Assessing sustainable development goals implementation at the business level: evidence from leading european banks

The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) reflect grand challenges the global community needs to address if we are to ensure economic welfare, environmental quality as well as social cohesion and prosperity for future generations. In this respect, the role of the Banking Sector, among...

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Main Authors:	Avrampou, Anna, Αβράμπου, Άννα
Other Authors:	Skouloudis, Antonios
Language:	English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Banking Sector Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines quantitative study sustainability Economic policy Economic development Sustainable development Sustainable development reporting
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/11610/19373
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description	The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) reflect grand challenges the global community needs to address if we are to ensure economic welfare, environmental quality as well as social cohesion and prosperity for future generations. In this respect, the role of the Banking Sector, among other critical business entities and key stakeholders, is vital. The purpose of this paper is to examine the reported performance of banks over SDG endorsement, by employing a comparative assessment methodology relying on the well-established indicators of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) disclosed in stand-alone sustainability reports. Focusing on a small sample of leading European Banks in terms of sustainability management, we find that they disclose low contribution to SDGs in their reports along with considerably heterogeneous contribution to each SDGs. The most comprehensively reported SDGs tend to be linked to existing bank strategies while the critical importance of GRI indicators with multifaceted impact across several SDGs seem to be overlooked. The paper highlights managerial implications in terms of effectively improving reported SDG performance along with future research perspectives on SDG monitoring and performance appraisal within the enterprise.
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spelling	oai:hellanicus.lib.aegean.gr:11610-193732025-03-17T10:59:37Z Assessing sustainable development goals implementation at the business level: evidence from leading european banks Avrampou, Anna Αβράμπου, Άννα Skouloudis, Antonios Evangelinos, Konstantinos Σκουλούδης, Αντώνιος Ευαγγελινός, Κωνσταντίνος Περιβαλλοντική Πολιτική και Διατήρηση Βιοποικιλότητας Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Banking Sector Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines quantitative study sustainability Economic policy Economic development Sustainable development Sustainable development reporting The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) reflect grand challenges the global community needs to address if we are to ensure economic welfare, environmental quality as well as social cohesion and prosperity for future generations. In this respect, the role of the Banking Sector, among other critical business entities and key stakeholders, is vital. The purpose of this paper is to examine the reported performance of banks over SDG endorsement, by employing a comparative assessment methodology relying on the well-established indicators of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) disclosed in stand-alone sustainability reports. Focusing on a small sample of leading European Banks in terms of sustainability management, we find that they disclose low contribution to SDGs in their reports along with considerably heterogeneous contribution to each SDGs. The most comprehensively reported SDGs tend to be linked to existing bank strategies while the critical importance of GRI indicators with multifaceted impact across several SDGs seem to be overlooked. The paper highlights managerial implications in terms of effectively improving reported SDG performance along with future research perspectives on SDG monitoring and performance appraisal within the enterprise. 2019-09-16T10:33:46Z 2019-09-16T10:33:46Z 2018-05 http://hdl.handle.net/11610/19373 en Default License 28 p. application/pdf Μυτιλήνη
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title	Assessing sustainable development goals implementation at the business level: evidence from leading european banks
title_full	Assessing sustainable development goals implementation at the business level: evidence from leading european banks
title_fullStr	Assessing sustainable development goals implementation at the business level: evidence from leading european banks
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title_short	Assessing sustainable development goals implementation at the business level: evidence from leading european banks
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topic	Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Banking Sector Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines quantitative study sustainability Economic policy Economic development Sustainable development Sustainable development reporting
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Assessing sustainable development goals implementation at the business level: evidence from leading european banks

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