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What is Sustainability Reporting

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Management Strategies for Sustainability, New Knowledge Innovation, and Personalized Products and Services
It is the key instrument for companies to communicate their sustainability performances and how their activities impact the environment and many other aspects of society.
Published in Chapter:
Sustainable Development: A New Frontier for SMEs
Daniele Giordino (University of Turin, Italy) and Edoardo Crocco (University of Turin, Italy)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 26
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7793-6.ch003
Abstract
Climate change, pollutants, sustainable development, and public health have become increasingly more relevant issues that continuously get addressed and discussed by governments and entities all over the globe. Through the adoption of policies and recyclable methods, they hope to encourage and aid the responsible consumption of natural resources so as to reduce the creation of waste. Furthermore, the generation of sustainable communities is encouraged so as to safeguard and protect the population's health against the risks associated with different types of pollutants. To support SMEs in the adoption of sustainable practices, this chapter aims to introduce, guide, and provide some useful tools that can then be utilized by readers and professionals operating within SMEs to maximize the effectiveness of their sustainability approaches and tools while also providing knowledge on how the implementation of sustainable practices could be integrated within their businesses.
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Effects of Sustainable Supply Chain Management on Responsible Investment Through ESG Indicators
Company or organization reporting that adopts disclosing economic, environmental, social, and governance performance and impacts.
Published in Chapter: Effects of Sustainable Supply Chain Management on Responsible Investment Through ESG Indicators; From: Handbook of Research on Supply Chain Management for Sustainable Development
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Emerging Economy Institutions of Higher Education Sustainability Initiatives to Solve Wicked Environmental Problems
Is a communication tool that aims to neutrally, concisely and completely communicate social, environmental and economic business activity and performance.
Published in Chapter: Emerging Economy Institutions of Higher Education Sustainability Initiatives to Solve Wicked Environmental Problems; From: Handbook of Research on Using Global Collective Intelligence and Creativity to Solve Wicked Problems
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Business Conduct Incidents: Promoting Transparency Through Sustainability Standards
A form of reporting that involves the disclosure of information on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues that goes beyond the traditional financial measures.
Published in Chapter: Business Conduct Incidents: Promoting Transparency Through Sustainability Standards; From: Addressing Corporate Scandals and Transgressions Through Governance and Social Responsibility
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Are Social Marketing Investments Used as a Tool for Voluntary Reporting or Disclosure?
Represents provision of non-financial information by an organization to internal and external information users in line with the main objectives of development, in addition to an organization’s transparency in terms of its performance and as well as its management approach.
Published in Chapter: Are Social Marketing Investments Used as a Tool for Voluntary Reporting or Disclosure?; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition
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Sustainability Reporting in Transitional Economies
It is a broad term that describes the disclosures to be made by firms on the positive or/and negative impacts of their activities on the environment, society and the economy.
Published in Chapter: Sustainability Reporting in Transitional Economies; From: Handbook of Research on Global Indicators of Economic and Political Convergence
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Sustainable Development Goals-Related Disclosures: University of Minho's Webpage and Sustainability Reports
It consists in disseminating information on the impact of organizations on society, in economic, social and environmental terms. Entities disclose their actions in favour of sustainable development.
Published in Chapter: Sustainable Development Goals-Related Disclosures: University of Minho's Webpage and Sustainability Reports; From: Modern Regulations and Practices for Social and Environmental Accounting
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Promoting Strategic Management Systems for Sustainable Business Models: Ideas and Guidance
Sustainability reporting is a means organisations communicate their environmental, social, and governance performance and impact to diverse stakeholders.
Published in Chapter: Promoting Strategic Management Systems for Sustainable Business Models: Ideas and Guidance; From: Innovation, Strategy, and Transformation Frameworks for the Modern Enterprise
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The Role of Sustainability Reporting in Corporate Tax Transparency
is the process of communicating a company’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance to its various stakeholders. Sustainability reporting can take various forms, such as annual reports, stand-alone sustainability reports or integrated reports that combine financial and sustainability information.
Published in Chapter: The Role of Sustainability Reporting in Corporate Tax Transparency; From: Taking on Climate Change Through Green Taxation
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Compliance in Sustainability Reporting
Any type of non-financial report of an organization which provides information on its CSR performance, including, its contribution into economic, social, and environmental spheres of a community life.
Published in Chapter: Compliance in Sustainability Reporting; From: The Circular Economy and Its Implications on Sustainability and the Green Supply Chain
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Unseen Link Between Sustainability Reporting and Financial Reporting: Behavioral Finance Paradigm
It is a form of corporate communication through which the company discloses to all stakeholders (internal-external or present-future investors or pressure groups) for the company’s corporate strategies and practices about sustainable development.
Published in Chapter: Unseen Link Between Sustainability Reporting and Financial Reporting: Behavioral Finance Paradigm; From: Sustainability Reporting, Ethics, and Strategic Management Strategies for Modern Organizations
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Disclosure for Sustainability: The Case of Integrated Reporting
Company or Organization Reporting that adopts disclosing economic, environmental, social and governance performance and impacts.
Published in Chapter: Disclosure for Sustainability: The Case of Integrated Reporting; From: Handbook of Research on Developing Sustainable Value in Economics, Finance, and Marketing
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Green Marketing, Green Management, and Sustainability
The key platform for communicating sustainability performance and impacts. A sustainability report in its basic form is a report about an organization’s environmental and social performance.
Published in Chapter: Green Marketing, Green Management, and Sustainability; From: Handbook of Research on Climate Change and the Sustainable Financial Sector
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Research on Corporate Sustainability: A Systematic Review
An evaluation using a set of indicators is the oldest approach to measuring and evaluating corporate sustainability.
Published in Chapter: Research on Corporate Sustainability: A Systematic Review; From: Handbook of Research on Management Techniques and Sustainability Strategies for Handling Disruptive Situations in Corporate Settings
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Sustainability Reporting Framework for Voluntary Reporting or Disclosure in Turkey
Represents provision of non-financial information by an organization to internal and external information users in line with the main objectives of development, in addition to an organization’s transparency in terms of its performance and as well as its management approach.
Published in Chapter: Sustainability Reporting Framework for Voluntary Reporting or Disclosure in Turkey; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
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Towards Sustainable Data Centre Operations in the UK
The process of providing information about an organisation’s environmental, social and economic performance.
Published in Chapter: Towards Sustainable Data Centre Operations in the UK; From: Handbook of Research on Consumerism in Business and Marketing: Concepts and Practices
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