Sustainable development: Implications and definition for open sustainability

Ukko, Juhani; Saunila, Minna; Rantala, Tero; Havukainen, Jouni

doi:10.1002/sd.1904

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“…The literature suggests that the more the consumers identify themselves with brands—the closer the brands are to consumer personality and value structures—the more important those brands will be to the consumers (Harrigan et al, 2018). CSR's economic, social, and environmental dimensions, recognized by authors such as Porter and Kramer (2006) and Carroll (1999), refocus organizations' interest toward sustainability (Ukko et al, 2019)—becoming a fundamental factor when it comes to creating and strengthening the consumer–brand bond. Thus, our first hypothesis is as follows:H1 CSR has a positive impact on the degree of self–brand connection .…”

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“…In this scenario, society is increasingly acquiring the need to preserve the planet's resources for future generations and all stakeholders must contribute to this new social consciousness (Achrol & Kotler, 2012; Hur & Kim, 2017). Nave and Ferreira (2019) and Ukko, Saunila, Rantala, and Havukainen (2019), among others, point out that companies are assuming their responsibility to ensure the economic, social, and environmental sustainability of their activity. To do so, they must align themselves with the global development priorities to help achieve SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) agreed within the United Nations (UN) in 2015 and adapted in 2017 1 .…”

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CSR and branding in emerging economies: The effect of incomes and education

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Flores‐Hernández

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Sustainable development is a fundamental objective for guaranteeing the future of the planet. Taking into account the impact of emerging economies on the global economy and the scarcity of papers that have considered the effect of CSR initiatives on consumer behavior on those economies, it seems that further research on this issue is necessary. In particular, we analyze the extent to which CSR affects the connection and links of the consumer to the brand (i.e., self-brand connection, brand engagement). The main contribution of the paper to the field is the analysis of the interaction between CSR and branding in the context of an emerging economy. To that aim, and also in a novel way, we use the Stimuli-Organism-Response (SOR) model for a sample of more than 400 food and beverage consumers in Metropolitan Lima, Peru. Our results show that CSR effectively acts as a stimulus for consumers to identify and link to brands and that, in addition, these links generate buy-back (i.e., loyalty) and recommendation behaviors (i.e., WOM) which, in turn, create a great commercial value for companies. This research also analyses how incomes and educational levels moderate the intensity of such links. For practical implications, global trends in managing CSR and branding may be useful, although some cross-cultural and context-specific adaptations are necessary.

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CSR and branding in emerging economies: The effect of incomes and education

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Flores‐Hernández

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“…Nonfossil energy sources are clean and renewable, presenting no threat of greenhouse gas emission or environmental pollution (Fotis & Polemis, ). Hence, technological advances will enable nonfossil energy to completely replace fossil energy sources and will be of great significance for future emissions reduction and sustainable development (Chen, Xu, Cui, Huang, & Song, ; Colenbrander, Sudmant, Chilundika, & Gouldson, ; Ukko, Saunila, Rantala, & Havukainen, ). It is precisely because of these advantages that the use of nonfossil energy is spreading worldwide (Chen, Wu, Xu, Song, & Liu, ), including in China.…”

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Analysis of the rebound effects of fossil and nonfossil energy in China based on sustainable development

Chen

Gao

Ding

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Sustainable Development

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Although the rebound effect caused by technological progress has been widely accepted, few studies have estimated and compared the rebound effects of fossil and nonfossil energy separately, because fossil and nonfossil energy consumption have different effects on sustainable development. We use the data envelopment analysis–Malmquist index, logarithmic mean Divisia index, and Jacobian matrix methods to estimate and compare the rebound effects of China's fossil and nonfossil energy during 2006–2014. Empirical results show that nonfossil energy had a higher rebound effect than fossil energy and that technological progress was helpful in decreasing the proportion of fossil energy consumption. Furthermore, we found that technological progress contributed to increases in the relative price of fossil energy, causing nonfossil energy to be more favored. Simultaneously, nonfossil energy produced a substitution effect on fossil energy over the long term. On the basis of the empirical analysis, we also present some environmental policy implications.

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“…Due to a lack of resources, SMEs may lack the latitude to maintain relationships with multiple stakeholders (cf. Ukko et al, 2019). Thus, SMEs may often respond to the interests of internal stakeholders, such as employees, while ignoring interests of some (Moore & Manring, 2009).…”

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The psychological distance and construal level perspectives of sustainable value creation in SMEs

Mzembe

2020

Sustainable Development

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This article examines internal organizational factors and external antecedents of sustainable value creation by small medium enterprises (SMEs) and constructs a framework that integrates, at both levels, the theories of psychological distance and construal level from the field of psychology. This research provides an explanation as to why sustainable value creation remains a complex issue, and why many SMEs' engage with sustainable value creation to varying degrees. This paper particularly highlights how owner/managers of SME may construe different dimensions of psychological distance and apply their understanding to their response to different antecedents of sustainable value creation. Finally, by adopting the psychological distance perspective, this paper highlights the conditions under which internal and external organizational and factors can affect SMEs' propensity to create sustainable value. It further concludes by highlighting areas for further research.

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Sustainable development: Implications and definition for open sustainability

Cited by 48 publications

References 88 publications

CSR and branding in emerging economies: The effect of incomes and education

CSR and branding in emerging economies: The effect of incomes and education

Analysis of the rebound effects of fossil and nonfossil energy in China based on sustainable development

The psychological distance and construal level perspectives of sustainable value creation in SMEs

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