Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/326004 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Citation: 
[Journal:] Cogent Business & Management [ISSN:] 2331-1975 [Volume:] 11 [Issue:] 1 [Article No.:] 2303790 [Year:] 2024 [Pages:] 1-22
Publisher: 
Taylor & Francis, Abingdon
Abstract: 
In the era of climate change, stakeholders are becoming more concerned about the sustainability disclosure of businesses. However, for developing economies like Ghana, studies on stakeholders’ pressure and sustainable development has not received much attention. Hence, this study examines the influence of stakeholders’ pressure on sustainability disclosure and employed green technological innovation (GTI) as a mediating factor. The study focused on mining and manufacturing firms because their processes are known to release carbon dioxide, create waste. The data utilize in this study was collected from 383 respondents in Ghana via online questionnaires. PLS-SEM was used to analyze the data and tested the hypothesis for the study using SMART-PLS 4. The results demonstrated that stakeholder pressure substantially improves sustainability disclosure performance. Also, the results revealed that a firm’s GTI mediates the connection between stakeholder pressure in terms of shareholder and consumer pressures. However, government pressure and sustainability disclosure were found to be insignificant. The study recommends that managers should incorporate GTI into the product design and manufacturing process since it enables firms not only fulfill their client’s needs but also reduce their environmental impacts, like the production of carbon dioxide and solid debris.
Subjects: 
Developing economy
green technological innovation
stakeholders pressure sustainability disclosure
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