Green accounting and firm performance in Nigerian chemical and paints industry
International Journal of Development Research
Green accounting and firm performance in Nigerian chemical and paints industry
Received 19th July, 2017; Received in revised form 24th August, 2017; Accepted 17th September, 2017; Published online 10th October, 2017
Copyright ©2017, Aisha Ibrahim Umar et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This study examines the relationship between green accounting and firm performance in Nigerian paints and chemical industry. The study adopts ex post facto research design. The population of the study is the entire firms operating in the Nigerian paints and chemical industry as at 2016.The study samples five firms out of the larger population which were drawn using simple random sampling technique. The study uses only secondary source of data. The technique of analysis adopted is multiple regression analysis. The study concludes that green accounting has significant relationship with firm performance. Therefore, the researchers recommend that firms should ensure that they comply with the environmental laws of the nation as it will go a long way in enhancing their performances.
