Impact of ESG/corporate social responsibility on company performance before and during COVID 19 crisis: Study of listed companies in Indonesia
List of Authors
  • Ady Widya Mitra , Eka Pria Anas

Keyword
  • ESG, CSR, Corporate Performance, Covid-19, LQ45

Abstract
  • CSR has been proven to have a positive impact on the organization's performance. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought a new perspective to the organization. The pandemic had forced the organization to rethink how corporate social responsibility programs can contribute more to the organization's performance in terms of increased profit while still maintaining their cause and motivation. This research aims to examine whether corporate social responsibility impacts organization performance before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. This research applied case study methods to determine CSR factors that are measured in Environment, Social, and Governance indicators. While there are many ways to construct a company’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) score or rating, involving different combinations of financial output based on constituent aspects; customer factor, market factor, and financial factor. In this study, the authors deconstruct ESG rating performance at the E, S, and G pillar levels and use key issues indicators that underlie environment, social-community, social-employee, and governance aspects. Based on the measurement of company performance from 2018 to 2020 of public listed companies registered in the LQ45 index, the authors also find that a more balanced and industry-specific weighting of E, S, and G issues showed better long-term performance. This study finds that the time horizon used has an important bearing on the indicators’ significance, while in pre-pandemic ESG/CSR in environment aspect has the most impact on the company performance. During pandemic ESG/CSR in social and, governance aspect is the most impact on company performance.

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