This document summarizes current debates around corporate social responsibility (CSR). It discusses three key areas for further research: 1) Setting standards for CSR reporting through frameworks like the AA1000 and GRI guidelines; 2) Identifying and implementing sustainable practices and relating them to financial performance; 3) Managing risks related to CSR and balancing corporate autonomy with social intervention. While progress has been made in developing CSR standards and measures, debates continue around defining and regulating CSR standards and their impact on economic growth.
The Six-P framework assesses organizational sustainability across six elements: perception, potential, practice, profit, planet and people. The framework builds on existing evaluation models to provide a holistic view of an organization's social, environmental and economic performance. A case study of Summit Gear Cooperative illustrates how its annual report data can be analyzed using the Six-P questions to evaluate the company's sustainability efforts. Perception, potential and practice elements show SGC attends to stakeholder views and promotes continuous learning and innovation.
The MaFI-festo is one of MaFI’s initiatives to change the world. The MaFI festo is about promoting collaboration between practitioners, donors and other key stakeholders to boost development effectiveness through facilitation of inclusive markets and private sector engagement.
This document discusses a communitarian approach to expanding corporate accountability and sustainability practices. It proposes that accountability should involve the community, not just corporations reporting to shareholders. A theoretical model is developed based on communitarian philosophy where corporations are accountable to the community for environmental and social impacts. The community participates in cooperative enquiry with the state to hold corporations accountable. A case study from New Zealand illustrates how community involvement helped develop sustainability strategies for a local district. The communitarian approach emphasizes community values and participation in decision making beyond just corporate reporting.
This document discusses how an organization's control system, using Simons' levers of control framework, can increase corporate social performance. The control system includes belief systems, boundary systems, diagnostic control systems, and interactive control systems. When used appropriately, the levers of control can improve employee socialization and support an organizational culture that promotes behaviors aligned with social and environmental goals, thereby increasing corporate social performance alongside corporate financial performance.
Importance of a sustainable values framework for organizations and project ma...Fundação Getúlio Vargas
IMPORTANCE OF A VALUES FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE AND SOCIALLY
RESPONSIBLE NEW WAYS OF WORKING (by Armando Kokitsu); ISO 26000; Another new trend that has been observed that reinforces what is been said here is the adoption of sustainability in project management.
This document summarizes a paper presented at the Young African Scholars Program in Cambridge, UK on community engagement. It discusses concepts from literature on community participation, empowerment, and capacity building. The paper defines community engagement as working collaboratively with groups of people to address issues affecting their well-being. It notes that engaging entire communities through participation, empowerment, and capacity building leads to more effective outcomes than individualized approaches. The document also introduces the SEED-SCALE approach and how its underlying principles relate to the necessary conditions for successful community engagement.
This document summarizes the author's perspective on social and environmental accounting and reporting over the past few decades. Some key points:
1) Sustainability and social responsibility are increasingly important topics in business, and organizations are seeking ways to measure and report their social and environmental impacts.
2) Accounting research has explored both social and environmental metrics and forms of accountability. The author is particularly interested in external reporting.
3) The paper aims to synthesize the literature on social accounting from the past 3-4 decades and provide insights to stimulate further debate. Accounting researchers can bring a systems perspective to representational and communicative possibilities in organizational reporting.
Analysing and documenting innovation and innovation processesILRI
The document provides an overview of a training workshop on analyzing and documenting innovation and innovation processes. It discusses key concepts related to innovation systems including definitions of innovation, innovation capacity, and important elements of an innovation system. It also outlines several tools that can be used to understand and analyze innovation systems, including actor analysis, actor linkage analysis, innovation systems mapping, and tools for monitoring, evaluating and scaling out innovations.
The Six-P framework assesses organizational sustainability across six elements: perception, potential, practice, profit, planet and people. The framework builds on existing evaluation models to provide a holistic view of an organization's social, environmental and economic performance. A case study of Summit Gear Cooperative illustrates how its annual report data can be analyzed using the Six-P questions to evaluate the company's sustainability efforts. Perception, potential and practice elements show SGC attends to stakeholder views and promotes continuous learning and innovation.
The MaFI-festo is one of MaFI’s initiatives to change the world. The MaFI festo is about promoting collaboration between practitioners, donors and other key stakeholders to boost development effectiveness through facilitation of inclusive markets and private sector engagement.
This document discusses a communitarian approach to expanding corporate accountability and sustainability practices. It proposes that accountability should involve the community, not just corporations reporting to shareholders. A theoretical model is developed based on communitarian philosophy where corporations are accountable to the community for environmental and social impacts. The community participates in cooperative enquiry with the state to hold corporations accountable. A case study from New Zealand illustrates how community involvement helped develop sustainability strategies for a local district. The communitarian approach emphasizes community values and participation in decision making beyond just corporate reporting.
This document discusses how an organization's control system, using Simons' levers of control framework, can increase corporate social performance. The control system includes belief systems, boundary systems, diagnostic control systems, and interactive control systems. When used appropriately, the levers of control can improve employee socialization and support an organizational culture that promotes behaviors aligned with social and environmental goals, thereby increasing corporate social performance alongside corporate financial performance.
Importance of a sustainable values framework for organizations and project ma...Fundação Getúlio Vargas
IMPORTANCE OF A VALUES FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE AND SOCIALLY
RESPONSIBLE NEW WAYS OF WORKING (by Armando Kokitsu); ISO 26000; Another new trend that has been observed that reinforces what is been said here is the adoption of sustainability in project management.
This document summarizes a paper presented at the Young African Scholars Program in Cambridge, UK on community engagement. It discusses concepts from literature on community participation, empowerment, and capacity building. The paper defines community engagement as working collaboratively with groups of people to address issues affecting their well-being. It notes that engaging entire communities through participation, empowerment, and capacity building leads to more effective outcomes than individualized approaches. The document also introduces the SEED-SCALE approach and how its underlying principles relate to the necessary conditions for successful community engagement.
This document summarizes the author's perspective on social and environmental accounting and reporting over the past few decades. Some key points:
1) Sustainability and social responsibility are increasingly important topics in business, and organizations are seeking ways to measure and report their social and environmental impacts.
2) Accounting research has explored both social and environmental metrics and forms of accountability. The author is particularly interested in external reporting.
3) The paper aims to synthesize the literature on social accounting from the past 3-4 decades and provide insights to stimulate further debate. Accounting researchers can bring a systems perspective to representational and communicative possibilities in organizational reporting.
Analysing and documenting innovation and innovation processesILRI
The document provides an overview of a training workshop on analyzing and documenting innovation and innovation processes. It discusses key concepts related to innovation systems including definitions of innovation, innovation capacity, and important elements of an innovation system. It also outlines several tools that can be used to understand and analyze innovation systems, including actor analysis, actor linkage analysis, innovation systems mapping, and tools for monitoring, evaluating and scaling out innovations.
Silicon Valley CRE Research & Forecast ReportCoy Davidson
This document summarizes commercial real estate market trends in Silicon Valley for Q2 2012. Key points include:
- Gross absorption dipped slightly from the previous quarter but remained within normal historical ranges.
- Rents have increased almost 7% year-to-date across major property types.
- Net absorption was positive at 1.46 million square feet, the third highest occupancy gain since 2007.
- Available space continued to decline slightly, a promising trend for the market recovery.
- The R&D sector posted modest but positive results, with eight straight quarters of declining vacancy rates.
A trends of salmonella and antibiotic resistanceAlexander Decker
This document provides a review of trends in Salmonella and antibiotic resistance. It begins with an introduction to Salmonella as a facultative anaerobe that causes nontyphoidal salmonellosis. The emergence of antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella is then discussed. The document proceeds to cover the historical perspective and classification of Salmonella, definitions of antimicrobials and antibiotic resistance, and mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in Salmonella including modification or destruction of antimicrobial agents, efflux pumps, modification of antibiotic targets, and decreased membrane permeability. Specific resistance mechanisms are discussed for several classes of antimicrobials.
A unique common fixed point theorems in generalized dAlexander Decker
This document presents definitions and properties related to generalized D*-metric spaces and establishes some common fixed point theorems for contractive type mappings in these spaces. It begins by introducing D*-metric spaces and generalized D*-metric spaces, defines concepts like convergence and Cauchy sequences. It presents lemmas showing the uniqueness of limits in these spaces and the equivalence of different definitions of convergence. The goal of the paper is then stated as obtaining a unique common fixed point theorem for generalized D*-metric spaces.
A universal model for managing the marketing executives in nigerian banksAlexander Decker
This document discusses a study that aimed to synthesize motivation theories into a universal model for managing marketing executives in Nigerian banks. The study was guided by Maslow and McGregor's theories. A sample of 303 marketing executives was used. The results showed that managers will be most effective at motivating marketing executives if they consider individual needs and create challenging but attainable goals. The emerged model suggests managers should provide job satisfaction by tailoring assignments to abilities and monitoring performance with feedback. This addresses confusion faced by Nigerian bank managers in determining effective motivation strategies.
A usability evaluation framework for b2 c e commerce websitesAlexander Decker
This document presents a framework for evaluating the usability of B2C e-commerce websites. It involves user testing methods like usability testing and interviews to identify usability problems in areas like navigation, design, purchasing processes, and customer service. The framework specifies goals for the evaluation, determines which website aspects to evaluate, and identifies target users. It then describes collecting data through user testing and analyzing the results to identify usability problems and suggest improvements.
Abnormalities of hormones and inflammatory cytokines in women affected with p...Alexander Decker
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have elevated levels of hormones like luteinizing hormone and testosterone, as well as higher levels of insulin and insulin resistance compared to healthy women. They also have increased levels of inflammatory markers like C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, and leptin. This study found these abnormalities in the hormones and inflammatory cytokines of women with PCOS ages 23-40, indicating that hormone imbalances associated with insulin resistance and elevated inflammatory markers may worsen infertility in women with PCOS.
Beyond Green: The Triple Play of SustainabilityCognizant
The triple bottomline is about People, Planet and Profits. Sustainable organizations and responsible corporate citizens are concerned with more than just economic performance.
The effectiveness of social and environmental accounting (SEA) depends on two key objectives: 1) meeting stakeholders' non-financial information needs, and 2) enhancing business performance. At a societal level, the most effective SEA maximizes social efficiency by weighing overall societal costs and benefits. At an organizational level, the most effective SEA is the level that equalizes marginal costs and benefits for the reporting organization. The paper reviews economic theories on the costs and benefits of SEA for reporting organizations and society, presents empirical evidence on financial benefits to organizations, and discusses how political systems influence SEA. It concludes by suggesting future research directions.
The document summarizes an instrumental theory of social and environmental accounting (SEA) at the organizational and societal levels of analysis. At the organizational level, the effectiveness of SEA is measured by whether it maximizes the firm's utility by setting the level of SEA where marginal costs equal marginal benefits. At the societal level, effectiveness is measured by the level of SEA that achieves the greatest social efficiency by maximizing aggregate societal well-being relative to costs. The paper then analyzes potential benefits and costs of SEA based on signaling theory and transaction cost economics for both reporting organizations and stakeholders. It concludes by discussing how political governance systems may influence SEA and provides suggestions for future research.
Applying International Standards And Guidelines On Corporate Social Responsib...Deja Lewis
This document outlines a two-step action plan for companies to implement corporate social responsibility practices internationally using existing standards and guidelines. The first step is for companies to assess their current CSR status by reviewing their vision, stakeholder interactions, strategies, and reporting. The second step is to identify focal areas for CSR activities based on the assessment, such as developing strategies, monitoring systems, internal/external communication, or embedding CSR into management processes. The plan draws on lessons from a Netherlands program working with companies on CSR internationally and categorizes standards by their orientation, scope and development process to help companies apply them appropriately.
A Study Of Corporate Social Responsibility And Its Impact On Performance Of C...Joe Andelija
This document provides an introduction and theoretical background for a thesis titled "A Study of Corporate Social Responsibility and Its Impact on the Performance of Corporate Sectors." It discusses the concepts of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and performance, including definitions, frameworks, and theories. The objectives of the study are outlined as 1) operationalizing CSR in the Indian context, 2) developing a tool to study CSR in organizations, 3) studying organizational performance, and 4) examining the impact of CSR on performance.
The document introduces the concept of integrated performance management (IPM), which aims to address financial, social, and environmental aspects of business performance equally. IPM follows a plan-do-check-act management cycle to develop strategy, implement key performance indicators, monitor progress, and use results to improve decisions. Companies are moving to IPM to comply with regulations, manage risks, meet investor demands, and attract employees. The document analyzes IPM practices at 16 major companies and defines key concepts like business value, materiality, and methodology.
This document discusses a communitarian approach to expanding corporate accountability and sustainability practices. It proposes that accountability should involve the community, not just corporations reporting to shareholders. A case study of the Taupo District in New Zealand is used to illustrate how communities can participate in developing sustainability strategies through cooperative enquiry. The key aspects of the proposed communitarian accountability model include: (1) Corporations reporting impacts to the community; (2) The state facilitating cooperation between corporations and the community; (3) The community participating in decision making through open discussion and information sharing; (4) The overall goal being to protect environmental and social values.
11.isea vol 0004www.iiste.org call for paper no 1 pp. 74-87Alexander Decker
This study examines the relationship between managers' perceptions of environmental accounting and actual environmental accounting disclosures by Indonesian companies. A survey was conducted of managers at companies listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange to assess their perceptions. Company annual reports were also analyzed to measure actual environmental disclosures. The researchers hypothesized a positive relationship between managerial perceptions and disclosure quality. Preliminary results found a correlation, supporting the view that perceptions influence reporting behavior. The study aims to provide evidence for regulators on factors influencing disclosure to improve accounting regulations and standards.
Brighter Planet Employee Engagement and Sustainability Survey 2009Elizabeth Lupfer
An Analysis of the Extent and Nature of Employee Sustainability Programs . This report sheds light on the interactions between employers and their employees around sustainable actions in the
workplace. Includes useful social media data as a communications channel.
Source: Brighter Planet, http://brighterplanet.com/research
An Exploratory Study of Factors Influencing Corporate Sustainability on busin...AkashSharma618775
This study evaluates the effect of corporate sustainability on business performance of manufacturing
industries in USA, from 2012 to 2015. These Manufacturing industries are listed in Corporate Social
Responsibility Hub (CSRHub), Morning Star and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). All data used in this report
were extracted from 37 manufacturing companies’ Sustainability, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and
annual reports. These companies are of diverse sectors such as Automobile, Health care, consumer goods, food,
beverages and technology. Quantitative method of research is used in this study; this also includes the use of
explanatory and descriptive research design. The main issues to be discussed in this study are Donation, Incident
rate reduction and Water Recycled as the independent variables, while Revenue is the dependent variable. Data
analysis was carried out using the regression analysis, descriptive statistics and correlation. E-views software
generated the data for further analysis. The findings imply that donation has a positive insignificance effect on
revenue, reduced incident rate reduction had positive significance effect on revenue and water recycling has
negative insignificant effect on revenue. In the future researches, larger samples of companies form diverse sectors
and subsectors should be studied to broaden the research on company performance especially the non-financial
aspect.
An Exploratory Study of Factors Influencing Corporate Sustainability on busin...AkashSharma618775
This study evaluates the effect of corporate sustainability on business performance of manufacturing
industries in USA, from 2012 to 2015. These Manufacturing industries are listed in Corporate Social
Responsibility Hub (CSRHub), Morning Star and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). All data used in this report
were extracted from 37 manufacturing companies’ Sustainability, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and
annual reports. These companies are of diverse sectors such as Automobile, Health care, consumer goods, food,
beverages and technology. Quantitative method of research is used in this study; this also includes the use of
explanatory and descriptive research design. The main issues to be discussed in this study are Donation, Incident
rate reduction and Water Recycled as the independent variables, while Revenue is the dependent variable. Data
analysis was carried out using the regression analysis, descriptive statistics and correlation. E-views software
generated the data for further analysis. The findings imply that donation has a positive insignificance effect on
revenue, reduced incident rate reduction had positive significance effect on revenue and water recycling has
negative insignificant effect on revenue. In the future researches, larger samples of companies form diverse sectors
and subsectors should be studied to broaden the research on company performance especially the non-financial
aspect.
This document summarizes a research article that analyzes how Chinese companies operating in Shanghai incorporate social, environmental, and economic measures into their strategic performance measurement systems. The researchers surveyed 81 Chinese companies. Their findings show that while more companies are promoting sustainability measures as part of their long-term business strategies, the effective integration of these non-financial measures varies across companies. The researchers examine what factors determine the differences in how companies incorporate sustainability measures into their performance systems and business strategies.
Term Paper: Towards a Definition of Organizational SustainabilityAntony Upward
This term paper for York University Master of Environmental Studies course ES/ENVS5150 Perspectives on Green Business (Fall 2010, Prof. Brian Milani) develops a working definition of organizational sustainability and explores the implications for the reporting of organizational performance.
This paper got a positive review from Prof. Milani who said the paper was "interesting and thoughtful".
Silicon Valley CRE Research & Forecast ReportCoy Davidson
This document summarizes commercial real estate market trends in Silicon Valley for Q2 2012. Key points include:
- Gross absorption dipped slightly from the previous quarter but remained within normal historical ranges.
- Rents have increased almost 7% year-to-date across major property types.
- Net absorption was positive at 1.46 million square feet, the third highest occupancy gain since 2007.
- Available space continued to decline slightly, a promising trend for the market recovery.
- The R&D sector posted modest but positive results, with eight straight quarters of declining vacancy rates.
A trends of salmonella and antibiotic resistanceAlexander Decker
This document provides a review of trends in Salmonella and antibiotic resistance. It begins with an introduction to Salmonella as a facultative anaerobe that causes nontyphoidal salmonellosis. The emergence of antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella is then discussed. The document proceeds to cover the historical perspective and classification of Salmonella, definitions of antimicrobials and antibiotic resistance, and mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in Salmonella including modification or destruction of antimicrobial agents, efflux pumps, modification of antibiotic targets, and decreased membrane permeability. Specific resistance mechanisms are discussed for several classes of antimicrobials.
A unique common fixed point theorems in generalized dAlexander Decker
This document presents definitions and properties related to generalized D*-metric spaces and establishes some common fixed point theorems for contractive type mappings in these spaces. It begins by introducing D*-metric spaces and generalized D*-metric spaces, defines concepts like convergence and Cauchy sequences. It presents lemmas showing the uniqueness of limits in these spaces and the equivalence of different definitions of convergence. The goal of the paper is then stated as obtaining a unique common fixed point theorem for generalized D*-metric spaces.
A universal model for managing the marketing executives in nigerian banksAlexander Decker
This document discusses a study that aimed to synthesize motivation theories into a universal model for managing marketing executives in Nigerian banks. The study was guided by Maslow and McGregor's theories. A sample of 303 marketing executives was used. The results showed that managers will be most effective at motivating marketing executives if they consider individual needs and create challenging but attainable goals. The emerged model suggests managers should provide job satisfaction by tailoring assignments to abilities and monitoring performance with feedback. This addresses confusion faced by Nigerian bank managers in determining effective motivation strategies.
A usability evaluation framework for b2 c e commerce websitesAlexander Decker
This document presents a framework for evaluating the usability of B2C e-commerce websites. It involves user testing methods like usability testing and interviews to identify usability problems in areas like navigation, design, purchasing processes, and customer service. The framework specifies goals for the evaluation, determines which website aspects to evaluate, and identifies target users. It then describes collecting data through user testing and analyzing the results to identify usability problems and suggest improvements.
Abnormalities of hormones and inflammatory cytokines in women affected with p...Alexander Decker
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have elevated levels of hormones like luteinizing hormone and testosterone, as well as higher levels of insulin and insulin resistance compared to healthy women. They also have increased levels of inflammatory markers like C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, and leptin. This study found these abnormalities in the hormones and inflammatory cytokines of women with PCOS ages 23-40, indicating that hormone imbalances associated with insulin resistance and elevated inflammatory markers may worsen infertility in women with PCOS.
Beyond Green: The Triple Play of SustainabilityCognizant
The triple bottomline is about People, Planet and Profits. Sustainable organizations and responsible corporate citizens are concerned with more than just economic performance.
The effectiveness of social and environmental accounting (SEA) depends on two key objectives: 1) meeting stakeholders' non-financial information needs, and 2) enhancing business performance. At a societal level, the most effective SEA maximizes social efficiency by weighing overall societal costs and benefits. At an organizational level, the most effective SEA is the level that equalizes marginal costs and benefits for the reporting organization. The paper reviews economic theories on the costs and benefits of SEA for reporting organizations and society, presents empirical evidence on financial benefits to organizations, and discusses how political systems influence SEA. It concludes by suggesting future research directions.
The document summarizes an instrumental theory of social and environmental accounting (SEA) at the organizational and societal levels of analysis. At the organizational level, the effectiveness of SEA is measured by whether it maximizes the firm's utility by setting the level of SEA where marginal costs equal marginal benefits. At the societal level, effectiveness is measured by the level of SEA that achieves the greatest social efficiency by maximizing aggregate societal well-being relative to costs. The paper then analyzes potential benefits and costs of SEA based on signaling theory and transaction cost economics for both reporting organizations and stakeholders. It concludes by discussing how political governance systems may influence SEA and provides suggestions for future research.
Applying International Standards And Guidelines On Corporate Social Responsib...Deja Lewis
This document outlines a two-step action plan for companies to implement corporate social responsibility practices internationally using existing standards and guidelines. The first step is for companies to assess their current CSR status by reviewing their vision, stakeholder interactions, strategies, and reporting. The second step is to identify focal areas for CSR activities based on the assessment, such as developing strategies, monitoring systems, internal/external communication, or embedding CSR into management processes. The plan draws on lessons from a Netherlands program working with companies on CSR internationally and categorizes standards by their orientation, scope and development process to help companies apply them appropriately.
A Study Of Corporate Social Responsibility And Its Impact On Performance Of C...Joe Andelija
This document provides an introduction and theoretical background for a thesis titled "A Study of Corporate Social Responsibility and Its Impact on the Performance of Corporate Sectors." It discusses the concepts of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and performance, including definitions, frameworks, and theories. The objectives of the study are outlined as 1) operationalizing CSR in the Indian context, 2) developing a tool to study CSR in organizations, 3) studying organizational performance, and 4) examining the impact of CSR on performance.
The document introduces the concept of integrated performance management (IPM), which aims to address financial, social, and environmental aspects of business performance equally. IPM follows a plan-do-check-act management cycle to develop strategy, implement key performance indicators, monitor progress, and use results to improve decisions. Companies are moving to IPM to comply with regulations, manage risks, meet investor demands, and attract employees. The document analyzes IPM practices at 16 major companies and defines key concepts like business value, materiality, and methodology.
This document discusses a communitarian approach to expanding corporate accountability and sustainability practices. It proposes that accountability should involve the community, not just corporations reporting to shareholders. A case study of the Taupo District in New Zealand is used to illustrate how communities can participate in developing sustainability strategies through cooperative enquiry. The key aspects of the proposed communitarian accountability model include: (1) Corporations reporting impacts to the community; (2) The state facilitating cooperation between corporations and the community; (3) The community participating in decision making through open discussion and information sharing; (4) The overall goal being to protect environmental and social values.
11.isea vol 0004www.iiste.org call for paper no 1 pp. 74-87Alexander Decker
This study examines the relationship between managers' perceptions of environmental accounting and actual environmental accounting disclosures by Indonesian companies. A survey was conducted of managers at companies listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange to assess their perceptions. Company annual reports were also analyzed to measure actual environmental disclosures. The researchers hypothesized a positive relationship between managerial perceptions and disclosure quality. Preliminary results found a correlation, supporting the view that perceptions influence reporting behavior. The study aims to provide evidence for regulators on factors influencing disclosure to improve accounting regulations and standards.
Brighter Planet Employee Engagement and Sustainability Survey 2009Elizabeth Lupfer
An Analysis of the Extent and Nature of Employee Sustainability Programs . This report sheds light on the interactions between employers and their employees around sustainable actions in the
workplace. Includes useful social media data as a communications channel.
Source: Brighter Planet, http://brighterplanet.com/research
An Exploratory Study of Factors Influencing Corporate Sustainability on busin...AkashSharma618775
This study evaluates the effect of corporate sustainability on business performance of manufacturing
industries in USA, from 2012 to 2015. These Manufacturing industries are listed in Corporate Social
Responsibility Hub (CSRHub), Morning Star and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). All data used in this report
were extracted from 37 manufacturing companies’ Sustainability, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and
annual reports. These companies are of diverse sectors such as Automobile, Health care, consumer goods, food,
beverages and technology. Quantitative method of research is used in this study; this also includes the use of
explanatory and descriptive research design. The main issues to be discussed in this study are Donation, Incident
rate reduction and Water Recycled as the independent variables, while Revenue is the dependent variable. Data
analysis was carried out using the regression analysis, descriptive statistics and correlation. E-views software
generated the data for further analysis. The findings imply that donation has a positive insignificance effect on
revenue, reduced incident rate reduction had positive significance effect on revenue and water recycling has
negative insignificant effect on revenue. In the future researches, larger samples of companies form diverse sectors
and subsectors should be studied to broaden the research on company performance especially the non-financial
aspect.
An Exploratory Study of Factors Influencing Corporate Sustainability on busin...AkashSharma618775
This study evaluates the effect of corporate sustainability on business performance of manufacturing
industries in USA, from 2012 to 2015. These Manufacturing industries are listed in Corporate Social
Responsibility Hub (CSRHub), Morning Star and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). All data used in this report
were extracted from 37 manufacturing companies’ Sustainability, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and
annual reports. These companies are of diverse sectors such as Automobile, Health care, consumer goods, food,
beverages and technology. Quantitative method of research is used in this study; this also includes the use of
explanatory and descriptive research design. The main issues to be discussed in this study are Donation, Incident
rate reduction and Water Recycled as the independent variables, while Revenue is the dependent variable. Data
analysis was carried out using the regression analysis, descriptive statistics and correlation. E-views software
generated the data for further analysis. The findings imply that donation has a positive insignificance effect on
revenue, reduced incident rate reduction had positive significance effect on revenue and water recycling has
negative insignificant effect on revenue. In the future researches, larger samples of companies form diverse sectors
and subsectors should be studied to broaden the research on company performance especially the non-financial
aspect.
This document summarizes a research article that analyzes how Chinese companies operating in Shanghai incorporate social, environmental, and economic measures into their strategic performance measurement systems. The researchers surveyed 81 Chinese companies. Their findings show that while more companies are promoting sustainability measures as part of their long-term business strategies, the effective integration of these non-financial measures varies across companies. The researchers examine what factors determine the differences in how companies incorporate sustainability measures into their performance systems and business strategies.
Term Paper: Towards a Definition of Organizational SustainabilityAntony Upward
This term paper for York University Master of Environmental Studies course ES/ENVS5150 Perspectives on Green Business (Fall 2010, Prof. Brian Milani) develops a working definition of organizational sustainability and explores the implications for the reporting of organizational performance.
This paper got a positive review from Prof. Milani who said the paper was "interesting and thoughtful".
Tools, techniques and strategies for understanding, measuring and communicating impact. 19th-20th June 2018, London. This two-day conference will highlight the latest methods being applied by business to measure the impact of their sustainability programs. We’ll discuss and debate the pros and cons of the different tools and techniques available, whilst assessing what has really worked for companies in practice.
The Importance Of Environmental QualityAmanda Brady
The document discusses environmental inequalities in urban environments. It argues that while environmental inequalities exist in France, there is a lack of political will to address the issue. The country's historical technical and normative approaches to the environment have hindered recognizing these inequalities. International approaches that link social and environmental issues could provide alternative frameworks for understanding environmental justice. Overall, the document examines how France can better identify and address environmental inequalities in cities.
Here is my published article from Performance Improvement that netted me the final credit for a Master's in Instructional and Performance Technology along with a speaking engagement in Ireland. The Six-P is a holistic framework developed by one of my professors at Boise State University, Dr. Anthony Marker and some of his graduate students.
11.vol 0003www.iiste.org call for paper no 2 pp 160-179Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a research paper that studied sustainability disclosure among Malaysian Shariah-compliant listed companies through web reporting. The study used an Islamicity Disclosure Index to analyze content on companies' websites. The results showed that sustainability disclosure was highest for corporate governance themes, followed by social/environmental themes, but Shariah compliance items were not clearly disclosed. Contrary to expectations, most information was linked to annual reports rather than fully disclosed on websites.
This document summarizes research on the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and financial performance. It reviews definitions of CSR from various scholars, with no universally agreed upon definition. It also examines factors that contribute to CSR like community involvement, employee treatment, and environmental initiatives. The document discusses theories on the relationship between CSR and financial performance, citing literature that argues for both positive and negative relationships. It analyzes several studies that have attempted to empirically test the relationship but have found mixed or inconclusive results.
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This document discusses a transformational-generative approach to understanding Al-Istifham, which refers to interrogative sentences in Arabic. It begins with an introduction to the origin and development of Arabic grammar. The paper then explains the theoretical framework of transformational-generative grammar that is used. Basic linguistic concepts and terms related to Arabic grammar are defined. The document analyzes how interrogative sentences in Arabic can be derived and transformed via tools from transformational-generative grammar, categorizing Al-Istifham into linguistic and literary questions.
A time series analysis of the determinants of savings in namibiaAlexander Decker
This document summarizes a study on the determinants of savings in Namibia from 1991 to 2012. It reviews previous literature on savings determinants in developing countries. The study uses time series analysis including unit root tests, cointegration, and error correction models to analyze the relationship between savings and variables like income, inflation, population growth, deposit rates, and financial deepening in Namibia. The results found inflation and income have a positive impact on savings, while population growth negatively impacts savings. Deposit rates and financial deepening were found to have no significant impact. The study reinforces previous work and emphasizes the importance of improving income levels to achieve higher savings rates in Namibia.
A therapy for physical and mental fitness of school childrenAlexander Decker
This document summarizes a study on the importance of exercise in maintaining physical and mental fitness for school children. It discusses how physical and mental fitness are developed through participation in regular physical exercises and cannot be achieved solely through classroom learning. The document outlines different types and components of fitness and argues that developing fitness should be a key objective of education systems. It recommends that schools ensure pupils engage in graded physical activities and exercises to support their overall development.
A theory of efficiency for managing the marketing executives in nigerian banksAlexander Decker
This document summarizes a study examining efficiency in managing marketing executives in Nigerian banks. The study was examined through the lenses of Kaizen theory (continuous improvement) and efficiency theory. A survey of 303 marketing executives from Nigerian banks found that management plays a key role in identifying and implementing efficiency improvements. The document recommends adopting a "3H grand strategy" to improve the heads, hearts, and hands of management and marketing executives by enhancing their knowledge, attitudes, and tools.
This document discusses evaluating the link budget for effective 900MHz GSM communication. It describes the basic parameters needed for a high-level link budget calculation, including transmitter power, antenna gains, path loss, and propagation models. Common propagation models for 900MHz that are described include Okumura model for urban areas and Hata model for urban, suburban, and open areas. Rain attenuation is also incorporated using the updated ITU model to improve communication during rainfall.
A synthetic review of contraceptive supplies in punjabAlexander Decker
This document discusses contraceptive use in Punjab, Pakistan. It begins by providing background on the benefits of family planning and contraceptive use for maternal and child health. It then analyzes contraceptive commodity data from Punjab, finding that use is still low despite efforts to improve access. The document concludes by emphasizing the need for strategies to bridge gaps and meet the unmet need for effective and affordable contraceptive methods and supplies in Punjab in order to improve health outcomes.
A synthesis of taylor’s and fayol’s management approaches for managing market...Alexander Decker
1) The document discusses synthesizing Taylor's scientific management approach and Fayol's process management approach to identify an effective way to manage marketing executives in Nigerian banks.
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1. Issues in Social and Environmental Accounting
Vol. 1, No. 1 June 2007
Pp 26-39
Current Debates in Corporate Social
Responsibility: An Agenda for Research
David Crowther,
Department of Accounting and Finance
De Montfort University, UK
Esther Ortiz Martinez
Departamento de Economia Financiera
University of Murcia, Spain
Abstract
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has a particular prominence at this point in time, featur-
ing heavily in the discourses of both academe and business. The understanding of what is
meant by CSR continues to evolve as a consensus is reached. Nevertheless some important
debates continue – or are commencing – which need to be resolved. It is the purpose of this
paper to highlight these as some of the current debates within the CSR community – and hence
form a significant part of an agenda for research in the area. Specifically we focus upon three
key areas for the management of business, namely setting standards for reporting, identifying
and implementing sustainable practice, and the management of risk.
Keywords: corporate social responsibility, corporate reporting, sustainability, regulation,
risk, accountability
Introduction the world. Central to CSR is a concern
for sustainability, particularly for envi-
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ronmental sustainability, as this is cru-
is an important issue in contemporary cial for long term success and even sur-
international debates. In the past two vival – even in the financial terms by
decades, CSR appears to have become which firms normally judge their suc-
more difficult to escape from, being cess. CSR however is more problematic
more relevant to corporations all over as it is often perceived that there is a
David Crowther is Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility at De Montfort University, UK and Visiting Professor
of Corporate Social Responsibility at Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey. Esther Ortiz Martinez is Professor
of Accounting at the University of Murcia, Spain. Currently she is on secondment as Director General of Economic
Planning for the Regional Government of Murcia. They have been researching and writing about Corporate Social
Responsibility for some years. Please contact via David Crowther at dcrowther@dmu.ac.uk
2. D. Crowther, E. Ortiz Martinez / Issues in Social and Environmental Accounting 1 (2007) 26-39 27
dichotomy between CSR activity and further research. The purpose of this pa-
financial performance with one being per is to both review the field of CSR
deleterious to the other and corporations and its current developments and to
having an imperative to pursue share- highlight areas where further research
holder value. Moreover there is no would be beneficial. This is addressed
agreed upon definition of exactly what through the investigation of three areas
constitutes CSR (Ortiz Martinez & which are key to the management of
Crowther, 2005) and therefore no agreed business as far as CSR activity and re-
upon basis for measuring that activity porting are concerned, namely setting
and relating it to the various dimensions standards for reporting, identifying and
of corporate performance. Consequently implementing sustainable practice, and
much of the previous research regarding the management of risk.
CSR deals with this issue and the prob-
lems in development of standards for
definition and reporting for such indeter- Setting Standards for Reporting
minate activity (see Crowther, 2006).
When researching into corporate activity
Although this problem is widely ac- and the reporting of that activity in the
cepted it is equally widely accepted that 1990’s it was necessary to acknowledge
the impact of corporate activity upon (Crowther, 20021) that no measures of
society and its citizens – as well as all social or environmental performance
stakeholders including the environment existed which had gained universal ac-
– is considerable and has an impact not ceptability. Good social or environ-
just upon the present but also upon the mental performance was subjectively
future. Moreover these stakeholders are based upon the perspective of the
increasingly exercising their power not evaluator and the mores of the temporal
just in their own interests but also in the horizon of reporting. Consequently any
interests of long term sustainability. So reporting concerning such performance
it is necessary to develop some methods could not easily be made which would
of analysing and measuring sustainable allow a comparative evaluation between
CSR activity (see Aras & Crowther, corporations to be undertaken. This was
2007a) in such a way that it is univer- regarded as helpful to the image creation
sally understood, and can be evaluated activity of the corporate reporting as the
by interested parties. It will therefore authors of the script were therefore able
become of assistance to societal decision to create an image which could not be
making. refuted through quantificatory compara-
tive evaluation. Instead such images
Developing measures for CSR is an is- could be created through the use of lin-
sue which is considered of great impor- guistic and non-linguistic means. Thus
tance in many parts of the world. But each company was able to select meas-
such research as does exist is based upon ures which created the semiotic of social
the principles of the Anglo-Saxon tradi- concern and environmental responsibil-
tion of corporate operational behaviour, ity and of continual progress, through
accounting and reporting. Little such
work is based in the traditions of other 1
This research was based the investigation of corporate
parts of the world – an obvious area for activity included in their reporting between 1991 and
1997
3. 28 D. Crowther, E. Ortiz Martinez / Issues in Social and Environmental Accounting 1 (2007) 26-39
the selective use of measures which sup- integrate their stakeholder engagement
port these myths. As a consequence of processes into daily activities. It has
the individual selection of measures to been used worldwide by leading busi-
be reported upon, a spatial evaluation of nesses, non-profit organisations and
performance, through a comparison of public bodies. The Framework is de-
the performance with other companies, signed to help users to establish a sys-
was not possible and a temporal evalua- tematic stakeholder engagement process
tion was all that remained. This temporal that generates the indicators, targets, and
evaluation was of course determined by reporting systems needed to ensure its
the authors of the script, through their effectiveness in overall organisational
choice of measures for reporting upon, performance. The principle underpin-
in order to support the myth of continual ning AA1000 is inclusiveness. The
improvement. Because any measure of building blocks of the process frame-
such performance does not have univer- work are planning, accounting and audit-
sal acceptance as a measurement tool, ing and reporting. It does not prescribe
each company must determine its own what should be reported on but rather
priorities for social and environmental the 'how'.
performance and develop appropriate
measures for reporting upon impact. It is According to Accountability the
convenient however that companies, all AA1000 Assurance Standard is the first
undertaking very similar operations, initiative offering a non-proprietary,
chose different measures of performance open-source Assurance standard cover-
which all show their performance as be- ing the full range of an organisation’s
ing not just good but, by implication, the disclosure and associated performance
best that can be achieved. (i.e. sustainability reporting and per-
formance). It draws from and builds on
While this research was being under- mainstream financial, environmental and
taken steps were being taken to change quality-related assurance, and integrates
this and to develop some kind of stan- key learning with the emerging practice
dards for reporting. Thus in 1999 the of sustainability management and ac-
Institute of Social and Ethical Account- countability, as well as associated re-
ability2 published the AA1000 Assur- porting and assurance practices.
ance Standard the aim of fostering
greater transparency in corporate report- At the similar time the Global Reporting
ing. AccountAbility, an international, Initiative (GRI) produced its Sustainabil-
not-for-profit, professional institute has ity Reporting Guidelines have been de-
launched the world's first-ever assurance veloped through multi-stakeholder dia-
standard for social and sustainability logue. The guidelines are claimed to be
reporting. The AA1000 framework closely aligned to AA1000, but focus on
(http://www.accountability.org.uk) is a specific part of the social and environ-
designed to improve accountability and mental accounting and reporting proc-
performance by learning through stake- ess, namely reporting. The GRI aims to
holder engagement. It was developed to cover a full range of economic issues,
address the need for organisations to although these are currently at different
2 stages of development. The GRI is an
The Institute of Social and Ethical Accountability is
probably better known as AccountAbility. initiative that develops and disseminates
4. D. Crowther, E. Ortiz Martinez / Issues in Social and Environmental Accounting 1 (2007) 26-39 29
voluntary Sustainability Reporting voluntary basis, for several hundred or-
Guidelines. These Guidelines are for ganizations, mostly for-profit corpora-
voluntary use by organisations for re- tions. It claims to be the result of a per-
porting on the economic, environmental, manent interaction with many people
and social dimensions of their activities, that supposedly represents a wide vari-
products, and services. Although origi- ety of stakeholders relative to the impact
nally started by an NGO, GRI has be- of the activity of business around the
come accepted as a leading model for world.
how social environmental and economic
reporting should take place. It aims to GRI and AA1000 provide a set of tools
provide a framework that allows compa- to help organisations manage, measure
rability between different companies’ and communicate their overall sustain-
reports whilst being sufficiently flexible ability performance: social, environ-
to reflect the different impacts of differ- mental and economic. Together, they
ent business sectors. draw on a wide range of stakeholders
and interests to increase the legitimacy
The GRI aims to develop and dissemi- of decision-making and improve per-
nate globally applicable Sustainability formance. Individually, each initiative
Reporting Guidelines. These Guidelines supports the application of the other – at
are for voluntary use by organisations least this is the claim of both organisa-
for reporting on the economic, environ- tions concerned; AA1000 provides a
mental, and social dimensions of their rigorous process of stakeholder engage-
activities, products, and services. The ment in support of sustainable develop-
GRI incorporates the active participation ment, while GRI provides globally ap-
of representatives from business, ac- plicable guidelines for reporting on sus-
countancy, investment, environmental, tainable development that stresses stake-
human rights, research and labour or- holder engagement in both its develop-
ganisations from around the world. ment and content. Part of the purpose of
Started in 1997, GRI became independ- this paper however is to question the
ent in 2002, and is an official collaborat- need for these standards as all the evi-
ing centre of the United Nations Envi- dence concerning standard setting sug-
ronment Programme (UNEP) and works gests that standards are derived by con-
in cooperation with UN Secretary- sensual agreement rather than by the
General Kofi Annan’s Global Compact. actions of a third party.
The guidelines are under continual de-
velopment and in January 2006 the draft
version of its new Sustainability Report- The regulation of standards
ing Guidelines, named the G3, was pro-
duced and made open for feedback. The Much of the broader debate about corpo-
GRI pursues its mission through the de- rate social responsibility can be inter-
velopment and continuous improvement preted however as an argument between
of a reporting framework that can be two positions: greater corporate auton-
used by any organisation to report on its omy and the free market economic
economic, environmental and social per- model versus greater societal interven-
formance. The GRI has become the tion and government control of corpo-
popular framework for reporting, on a rate action. There is clear evidence that
5. 30 D. Crowther, E. Ortiz Martinez / Issues in Social and Environmental Accounting 1 (2007) 26-39
the free market proponents are winning which shows a link between corporate
the argument. They point to the global socially responsible behaviour and eco-
spread of capitalism, arguing that this nomic profitability which is reinforced
reflects recognition that social wellbeing by much of the research into socially
is dependent on economic growth. Op- responsible investment funds. This evi-
ponents concede this hegemony but see dence however suggests that there is a
the balance shifting in their favour, positive relationship between the two if
through for example greater accountabil- a longer term view of corporate perform-
ity and reporting. Some opponents sus- ance is recognised.
pect the corporate team of cheating on
their environments, both ecological and Similarly there have been many claims
social, while others object fundamen- (see Crowther, 2000a) that the quantifi-
tally to the idea that a free market econ- cation of environmental costs and the
omy is beneficial to society. inclusion of such costs into business
strategies can significantly reduce oper-
Resolving these arguments seem intrac- ating costs by firms; indeed this was one
table if not impossible because they as- of the main themes of the 1996 Global
sume divergent philosophical positions Environmental Management Initiative
in the ethics vs regulation debate as well Conference. Little evidence exists that
as in more fundamental understandings this is the case but Pava & Krausz
of human nature. I don’t propose to offer (1996) demonstrate empirically that
any definitive answers since any attempt companies which they define as
to do so would itself involve make value ‘socially responsible’ perform in finan-
judgements. It is possible though to cial terms at least as well as companies
highlight the terrain upon which these which are not socially responsible. It is
arguments roam. Moreover we can look accepted however that different defini-
for evidence of the relationship between tions of socially responsible organisa-
economic growth, as manifest through tions exist and that different definitions
corporate profitability, and socially re- lead to different evaluations of perform-
sponsible behaviour in an effort to re- ance between those deemed responsible
solve this seemingly dichotomous posi- and others. Similarly in other countries
tion. I have argued elsewhere (eg Crow- efforts are being made to provide a
ther & Jatana, 2005) that the creation framework for certification of account-
shareholder value is often not through ants who wish to be considered as envi-
the operational activities of the firm but ronmental practitioners and auditors. For
rather through the externalisation of example the Canadian Institute of Char-
costs, which are passed on to customers, tered Accountants is heavily involved in
employees and other stakeholders in- the creation of such a national frame-
cluding society at large. Examples of work. Azzone et al. (1996) however sug-
this practice are evidenced elsewhere gest that despite the lack of any regula-
and it seems that companies adopt a phi- tory framework in this area a degree of
losophy that any stakeholder does not standardisation, at least as far as report-
matter in isolation. ing is concerned, is beginning to emerge
at an international level, one of the cen-
There is however a growing body of evi- tral arguments of this paper.
dence (eg Crowther & Caliyurt, 2004)
6. D. Crowther, E. Ortiz Martinez / Issues in Social and Environmental Accounting 1 (2007) 26-39 31
Growth in the techniques offered for is also apparent in many parts of the
measuring social impact, and reporting world however is the tendency of com-
thereon, has continued throughout the panies to produce separate social and
last twenty-five years, during which the environmental reports3. In this context
concept of this form of accounting has such reports are generally termed CSR
existed. However the ability to discuss reports or Sustainability reports, depend-
the fact that firms, through their actions, ing upon the development of the corpo-
affect their external environment and ration concerned. This trend is gathering
that this should be accounted for has momentum as more organisations realise
often exceeded within the discourse any that stakeholders are both demanding
practical suggestions for measuring such more information and are also demand-
impact. At the same time as the technical ing accountability for actions under-
implementation of social accounting and taken. Equally the more enlightened of
reporting has been developing the phi- these corporations are realising that so-
losophical basis for such accounting – cially responsible activity makes busi-
predicated in the transparency and ac- ness sense and actually assists improved
countability principles – has also been economic performance.
developed. Thus some people consider
the extent to which accountants should This realisation obviates any need for
be involved in this accounting and argue regulation and calls into question the
that such accounting can be justified by standards suggested by such bodies as
means of the social contract as benefit- accountability. The more progressive
ing society at large. Others have argued corporations have made considerable
that sustainability is the cornerstone of progress in what they often describe as
social and environmental accounting and their journey towards being fully so-
that auditing should be given promi- cially responsible. In doing so they have
nence. developed an understanding of the pri-
orities for their own business – recognis-
An examination of the external reporting ing that CSR has many facets and needs
of organisations gives an indication of to be interpreted differently for each or-
the extent of socially responsible activ- ganisation – and made significant steps
ity. Such an examination does indeed towards both appropriate activity and
demonstrate an increasing recognition of appropriate reporting of such activity.
the need to include information about The steps towards CSR can be likened to
this and an increasing number of annual increasing maturity as all organisations
reports of companies include some in- progress towards that maturity by pass-
formation in this respect. This trend is ing through the same stages (see below),
gathering momentum as more organisa- although at different paces. The most
tions perceive the importance of provid- mature are indeed recognising that na-
ing such information to external stake- ture of globalisation by recognising that
holders. It has been suggested however the organisational boundary is perme-
that the inclusion of such information able (see Crowther & Duty, 2002) and
does not demonstrate an increasing con- that they are accountable also for the
cern with the environment but rather 3
some benefits – for example tax breaks – Originally these were called environmental reports.
Now they are normally known either as CSR reports or
to the company itself. One trend which as sustainability reports.
7. 32 D. Crowther, E. Ortiz Martinez / Issues in Social and Environmental Accounting 1 (2007) 26-39
behaviour of other organisations in their resources are utilised. An example
value chain. would be an energy efficiency pro-
gramme.
Identifying sustainability
Sustainability is a controversial topic
Despite much of the rhetoric that is used, because it means different things to dif-
sustainability implies that society must ferent people. Nevertheless there is a
use no more of a resource than can be growing awareness (or diminishing na-
regenerated. This can be defined in ivety) that one is, indeed, involved in a
terms of the carrying capacity of the battle about what sustainability means
ecosystem (Hawken, 1993) and de- and, crucially, the extent (if at all) it can
scribed with input – output models of be delivered by MNCs in the easy man-
resource consumption. Thus the paper ner they promise (United Nations Com-
industry for example has a policy of re- mission on Environment and Develop-
planting trees to replace those harvested ment (Schmidheiny, 1992). The starting
and this has the effect of retaining costs point must be taken as the Brundtland
in the present rather than temporally ex- Report (WCED, 1987) because there is
ternalising them. Similarly motor vehi- explicit agreement with that Report and
cle manufacturers such as Volkswagen because the definition of sustainability
have a policy of making their cars al- in there is pertinent and widely accepted.
most totally recyclable. Viewing an or- Equally, the Brundtland Report is part of
ganisation as part of a wider social and a policy landscape being explicitly
economic system implies that these ef- fought over by the United Nations, Na-
fects must be taken into account, not just tion States and big business through the
for the measurement of costs and value vehicles of the WBCSD and ICC, (see
created in the present but also for the for example, Beder, 1997; Mayhew,
future of the business itself. 1997; Gray & Bebbington, 2001).
Such concerns are pertinent at a macro There is a further confusion surrounding
level of society as a whole, or at the the concept of sustainability: for the pur-
level of the nation state but are equally ist sustainability implies nothing more
relevant at the micro level of the corpo- than stasis – the ability to continue in an
ration, the aspect of sustainability with unchanged manner – but often it is taken
which we are concerned in this work. At to imply development in a sustainable
this level, measures of sustainability manner (Marsden, 2000; Hart & Mil-
would consider the rate at which re- stein, 2003) and the terms sustainability
sources are consumed by the organisa- and sustainable development are for
tion in relation to the rate at which re- many viewed as synonymous. Ever since
sources can be regenerated. Unsustain- the Bruntland Report was produced by
able operations can be accommodated the World Commission on Environment
for either by developing sustainable op- and Development in 1987 there has been
erations or by planning for a future lack- a continual debate concerning develop-
ing in resources currently required. In ment (Chambers, 1994; Pretty, 1995)
practice organisations mostly tend to and this has added to the confusion be-
aim towards less unsustainability by in- tween sustainability and sustainable de-
creasing efficiency in the way in which velopment. For us we take the definition
8. D. Crowther, E. Ortiz Martinez / Issues in Social and Environmental Accounting 1 (2007) 26-39 33
as being concerned with stasis; at the ety makes upon the corporation in
corporate level if development is possi- terms of the social contract and
ble without jeopardising that stasis then stakeholder influence;
this is a bonus rather than a constituent • Environmental Impact, which we
part of that sustainability. define as the effect of the actions of
the corporation upon its geophysical
Most analysis of sustainability (eg Dyl- environment;
lick & Hockerts, 2002) only recognises a • Organisational culture, which we
two-dimensional approach of the envi- define as the relationship between
ronmental and the social. A few (eg the corporation and its internal
Spangenberg, 2004) recognize a third stakeholders, particularly employ-
dimension which is related to organisa- ees, and all aspects of that relation-
tion behaviour. We argue that restricting ship; and
analysis to such dimensions is deficient.
• Finance, which we define in terms
One problem is the fact that the domi-
of an adequate return for the level of
nant assumption by researchers is based
risk undertaken.
upon the incompatibility of optimising,
for a corporation, both financial per-
These four must be considered as the
formance and social / environmental
key dimensions of sustainability, all of
performance. In other words financial
which are equally important. Our analy-
performance and social / environmental
sis is therefore considerably broader –
performance are seen as being in conflict
and more complete – than that of others.
with each other through this dichotomi-
Furthermore we consider that these four
sation (see Crowther, 2002). Conse-
aspects can be resolved into a two-
quently most work in the area of corpo-
dimensional matrix along the polarities
rate sustainability does not recognise the
of internal vs external focus and short
need for acknowledging the importance
term vs long term focus, which together
of financial performance as an essential
represent a complete representation of
aspect of sustainability and therefore
organisational performance this can be
fails to undertake financial analysis
represented as the model as follows (see
alongside – and integrated with – other
the next page). This model provides both
forms of analysis for this research4. Aras
a representation of organisation perform-
& Crowther (2007b) however argue that
ance and a basis for any evaluation of
this is an essential aspect of corporate
corporate sustainability.
sustainability and therefore adds a fur-
ther dimension to the analysis of sustain-
ability. Furthermore they argue that the
The Conflation of Financial, Social
third dimension sometimes recognised
and Environmental Performance
as organisational behaviour need to actu-
ally comprise a much broader concept of One view of good corporate perform-
corporate culture. There are therefore 4 ance is that of stewardship and thus just
aspects of sustainability which need to as the management of an organisation is
be recognised and analysed, namely:
4
Of course the fact that many researchers do not have
• Societal influence, which we define the skills to undertake such detailed financial analysis
even if they consider it to be important might be a
as a measure of the impact that soci- significant reason for this.
9. 34 D. Crowther, E. Ortiz Martinez / Issues in Social and Environmental Accounting 1 (2007) 26-39
Internal focus
FINANCE ORGANISATIONAL
CULTURE
Short term focus Long term focus
SOCIETAL ENVIRONMENTAL
INFLUENCE IMPACT
External focus
MODEL FOR EVALUATING SUSTAINABILITY
From Aras & Crowther (2007b)
concerned with the stewardship of the present as an investment for the future.
financial resources of the organisation so
too would management of the organisa- Not only does such sustainable activity
tion be concerned with the stewardship however impact upon society in the fu-
of environmental resources. The differ- ture; it also impacts upon the organisa-
ence however is that environmental re- tion itself in the future. Thus good envi-
sources are mostly located externally to ronmental performance by an organisa-
the organisation. Stewardship in this tion in the present is in reality an invest-
context therefore is concerned with the ment in the future of the organisation
resources of society as well as the re- itself. This is achieved through the en-
sources of the organisation. As far as suring of supplies and production tech-
stewardship of external environmental niques which will enable the organisa-
resources is concerned then the central tion to operate in the future in a similar
tenet of such stewardship is that of en- way to its operations in the present and
suring sustainability. Sustainability is so to undertake value creation activity in
focused on the future and is concerned the future much as it does in the present.
with ensuring that the choices of re- Financial management also however is
source utilisation in the future are not concerned with the management of the
constrained by decisions taken in the organisation’s resources in the present
present. This necessarily implies such so that management will be possible in a
concepts as generating and utilising re- value creation way in the future. Thus
newable resources, minimising pollution the internal management of the firm,
and using new techniques of manufac- from a financial perspective, and its ex-
ture and distribution. It also implies the ternal environmental management coin-
acceptance of any costs involved in the cide in this common concern for man-
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agement for the future. Good perform- cost of capital. This is all established
ance in the financial dimension leads to fact as far as finance theory is concerned
good future performance in the environ- and is recognised in the operating of the
mental dimension and vice versa. Thus financial markets around the world.
there is no dichotomy (Crowther, 2002) Naturally a company which is sustain-
between environmental performance and able will be less risky than one which is
financial performance and the two con- not. Consequently most large companies
cepts conflate into one concern. This in their reporting mention sustainability
concern is of course the management of and frequently it features prominently.
the future as far as the firm is con- Indeed it is noticeable that extractive
cerned.5 The role of social and environ- industries – which by their very nature
mental accounting and reporting and the cannot be sustainable in the long term –
role of financial accounting and report- make sustainability a very prominent
ing therefore can be seen to be coinci- issue. The prime example of this can be
dental. Thus the work required needs be seen with oil companies – BP being a
concerned not with arguments about re- very good example – which make much
source distribution but rather with the of sustainability and are busy redesignat-
development of measures which truly ing themselves from oil companies to
reflect the activities of the organisation energy companies with a feature being
upon its environment. These techniques made of renewable energy, even though
of measurement, and consequently of this is a very small part6 of their actual
reporting, are a necessary precursor to operations.
the concern with the management for the
future – and hence with sustainability. Just as a company which is sustainable
is less risky then one which can claim
sustainable development is even less
The management of risk risky and many companies mention this
concept and imply that it relates to their
It is recognised in the financial world operations. Such a company has a rosy
that the cost of capital which any com- future of continued growth, with an ex-
pany incurs is related to the perceived pectation of continued growth in profit-
risk associated with investing in that ability. An investigation of the FTSE100
company – in other words there is a di- for example (see Aras & Crowther,
rect correlation between the risk in- 2007c) shows that 70% make a feature
volved in an investment and the rewards of sustainability while 15% make a fea-
which are expected to accrue from a suc- ture of sustainable development. So the
cessful investment. Therefore it is gener- cost of capital becomes lower as the cer-
ally recognised that the larger, more es- tainty of returns becomes higher. We
tablished companies are a more certain have shown in this article that the con-
investment and therefore have a lower cept of sustainability is complex and
problematic and that the idea of sustain-
5
Financial reporting is of course premised upon the able development is even more problem-
continuing of the company – the going concern princi-
ple. atic. It is our argument that companies
6
It needs a very careful reading of the annual report to are not really addressing these issues but
discover this. are merely creating an image of sustain-
7
See Crowther 2002 for a full discussion of image
creating in corporate reporting. ability7. The language of the statements
11. 36 D. Crowther, E. Ortiz Martinez / Issues in Social and Environmental Accounting 1 (2007) 26-39
made by corporations tends therefore to tangible benefits which are not easily
be used as a device for corrupting subject to quantification. The comple-
thought (Orwell, 1970) by being used as tion of an environmental audit will en-
an instrument to prevent thought about hance the understanding of the processes
the various alternative realities of organ- involved and will make this easier. In
isational reality. Significantly it creates considering environmental benefits, as
an image of safety for investors and distinct from financial benefits, it is im-
thereby reduces the cost of capital for portant that an appropriate time horizon
such corporations. Such language must is selected which will enable those bene-
be considered semiotically (Barthes, fits to be recognised and accrued. This
1973) as a way of creating the impres- may imply a very different time horizon
sion of actual sustainability. Using such from one which is determined purely by
analysis then the signification is about the needs of financial analysis.
inclusion within the selected audience
for the corporate reports on the assump- Once all the data has been recognised,
tion that those included understand the collected and quantified it then becomes
signification in a common way with the possible to incorporate this data, in fi-
authors. This is based upon an assumed nancial terms, into an evaluation which
understanding of the code of significa- incorporates risk in a more consistent
tion used in describing corporate activity manner. It is important to recognise
in this way. As Sapir (1949: 554) states: benefits as well as costs, and it is per-
haps worth reiterating that many of these
… we respond to gestures benefits are less subject to quantification
with an extreme alertness and are of the less tangible and image
and, one might almost say, related kind. Examples include:
in accordance with an
elaborate and secret code • Enhanced company or product im-
that is written nowhere, age – this in itself can lead to in-
known by none and under- creased sales
stood by all. • Health and safety benefits
• Ease of attracting investment and
It is our argument that the methodolo-
lowered cost of such investment
gies for the evaluation of risk are de-
ceived by this rhetoric and are deficient • Better community relationships –
in their evaluation of risk – particularly this can lead to easier and quicker
environmental risk. In order to fully rec- approval of plans through the plan-
ognise and incorporate environmental ning process
costs and benefits into the investment • Improved relationship with regula-
analysis process the starting point needs tors, where relevant
to be the identification of the types of • Improved morale among workers,
costs and revenues which need to be in- leading to higher productivity, lower
corporated into the evaluation process. staff turnover and consequently
Once these types of costs have been lower recruitment and training costs
identified then it becomes possible to • General improved image and rela-
quantify such costs and to incorporate tionship with stakeholders
qualitative data concerning those less
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Many of these benefits are not just intan- rate reports. We do not assume such
gible but will take some time to realise. cynicism, although we note that the ef-
Hence the need to select an appropriate fects are beneficial for corporations and,
time horizon for the evaluation of the in the short term at least, for investors.
risk and associated effects. This time Instead part of our argument is that the
horizon will very likely be a longer one concept of sustainability is insufficiently
than under a traditional financially based understood and therefore any evaluation
evaluation. Obviously cash flows need is flawed and simplistic. Thus there is an
to be considered over that period and an opportunity for further research in this
appropriate method of evaluation (eg a area.
discounted cash flow technique) needs
to be used in the evaluation. None of this One further tentative conclusion from
will change with the incorporation of our research is concerned with the extent
environmental accounting information, of disclosure manifest through the re-
except for assessment of risk and its as- porting of such things as sustainability,
sociated impact upon the cost of capital, and is more in the nature of a prognosis.
which can be expected to rise as the true Crowther (2000b) traces an archaeology
extent of the environmental impact is fed of corporate reporting which shows that,
into the calculation. over time, the amount of information
provided – first to shareholders, then to
The steps involved in the incorporation potential investors (Gilmore & Willmott,
of environmental accounting into the 1992), then to other stakeholders – has
risk evaluation system can therefore be gradually increased throughout the last
summarised as follow: century, as firms recognised the benefit
in providing increased disclosure. Simi-
• Identify environmental implications larly the amount of disclosure regarding
in term of costs and benefits CSR activity has been increasing rapidly
• Quantify those costs and incorporate over the last decade, as firms have rec-
qualitative data regarding less tangi- ognised the commercial benefits of in-
ble benefits creased transparency. Therefore it is rea-
sonable to argue that the amount of in-
• Use appropriate financial indicators
formation regarding sustainability will
• Set an appropriate time horizon also increase, not just as firms gain a
which allows environmental effects clearer understanding of its implications
to be fully realised but also as they understand the benefits
of greater disclosure in this respect.
Conclusions
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