DETERMINANTS OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORTING IN THE BANKING SECTOR: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Abstract

CSRR has been progressively embraced universally for more clarity and to signify advancement towards accomplishing sustainability. Prior reviews of corporate social responsibility reporting (CSRR) literature emphasize on developed and emerging countries through cross industry evaluation. To close this gap our review has focused on the banking sector universally. The purpose of the review is to highlight the determinants of CSRR studies on the overall banking sector, which is more regulated industry than others are. Our systematized appraisal was conducted over the last 16 years from 2000 to 2015. The orderly evaluation has found that profitability, size, Shariah Supervisory Board, ownership structure and age are the most commonly used determinants of CSRR. However few studies have examined the cultural, political and stakeholder’s perspective variables as the determinants. Thus, more research could develop the rationality of outcomes by concentrating on these determinants in determining the level and extent of such disclosure in the banking sector.