Positive accounting researchers see the concept of risk as playing an important role. Put simply, companies which disclose less or which disclose information of a poor quality relative to other companies of similar size and risk characteristic are perceived by lenders as secretive and less forthcoming in disclosing information useful for decision purposes and thus are considered more risky. Conversely, the higher level of disclosure is argued to lead to a lower cost of debt capital (Hibbit, 2003). Thus, if a firm has entered into agreements with lenders, and these agreements involve accounting-based debt covenants, then the managers have an incentive to adopt accounting methods that relax the potential impact of the constraints (Deegan & Unerman, 2005). Therefore, more corporate social and environmental disclosure can lead to an increased possibility that the debt/equity ratio will increase (Banwarie,2011). And as a result firms can borrow more capital with the same owner’s equity.