Proactive eco-innovation and firm financial progression dataset

Data presented in this file comprises of 31 energy firms from Bursa Malaysia for the year of 2015 and 2019. Panel data associated with eco-innovation proactiveness and firm financial progression which were collected from three different sources such as company’s websites, annual reports and sustainability reports using content analysis. For data collection, an index was adapted comprising 5 dimensions of eco-innovation named as product, process, technology, organizational and marketing. In addition to that, Tobin’s Q was considered as a proxy dimension for firm financial progression because it considers both market value as well as the book value.