Analyzing the Effective of Internal Auditors Voice in Environmental Performance Disclosure
Subject Areas :
Environmental Economics
Abdolahe Hasanpoor Darzi
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PhD student, Department of Accounting, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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Zahra Poorzamani
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Professor, Department of Accounting, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. *(CorrespondingAuthor)
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Hamidreza Vakilifard
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Associate Professor, Department of Accounting, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
)
Azita Jahanshad
4
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Associate Professor, Department of Accounting, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
)
Received: 2022-04-20
Accepted : 2022-08-31
Published : 2022-11-22
Keywords:
Observance of Environmental Requirements,
Environmental Performance Disclosure,
Internal Auditors Voice,
Abstract :
Background and Objective: The auditing profession is an independence-based profession, both in terms of standards and in terms of code of conduct, but internal auditors are different from independent auditors because they operate in a structure owned by corporate executives and must be governed by Maintain these conditions of behavioral and functional independence in accordance with auditing standards. The Purpose of this research is evaluating the function of the effective voice of internal auditors in disclosing the environmental performance of capital market companies.
Material and Methodology: In this research, which is considered as a methodology of development and composition, an attempt was made to identify the components of the effective voice of internal auditors in exposing the environmental performance of capital market companies by relying on Meta-synthesis and Delphi analysis processes in the qualitative. Then, in the quantitative part, interpretive ranking analysis is used to identify the most effective function of the effective voice of internal auditors in exposing the environmental performance of capital market companies.
Fidings: The results of the research in the qualitative section, after screening the content of 12 approved studies, indicated the existence of 8 components of the effective voice function of internal auditors in exposing the environmental performance of capital market companies. These components were evaluated through Delphi analysis and the results of this section showed that all 8 components were approved.
Discussion & Conclusion: The results show that auditors who have an identity and rely on the code of professional conduct, based on the limits of the requirements to disclose environmental performance, always try to disclose the company's performance in this area and in this way, they can improve the level of information transparency of the company to external stakeholders.
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