Company Values of Malaysian Listed Companies' Sustainability for Palm Oil Industry: Financial Panel Data Model Approach

Abstract

Objective - "Sustainability" meanings are many different things, e.g. food security, food safety, and economic growth short-tern survival of the production which included social, environmental, economic, based on the institutional objectives. This study aimed to conduct the sustainability of the palm oil industry in Malaysia using the financial panel data model approach. Methodology/Technique - The sampling data were obtained from 2014 to 2018 for 30 listed companies with a total of 150 observations. The research findings are helpful for palm oil production companies and also the major export products in Malaysia. Findings - In recent times, there have been many accusations about the palm oil industry in Malaysia due to the environmentally unfriendly product mentioned by the European Parliament and thus, they decided to ban palm oil biofuel by 2020. This would have a negative impact on the palm oil production companies and it is reflected in the company's share price (company value) of the companies. The paper highlights the level of environmental accounting (EA), environmental performance (EP), and information disclosure (ID), how to affect the company value (CV) for the sustainability of palm oil production companies. Novelty - The novelty of this paper is reflected that as one of the national priority areas (NPAs) of the county and create decent work and economic growth (goal 8), increase industry, innovation, and infrastructure (goal 9), and influence responsible consumption and production (goal 12) for sustainable development goals in Malaysia, respectively. Type of Paper - Empirical. Keywords: Company value; Sustainability; Palm oil production; Forecasting; Panel data model; Listed companies in Malaysia JEL Classification: C330, D2, G, Q1.