...Mussa Hussaini; Tanveer Hussain; Abongeh A. Tunyi; Reon Matemane Purpose This study aims to explore the relationship between social trust and financial reporting obfuscation, defined as a lack of annual report readability. We propose that social trust is an important informal institution...

..., where low social trust and high corruption fuel managerial opportunism and greenwashing. Originality/value Our findings highlight the need to strengthen environmental regulation, establish robust ESG rating schemes, and improve social oversight mechanisms to ensure that corporate practices...