Challenges of Gri Sustainability Disclosure Standards Adoption by Africa’s Two Largest Economies
Table 5:
Year | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||
Continent | No. of Firms | % | No. of Firms | % | No. of Firms | % |
Africa | 51 | 4.56 | 56 | 3.69 | 54 | 2.90 |
Asia | 187 | 16.73 | 308 | 20.32 | 370 | 19.87 |
Europe | 512 | 45.80 | 687 | 45.32 | 839 | 45.06 |
Latin America | 142 | 12.70 | 191 | 12.60 | 266 | 14.29 |
North America | 154 | 13.77 | 183 | 12.07 | 250 | 13.43 |
Oceania | 72 | 6.44 | 91 | 6.00 | 83 | 4.46 |
Total | 1,118 | 100 | 1,516 | 100 | 1,862 | 100 |