Red de Revistas Científicas de América Latina, el Caribe, España y Portugal Sistema de Información Científica English version Mendes Fernandes, Sheila Os efeitos do disclosure ambiental negativo involuntário: um estudo de evento nas companhias brasileiras com alto índice de poluição Revista de Contabilidade e Organizações, vol. 7, núm. 17, 2013, pp. 59-72 Universidade de São Paulo São Paulo, Brasil Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=235230526007 Revista de Contabilidade e Organizações, ISSN (Printed Version): 1982-6486
[email protected] Universidade de São Paulo Brasil How to cite Complete issue More information about this article Journal's homepage www.redalyc.org Non-Profit Academic Project, developed under the Open Acces Initiative 56 RevistaS. M. de Fernandes Contabilidade / Rev. e OrganizaçõesCont Org 17(2013) 17 (2013) 56-68 56-68 Revista de http://dx.doi.org/10.11606%2Frco.v7i17.56668 Journal of Contabilidade e Accounting and Organizações Organizations www.rco.usp.br www.rco.usp.br The effects of involuntary negative enviromental disclusure: an event study in brazilian companies with a high pullution index. Sheila Mendes Fernandesa aFucape Business School - Vitória - ES Article Info Abstract Article history: The aim in this study was to identify the influence of involuntary negative environ- mental disclosure on abnormal returns in sectors with high pollution indices: Exploi- Received: 28 September 2012 tation, Refining, Metallic Minerals, Paper and Pulp and Iron and Steel. To achieve the Accepted: 1 March 2013 proposed objective, the event study method was used, based on the Efficient Market Hypothesis. The sample selected totals 29 events, referent to the period from 2007 till 2012.