by year,and El content and volume disclosed by heavy pollution corporations have increased annually.And the more profitability the listed companies attain,the more EI they are inclined to disclose.Moreover,companies will have an ability to disclose EI so as to reduce the agency costs arising from information asymmetry.Furthermore,the development capability of companies is of negative correlation to environmental reporting,and the liabilities degree of listed companies is of negative correlation to environmental reporting,but it is not significant.This paper also offers policy recommendations that enhance EI transparency and regulate EI reporting of listed companies.