Table 1

Variable measurement

VariableSymbolMeasurementReferenceData source
Dependent Variable
ESG ScoreESGESG score from Refinitiv database that measures company performance based on three pillars: environmental, social and governance (Score 0–100 from Refinitiv)Octavio et al. (2025a, b)Refinitiv Database
Independent Variables
Foreign OwnershipFOWNPercentage of shares owned by individual and institutional investors from abroadTokas and Yadav (2023) Osiris Database and Annual Report
Blockholder OwnershipBLOWNPercentage of shares owned by the largest shareholderWicaksono and Setiawan (2024) Osiris Database and Annual Report
Government OwnershipGOWNPercentage of shares directly owned by central and local governmentWicaksono and Setiawan (2024) Osiris Database and Annual Report
Institutional OwnershipINSOWNPercentage of shares owned by financial and investment institutionsOctavio and Setiawan (2025a, b)Osiris Database and Annual Report
Control Variables
Firm SizeSIZENatural logarithm of total assets (SIZE = Ln (Total Assets))Octavio and Setiawan (2025a, b)Osiris Database and Annual Report
Firm AgeAGENumber of years from establishment year to observation year (AGE = Observation year - Establishment year)Wicaksono and Setiawan (2024) Osiris Database and Annual Report
ProfitabilityROAReturn on Assets as profitability proxy (ROA = (Net Income/Total Assets) × 100%)Tumewang et al. (2024) Osiris Database and Annual Report
LeverageLEVRatio of total debt to total assets (LEV = (Total Debt/Total Assets) × 100%)Wicaksono and Octavio (2025) Osiris Database and Annual Report
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