De Villiers, Charl Johannes2008-05-222008-05-222000De Villiers, C 2000, 'Social responsibility disclosure by South African industrial holding companies: a research note', SA Journal of Accounting Research, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 65-73. [www.sajar.co.za]1010-8270http://hdl.handle.net/2263/5440The disclosure of social responsibility in the 1982, 1987, 1992 and 1997 annual reports of ten companies listed in the industrial holdings section of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange was analysed. Information on employee-related matters is disclosed most often, followed by community-related information and environment-related information. Descriptive statements (as opposed to monetary or quantitative non-monetary disclosures) predominate, as does good news (as opposed to bad news or neutral disclosures). Disclosures increased over the years, with a dramatic increase from 1992 to 1997.1696905 bytesapplication/pdfenIndependent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA), South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) and Southern African Accounting Association (SAAA)Social responsibility disclosureSocial disclosureSocial reportingSocial accountingEnvironmental reportingSocial responsibility of business -- South AfricaArticle