Użyteczność i korzyści ujawniania informacji niefinansowych – wyniki badania ankietowego przeprowadzonego wśród spółek notowanych na Giełdzie Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie
Usefulness and benefits of disclosing non-financial information – results of a survey conducted among companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange

Summary/Abstract: The article concerns the problem of disclosure of non-financial information indicated in the Directive 2014/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council. The purpose of the study is to present the opinions of respondents from companies listed on the main market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange regarding the usefulness of non-financial information required by the amended Accounting Act, as well as the reasons for disclosing such information. Research methods include a literature review, law analysis and a survey conducted among listed companies. 37 entities participated in the research, of which 32 correctly completed the questionnaire. Two hypotheses have been made: 1. Disclosed non-financial information is useful for the company in decision-making processes; 2. Despite the fact that there are benefits of disclosure of non-financial information, companies publish it mainly because of legal requirements. The respondents stated that they generally do not use non-financial information to assess other companies. Neither do they use it in strategy, decision-making or operational management. Almost 60% of the respondents agreed that disclosure of non-financial information has a positive effect on building the entity’s reputation, market value and relationships with stakeholders, while 78% of companies which publish non-financial information believe that it affects financial performance. However, main motivation to prepare reports containing non-financial information is to comply with reporting obligations imposed by the legislator. The study was conducted after the introduction of new regulations regarding non-financial reporting, among entities that may be subject to new reporting obligations – in this respect, the article complements the existing literature.

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