Effect of Economic Corporate Social Responsibility on Financial Performance of Quoted Consumer Goods Companies in Nigeria

The possible link between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and financial performance (FP) has been a debate that lingers in CSR discourse. Nevertheless, implementation of economic responsibilities (ER) by companies in Nigeria is crucial to sustainability of business. Thus, the study’s main objective was to examine the effect of economic corporate social responsibility on performance of quoted consumer goods companies in Nigeria. The specific objective was to: determine the degree of correlation that exists among ER of quoted Consumer Goods companies in Nigeria and ROE, ROA and ROI. The study employed a non-survey design. Secondary data were extracted from the NSE fact books from 2014-2023. Partial correlation and panel multiple regression techniques were used to analyse data. The major finding of the study revealed there was a strong, high and positive relationship among ER and ROE (0.8656), ROA (0.8751) and ROI (0.8117), respectively at p<0.05. The study concluded that economic responsibilities of quoted consumer goods companies in Nigeria have significant effect on financial performance. The study recommends that it is desirous that quoted consumer goods companies should sustain and strengthen their CSR capacity, through implementation of ER so as to meet the expectations of stakeholders.