Abstract :
Today, financial condition is not enough to guarantee the value of the
company to grow continuously. Corporate sustainability will secured if the
companies pay attention to the social and environmental dimensions. With an
increasingly critical societal change and be able to exercise social control which
raises a new awareness of the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
Mining industry has to know that there is a positive correlation between
the implementation of CSR with increased appreciation for the international and
domestic industry. They have to understand that the implementation of CSR not only
regard merely as a cost, but also a long-term investment for the company.
This research aims to examine the effect of profitability, leverage, firm
size and firm age on CSR disclosure by mining companies. The sample used is a
mining company listed on the Stock Exchange since 2009 until 2011.
The conclusion of the this study is leverage, firm size, and firm age have a
significant effect of CSR disclosure by companies sampled, but profitability haven?t
significant effect on CSR disclosure by the sample companies.
Key words: CSR, profitability, leverage, firm size and firm age