Sustainability superheroes? For-profit narratives of “doing good” in the era of the SDGs

Olwig, Mette Fog

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105427

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“…Prior literature highlights the importance of SDG implementation by the firms, role of firms in achieving SDGs and benefits or challenges in SDG adoption by organisations (Mio et al , 2020). To maximise the market opportunities, businesses are found to be heavily engaged in processes towards achieving sustainable development (Olwig, 2021). The devastation caused by the pandemic to the ecosystem gives an alarming cue for the organisations' responsible actions towards adopting sustainability practices.…”

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How does entrepreneurial orientation and SDG orientation of CEOs evolve before and during a pandemic

Yadav

Kar

Kashiramka

2021

JEIM

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PurposeAligning business innovation with the sustainable development goals (SDGs) creates immense opportunities to solve societal challenges along with business growth and productivity. This study aims to understand the evolution of Fortune firms' strategic addressing of SDG on social media as a step towards post-pandemic recovery. Using attribution theory as a theoretical lens, the authors try to investigate how entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and SDG orientation evolve with the crisis and affect the appreciation and advocacy of the SDG-related posts.Design/methodology/approachA mixed methodology of machine learning and Social media analytics such as content analysis, sentiment analysis and space–time analysis have been used, followed by multivariate analysis to validate the findings.FindingsAn evolution in CEOs’ strategic focus surrounding SDG dimensions was found, from economic in pre-pandemic phase to social and environment during the pandemic. The SDG disclosure on social media by the Fortune CEOs seems to have an influence on their social media reputation, whereas EO has no impact on social media reputation.Research limitations/implicationsWise practice of EO in information diffusion by CEOs on social media may lead to a healthy relationship with the stakeholders and better firm performance. The SDG adoption at organisation level contributes towards a sustainable society and helps tackling the challenges faced during the pandemic.Originality/valueThis study analyses the contribution of the Fortune firms to achieve a sustainable society in a pandemic environment by strategic adoption of SDGs and effective use of digital platforms.

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How does entrepreneurial orientation and SDG orientation of CEOs evolve before and during a pandemic

Yadav

Kar

Kashiramka

2021

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“…The SDGs have worldwide relevance and include topics previously not considered relevant to development. SDGs are appropriate for everyone and everywhere (Olwig, 2021).…”

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Supply Chain Management and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Srivastava

Vyas

Gurtu

2022

OSCM: An Int. Journal

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This paper explored the relationships between the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG) and social sustainability in supply chain management (SCM).Sustainable development is a philosophy that seeks to achieve human development goals while protecting the ability of natural systems to provide natural resources and ecosystems for all economies and societies. The desired state of society is where living conditions and resources meet human needs while preserving the integrity and stability of the natural systems. Most of the work on sustainability in SCM is on economic and environmental sustainability. Only eight papers were found that reflected social sustainability. Nevertheless, social sustainability significantly impacts supply chain management, such as employee engagement, which leads to a decrease in waste, and a shorter lead time from manufacturing locations to markets. The study is based on an analysis of bibliometric data published in the Scopus database between 1991 and 2020. This study will help researchers get new perspectives on sustainable supply chains. Societal well-being is the goal of the UN SDGs. Organizations and countries can address them by recognizing the connections between UNSDGs and SCM. This is the first study to explore the literature available on UNSDG and its relationship with supply chain management.

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“…Las compañías, progresivamente, están contribuyendo a la sostenibilidad social, económica y ambiental del planeta (Chimhowu et al, 2019;Horner, 2020), buscando también una repercusión positiva en su reputación (Khan et al, 2019;Llorente-Barroso, et al, 2022;Miethlich & Oldenburg, 2020). En las narrativas corporativas del siglo XXI, la inclusión se ha convertido en un héroe protagonista que, sin embargo, puede desdibujar el verdadero compromiso del tejido empresarial con el desarrollo (Olwig, 2021) y con los adultos vulnerables. Al margen de la legislación y los incentivos económicos (Al-Kerdawy, 2019;Fasciglione, 2015;Paramio-Salcines & Kitchin, 2013) o de imagen positiva que mueven a las empresas a diseñar e implementar estrategias de inclusión (Llorente-Barroso et al, 2022;Segovia-San-Juan et al, 2017) deben plantearse modelos integrales que motiven la implicación de todos los agentes (públicos, privados y ciudadanos) (Butt et al, 2022) para conseguir la inclusión social de todas las personas.…”

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Barroso

Carrascoza

Ferreira

2023

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La importancia que progresivamente han adquirido el envejecimiento y la discapacidad en las sociedades desarrolladas ha motivado iniciativas que procuran despertar y/o fortalecer el compromiso corporativo e institucional con la inclusión de los adultos vulnerables. Para alcanzar este propósito es imprescindible eliminar los estereotipos negativos sobre la vejez y la discapacidad, así como romper las diferentes barreras de exclusión que frenan la participación ciudadana de colectivos afectados por tales estigmas. En esta línea, los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible (ODS) han impulsado marcos normativos e iniciativas corporativas encaminadas hacia la inclusión de los públicos más vulnerables. Sin embargo, no siempre existe consonancia entre el sector privado, el ámbito institucional y los ciudadanos para poder desarrollar una estrategia integral que conduzca a la deseada plena inclusión. La innovación tecnológica y la digitalización parecen tener un papel determinante en el camino hacia la integración social de seniors y personas con discapacidad, si bien, estos grupos sociales suelen verse especialmente afectados por brechas digitales que amplifican sus desigualdades y limitan todavía más su participación socio-política. Este monográfico busca impulsar un mayor conocimiento sobre los diferentes aspectos estratégicos que permitan a empresas, instituciones y administraciones avanzar en políticas orientadas a la plena inclusión de los adultos vulnerables en la era digital. De esta forma, se pretende contribuir al diseño y a la implementación de modelos holísticos que, utilizando el valor de la tecnología, mejoren la situación de estos segmentos poblacionales bajo la perspectiva que delinea el win-win.

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Sustainability superheroes? For-profit narratives of “doing good” in the era of the SDGs

Cited by 16 publications

References 53 publications

How does entrepreneurial orientation and SDG orientation of CEOs evolve before and during a pandemic

How does entrepreneurial orientation and SDG orientation of CEOs evolve before and during a pandemic

Supply Chain Management and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Compromiso corporativo e inclusión social de adultos vulnerables

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