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Tantalo, Caterina. "Competing for Stakeholders: Three Essays on Business Sustainability". Doctoral thesis, Luiss Guido Carli, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11385/200893.
Texto completoBradley-Swanson, Orna Tricia. "Stakeholder Engagement Strategies for Nonprofit Organization Financial Sustainability". ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7462.
Texto completoWestergren, Eric y Linn Hasselgren. "Does stakeholder pressure have an effect on the quality of the sustainability report?" Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-172187.
Texto completoKaehu, Catherine. "Stakeholder Collaboration Strategies in the Hawaii Tourism Industry". ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5207.
Texto completoAl-Halwachi, Jafar y Maria Eklind. "Sustainability assurance : A qualitative study exploring the assurance process, team and report of sustainability assurance". Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-172161.
Texto completoKao, Monique Sieng y Vilma Saari. "Board Composition, Sustainability and Fim Performance : A Nordics-Oriented Quantitative Study on a Global Trend". Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-161284.
Texto completoHöjlind, Jonatan y Wael Shehadeh. "Sustainability performance & Ownership structure on the Nordic market : A quantitative study on the relationship between the two". Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-185316.
Texto completoLindkvist, Lovisa y Olle Saric. "Sustainability Performance and Capital Structure : An analysis of the relationship between ESG rating and debt ratio". Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-172993.
Texto completoDemircioglu, Edessa y Karoline Norheim. "Organizational façades and hypocrisy within sustainability reports : A qualitative content analysis of Royal Bank of Scotland’s sustainability reports between 2008-2013". Thesis, Högskolan i Jönköping, Internationella Handelshögskolan, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-43791.
Texto completoWerner, Thom, William Johansson y Rydberg Johan Finn. "Från dåtid till nutid : En studie om förändringar kring hållbarhetsredovisning mellan åren 1998–2019". Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-48544.
Texto completoTitel Från dåtid till nutid - En studie om förändringar i hållbarhetsredovisning mellan åren 1998–2019. Nivå Kandidatuppsats Författare William Johansson, Johan Finn Rydberg, Thom Werner Handledare Esbjörn Segelod Datum 2020-06-09 Nyckelord Sustainability, Sustainability reports, Signalling theory, Stakeholder theory, Business emissions, Equality, Corruption, Donation, Business Research, GRI, CSR, CSR history, Voluntary disclosure och Legitimacy theory. Frågeställningar Hur har företags hållbarhetsredovisning påverkats av förändringen i GRI:s ramverk, mätt i antal sidor samt branschtillhörighet mellan åren 1998-2019? Hur har begrepp inom miljö, socialt och ekonomiskt ansvar förändrats i företags hållbarhetsredovisningar mellan åren 1998–2019? Syfte Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur svenska företag i branscherna fordon, energi samt skog- och pappersproduktion har påverkat sin hållbarhetsredovisning utifrån miljö, socialt och ekonomiskt perspektiv, mellan åren 1998–2019. Metod Studiens tillvägagångssätt är kvantitativ metod med innehållsanalys som var tänkt att bestå av totalt 75 stycken hållbarhetsrapporter men endast 62 stycken kunde användas. Dessa 62 rapporter kommer från 25 olika företag som tillhör energi, skogs- och pappersproduktion och bilbranschen. Studien använde sig av hållbarhetsredovisningar från 1998–2019. Resultatet kodades därefter i ett kodningsschema. Slutsats Den slutsats som kan uppsatsen visar är att en ökning av antal hållbarhetsrapporter har ökat i alla tre branscher. Även de flesta orden påvisar en ökning under 1998–2019.
Bowallius, Saga y Rebecca Samuelsson. "From Old-Fashioned to Trend-Setters : How H&M's CSR Work has Developed over Time". Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-414754.
Texto completoAhmad, Sadaf. "Non-profit Organizations : Development of nonprofit organization’s sustainability reports". Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-26554.
Texto completoSyfte: Denna studie syftar till att analysera och utvärdera tre ideella organisationer och hur deras hållbarhetsredovisning rapporter har förändrats och utvecklats mellan åren 2017 och2019. Studien analyserar hur parametrar i hållbarhetsredovisning rapporter har beaktats. Studien kommer också att analysera hur hållbarhetsredovisning rapporter möter intressenternas informationsbehov. Metod: Med hänsyn till uppsatsens syftet och frågeställningar har studien en kvalitativ ansats. Studien utgår ifrån en sekundärdata metod som är ett flexibelt och lämpligt tillvägagångssätt. Studien består också av empiriska studier som kommer att bidra till att stärka studiens kvalitet. Den insamlade datan i empirin har analyserats med underlag av den teoretiska referensramen. Teoretiska perspektiv: Den teoretiska referensram som uppsatsen bygger på är hållbarutveckling, hållbarhetsredovisning, triple bottom line och intressentteori. Empiri: De tre ideella organisationer som har undersökts i denna uppsats är Röda Korset, Rädda barnen och WWF. Resultat: Parametrarna under dimensioner, miljöansvar, socialt ansvar och ekonomiskt ansvar i respektive organisation har likheter. Till exempel ses miljökraven för inköp och upphandling i både Röda korsets och i Rädda barnens hållbarhetsrapporter. Ett annat exempel på likhet som kan ses i alla de tre organisationernas hållbarhetsrapporter är jämställdhet och mångfald. Organisationens fokus för olika parametrar i hållbarhetsrapporter beror på vilken typ av verksamhet de har. Utvecklingen av respektive organisations hållbarhetsrapporter under 2017har varit anmärkningsvärt. Före 2017 var Rädda barnen en pionjär när det gäller att presenterahållbarhetsrapporter. Medan Röda Korset och WWF började presentera hållbarhetsrapporter först år 2017. Alla de tre respektive organisationerna har enligt sin intressentanalys inkluderat alla parametrar som är viktiga för deras intressenter. De respektive organisationerna försöker genom sina dialoger med både interna och externa intressenter möter intressenternas behov av information.
Dahlberg, Linnea y Frida Wiklund. "ESG Investing In Nordic Countries : An analysis of the Shareholder view of creating value". Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-149988.
Texto completoKindberg, Linda y Maria Larsson. "Integrerad Rapportering : två sidor av samma mynt". Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Ekonomihögskolan, ELNU, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-13338.
Texto completoSyftet med uppsatsen är att genom en begreppsbestämning redogöra för innebörden av begreppet integrerad rapportering. Uppsatsens empiriska undersökning syftar att redogöra för utvecklingen av integrerad rapportering genom att identifiera utvecklingens bidragande drivkrafter och aktörer. Vi syftar även att identifiera och förklara vilka konsekvenser integrerad rapportering får för företag samt beskriva, analysera och skapa förståelse för vad som krävs av företag och vilka utmaningar en tillämpning av integrerad rapportering kan innebära. För att uppnå uppsatsens syfte har vi formulerat huvudfrågan: Vad är integrerad rapportering och vad kan denna utveckling komma att innebära för företag? För att besvara huvudfrågan har vi valt att tillämpa en kvalitativ metod med flerfallsstudier som forskningsstrategi där vi fokuserat på fyra fallföretag. Den teoretiska referensramen redogör för intressentteorin och legitimitetsteorin, vilka beskriver relationen mellan företag och dess intressenter. Den empiriska referensramen består av två empiriska kapitel; normgivarnas perspektiv samt företagens perspektiv av integrerad rapportering. Analyskapitlet sammanför den teoretiska referensramen tillsammans med de två empiriska kapitlen. De områden som diskuteras i analysen är innebörden av begreppet integrerad rapportering, de drivande faktorerna till dess utveckling, problematiken kring införandet av integrerad rapportering samt vilka positiva effekter integrerad rapportering kan medföra. I uppsatsens slutsats konstateras att en integrerad rapport bör utgöra företagets primära rapport där de finansiella och icke finansiella faktorerna sätts i relation till varandra. Företaget demonstrerar därmed verksamhetens helhet på ett tydligt och transparent sätt. Utvecklingen av integrerad rapportering är intressentstyrd då det främst är företagets primära intressenter som efterfrågar en transparent redovisning som inkluderar företagets hållbarhetsfrågor. Det huvudsakliga kravet för lyckas med en integrerad rapportering anses vara ett förändrat synsätt, vilket först och främst krävs i högsta ledningen.
Lam, Daniel y Amel Hasanovic. "Diskurser som legitimerande verktyg : En diskursanalys av hållbarhetsredovisningar inom kläd- och flygbranschen i Skandinavien". Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-21610.
Texto completoincreasingly common for companies to produce sustainability reports containing demands from stakeholders. Previous studies through this communication channel has focused on the content and not on how constructions of the company's sustainability are made in their report. The purpose of this study is to examine how an organization communicates in its sustainability report in order to perceive as legitimate through specific discourses. The authors of this case study use discourses as a theoretical point of view which is also used as a method. This case study examines empirical material retrieved from companies operating in the apparel and aviation industry published after 2017. The analytical process used in this essay is through a discourse analysis which shows that companies apply various discourse strategies as a legitimacy device throughout their sustainability report. Companies can therefore appear sustainable as a result of gaining legitimacy. This paper is written in Swedish.
Gustafsson, Pauline y Caroline Topolovec. "Ägarstruktur : Hur påverkar det företags hållbarhetsredovisning?" Thesis, Högskolan Kristianstad, Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-15764.
Texto completoTornberg, Oskar y Svensson Gabriel Gebremariam. "Sustainability Standards Board : En studie om intressenters attityder till ett redovisningsramverk för hållbarhet". Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-25732.
Texto completoAt the end of 2019, a project group was put together by IFRS Foundation, with the goal of examining stakeholders' demand for accounting for sustainability and finding out what IFRS Foundations could do to respond to any demand. This resulted in a document called consultation paper on sustainability reporting, which was released in September 2020. The document addresses the possible need for global accounting standards for sustainability, whether IFRS Foundation should be involved and, if so, how much. IFRS Foundation presents a proposal for a Sustainability Standards Board, which involves, under the direction of the IFRS Foundation, developing global accounting standards for sustainability. The problem discussion for the study presents different stakeholders' needs for accounting standards for sustainability and what the range of accounting standards for sustainability looks like today, which resulted in the purpose of the study. The first purpose of the study is to examine how the attitudes of different stakeholders differ regarding whether there is a need for global accounting standards for sustainability. The second purpose is to examine how stakeholders' attitudes differ as to whether the IFRS Foundation can use its relationships to promote an accounting framework for sustainability, and whether such a framework should operate under the IFRS Foundation. The study has used an abductive research approach as a starting point, which means both deductive and inductive elements. The intention of the study has been to analyse and interpret documents to gain a deeper understanding of the stakeholders' comments, which has resulted in the use of a qualitative content analysis. As of February 11, it had received 577 comments from stakeholders. The selection process resulted in a total of 277 comment letters, which is the foundation of the study's empirical and analytic component. The results of the study show that a strong majority of stakeholders believe that there is a need for global accounting standards for sustainability and that they can appropriately operate under the governance structure of the IFRS Foundation. The result also states that respondents value IFRS Foundation's stakeholders and relationships they have developed during their work with financial accounting. However, they lack expertise and experience from sustainability work. The conclusion is that there were no differences between stakeholder groups in any of the aspects, since virtually everyone is in favour of IFRS Foundation's issues. This sends a signal that the IFRS Foundation's proposal to create the Sustainability Standards Board should be implemented, but that they should be implemented in cooperation with other initiatives.This master's thesis is written in Swedish.
Eriksson, Stina y Olga Khroustova. "Hur ett globalt detaljhandelsföretag framställer sig som ett hållbart företag : Longitudinell diskursanalys av H&M:s hållbarhetsrapporter år 2002 och 2018". Thesis, Högskolan Kristianstad, Fakulteten för ekonomi, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-19591.
Texto completoDiscourses are societal discussions where social phenomena are being defined. In the context of sustainability reporting it means that discourses shape the image of what people percieve as a sustainable company. Consequently it is important how a global company constructs the image of a sustainable company. Issues of sustainability get increasingly more attention. Sustainability reporting is a tool for companies to communicate their sustainability performance to their stakeholders. Retail companies with production outsourced to developing countries are often held responsible for the actions of their suppliers. The aim of this study is to show the discourses used by a global retail company in the sustainability reports in order to construct the image of a sustainable company, as well as to show how these discourses change over time. The study has a qualitative approach designed as a case study. The empirical material consists of H&M’s sustainability reports covering 2002 and 2018. The method is discourse analysis. The result of the study shows that H&M’s way to construct the image of a sustainable company has changed over time. The most distinct discourse change is the ambition to lead the fashion industry to sustainability and to give a positive contribution to the environmental and socio-economical challenges the planet faces. The study provides knowledge of how H&M constructs the image of a sustainable company over time. Discourses in sustainability reports shape the image of a sustainable company and thereby influence the way people percieve what a sustainable company is. That is why it is important to analyse the discourses the global retail company H&M uses.
Vahlberg, Josefin y Elin Broman. "Integrerad hållbarhetsredovisning : En kvantitativ studie om vad som påverkar företags val att upprätta sin hållbarhetsredovisning som integrerad eller som från årsredovisningen en avskild rapport". Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-167526.
Texto completoIntroduction The interest in sustainability reporting is something that has increased in recent years. According to the Sustainability Act, large companies in Sweden must annually prepare a sustainability report either integrated or as a separate report from the annual report. There is a current discussion about whether the sustainability report should be integrated or as a separate report. Purpose The study aims to explain what factors have influenced Swedish listed companies to prepare their sustainability report as integrated or as a separate report from the annual report, before and after the requirement for statutory sustainability reporting. Method This quantitative cross-sectional study has been conducted through a deductive approach. Empirical data has been collected through reviews of companies' annual reports and sustainability reports. Conclusion The study's results show that there are factors that influence companies' choices in establishing an integrated sustainability report. The study found a positive significant relationship between the dependent variable Integrated Sustainability Report and the independent variables company size, industry affiliation, and choice of audit firm.
Stener, Olivia y Pernilla Siverot. "Hållbarhetsredovisning i tre branscher : En komparativ innehållsanalys av nio svenska företags hållbarhetsrapporter". Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-48434.
Texto completoDate: 9th of June 2020 Level: Bachelor thesis in Business Administration, 15 cr Institution: School of Business, Society and Engineering, Mälardalen University Authors: Pernilla Siverot Olivia Stener (97/04/01) (97/11/09) Title: Sustainability reporting in three industries: A comparative content analysis of nine Swedish firms’ sustainability reports. Tutor: Esbjörn Segelod Keywords: Sustainability reporting, CSR, TBL, Signaling theory, GRI, Stakeholders, Legitimacy Research question: How do firms in the telecommunication, food and medicine industries represent their sustainability reports in regards of the essentiality requirement? Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze sustainability reports in regards of what the firms consider essential, focusing on the signaling theory and other complementary theories. This through a study of sustainability reports in the telecommunication, food, and medicine industries. Method: A comparative content analysis in character of a qualitative method, through a comparison of sustainability reports. The analysis was applied to nine firms of three different business with a foundation of literature reviews in the sustainability field. Conclusion: The result showed no significant deviations between the different industries regarding their sustainability reports and what they consider essential to present. However, there were minor differences between the firms in the same industry, but generally they focused on the same components to a similar extent, which are financial, social, and environmental sustainability.
Lindström, Konrad y Pontus Engdahl. "Global Reporting Initiative-rapportering i två branscher : En komparativ studie om Global Reporting Initiative-rapportering". Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Handelshögskolan (from 2013), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-85686.
Texto completoTruong, Alex y Walid Dost. "Hållbarhetsredovisning i bankbranschen : En kvalitativ studie över hur banker kommunicerar sitt hållbarhetsarbete". Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-23464.
Texto completoSustainability reporting is an instrument that has two basic functions: an instrument for increased transparency and one for controlling sustainability processes. The transparency perspective includes how the company can present its sustainability work through its sustainability report so that it becomes more visible to its stakeholders. The governance perspective is about how companies can control, measure and target the sustainability issues that are considered important through sustainability reporting. At present, it is mainly large companies that choose to make sustainability reports. Research shows that companies in environmentally sensitive industries place greater emphasis on sustainability reporting than companies in less environmentally sensitive industries. In autumn 2016, a legislative amendment was introduced in the Annual Accounts Act, which means that all major Swedish companies are obliged to report on sustainability. As the banks are a powerful player in the struggle for sustainable development, we want to investigate how the legal requirement has affected the banks 'sustainability report and even if the banks' sustainability report is developing into a standard for the industry. The purpose of the thesis is to investigate the occurrence of changes in how companies in the Swedish banking industry report their sustainability work after the introduction of the new Accounting law. Furthermore, we want to investigate earlier times of similarities between the banks' sustainability reporting and whether it is moving towards a normative direction for the industry. Our study will help with existing research in the area of sustainability reporting. In order to answer our purpose, we have chosen a qualitative research strategy with a deductive research approach. Our research is based on existing theories in the area and the purpose is to investigate whether we can find evidence for these theories in our research. Analyzes show that there has been a clear change in how the banks communicate the various keywords and the context within it or the words. For all banks, there has been a significant increase in words linked to the context management perspective and values and principles. In addition, the proportion of words linked to the context of future plans has decreased significantly. Another conclusion we have been able to draw is that the new legal requirement also contributes to increase Affordability of the Sustainability Report between companies within the same industry. This can be explained by companies in the same industry often have the same challenges, risks and key performance indicators.
Enström, Frida y Emma Hermanssson. "Utvärdering av hållbarhetsredovisning : En studie som visar viktiga faktorer vid aktieägarnas utvärdering och jämförelser av hållbarhetsredovisningar". Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för handel och företagande, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-14152.
Texto completoBackground Today companies include CSR in their operations and establish sustainability reports which is a consequence of increased pressure from society and company stakeholders, including shareholders. Previous studies find that the information in sustainability reports varies, which complicates the ability of readers to evaluate different sustainability reports and compare it between companies. For example, to receive value from the CSR-activities, shareholders must in a correct way interpret and value the activities. Companies' work with CSR can create value for shareholders by increasing the trust of stakeholders which leads to protection of the company when negative events occur. Purpose Our purpose is to contribute to understanding the use of sustainability reports when comparing between different companies and what information that is important for shareholders to evaluate in sustainability reports. Methods We conducted our study in line with the qualitative method. The empirical data was gathered through six semi-structured interviews. Analyses of the empirical result in relation to theories and previous studies presented in our theoretical framework led to our conclusions. Results This study shows that transparency, credibility and essential are important factors for shareholders to evaluate in sustainability reports. Shareholders should also evaluate risks, as well as the probability that these will occur and what it will have for consequences. Our study shows that sustainability reports are useful when comparing different companies because the evaluation is based on the comprehensive picture, which allows shareholders to ignore the fact that the companies report different types of information.
Lindberg, Therese y Jacob Sennhed. "Omfattningen av hållbarhetsredovisning för svenska företag : Vilka bolagsstyrningsmekanismer påverkar omfattningen?" Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-158009.
Texto completoIntroduction Ahead of company´s annual account for year 2017, larger companies will also construct and present a sustainability report as a complement to the financial measures. However, the companies do not have to follow the regulations if they explain why. Surveys nevertheless indicate shortcomings in the sustainability report where the information is not complete despite the new regulation. Through system-oriented theories and positive accounting theory, there are expectations as to how companies' corporate governance mechanisms will affect the sustainability report. Purpose The purpose of this study is to explain whether corporate governance mechanisms affect the extent of corporate sustainability report. Method This study has a deductive approach with a quantitative method. Hypothesis has been formulated through system-oriented theories and positive accounting theory connect with earlier research about corporate governance. The study has a cross-sectional design where the empirical data consist of secondary data and then examined in regression analyzes. Conclusion The study's results show that there is a significant correlation between foreign ownership and the extent of the sustainability report. Contrary to previous studies, there is also a slight negative correlation between a female CEO and the extent. Finally, the study's results show that there are positive correlations between the control variables auditor's statement and the application of GRI and the extent, where GRI resulted in strong relationships.
Hallberg, Angelica y Sofie Persson. "Kulturens betydelse för hållbarhetsredovisning : jämförelse mellan Nordens länder". Thesis, Kristianstad University, School of Health and Society, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-6845.
Texto completoProblem: Det finns skillnader kring hållbarhetsredovisning mellan länder när det gäller reglering, tillämpning av GRI:s (Global Reporting Initiatives) riktlinjer, intressenternas makt att påverka med flera. Dessa skillnader kan ha uppstått på grund av många orsaker men i denna uppsats kommer det att utredas om kulturen kan förklara dessa skillnader.
Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att beskriva och förklara i vilken utsträckning kulturen har en inverkan på hur de olika nordiska länderna väljer att lagstifta kring hållbarhetsredovisning och hur företagen tillämpar GRI:s riktlinjer. Men även om intressenternas makt att påverka företagen att göra en hållbarhetsredovisning har någon förklaring i kulturen.
Metod: Den insamlade datan är huvudsakligen kvalitativ men har kompletterats med en del kvantitativ data. Insamlingen har skett genom litteratursökning, telefonintervjuer och en e-mailkontakt. Vid telefonintervjuerna har vi utgått ifrån ett frågeformulär och låtit respondenterna besvara frågorna med egna ord. Respondenterna har valts utifrån Fredrik Ljungdahls affärsnätverk inom PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers).
Resultat: Det finns en svag kulturell förklaring till hur företagen i nordens länder väljer att lagstifta kring hållbarhetsredovisning, tillämpa GRI:s riktlinjer samt vilken makt intressenterna har att påverka företagen till att hållbarhetsredovisa. Graden av lagstadgad kontroll kan förklara skillnader i reglering medan det inte finns någon kulturell förklaring till tillämpningen av GRI:s riktlinjer. Graden av maktdistans kan slutligen förklara intressenternas makt att påverka företagen till att hållbarhetsredovisa.
Problem: There are some differences in sustainability reporting between countries when it comes to regulation, applying GRI:s (Global Reporting Initiatives) guiding principles, stakeholders´ power to influence and so on. These differences can appear from different reasons but in this graduate paper we will investigate if these differences can be explained by cultural factors.
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe and explain to which extent the culture has any impact on how the Nordic countries choose to regulate the sustainability reporting and how the companies apply GRI:s guiding principles. But also if the stakeholders´ power to affect companies to do a sustainability report can have its explanation in the culture.
Method: The gathered data is mainly qualitative but has been complemented with quantitative data. The gathering has been done through literature research, telephone interviews and an e-mail contact. In the telephone interviews we used a question form although the interviewee was allowed to answer the questions in his or her own words. The interviewee have been chosen on the basis of Fredrik Ljungdahls business network within PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers).
Result: There are a weak cultural explanation to how the Nordic countries choose to regulate the sustainability reporting, apply GRI:s guiding principles and which power the stakeholders´ have to influence the companies to do a sustainability report. The degree of statutory control can explain the differences in regulation while there are no cultural explanation to the application of GRI:s guiding principles. The degree of powerdistance can finally explain the stakeholders´ power to influence the companies to do a sustainability report.
Larsson, Josefine y Sophie Svensson. "Lika men ändå så olika : Intressenters tolkning och jämförelse av företag som använder GRI vid hållbarhetsrapportering". Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-416774.
Texto completoThe topic of sustainability is a topic that most people are familiar with. But something that is relatively new and foreign to most is sustainability reporting. companies report how they work on issues related to the environment, social conditions, staff, respect for human rights and countering corruption. Reporting this to its stakeholders can be significant as it displays and create legitimacy and be crucial to the company's existence. Stakeholders also want to be able to compare companies in order to make the right decisions, but this can be problematic as there are several ways to report the same matter. Therefore, the purpose of the study is to investigate how comparability and legitimacy are affected based on how companies prepare their sustainability report. What the study finds is that legitimacy and comparability are negatively affected by the few guidelines that currently prevail.
Harrysson, Ebba y Enesa Husic. "Intressentengagemang i hållbarhetsredovisningar : en studie av fyra företag i den svenska banksektorn". Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-26032.
Texto completoDue to the increased focus on sustainability, stakeholders place increased demands on information. Freeman's (1984, s. 25) definition of the term stakeholder is the basis for the development of previous research in the subject. The concept of stakeholder is wide, which has led to the concept being problematized. The majority of companies today choose to apply a sustainability report in order to show transparency and meet the expectations of key stakeholders. Sustainability reporting has traditionally been voluntary in Sweden and applied through self-regulation. As of 1 July 2016, the largest companies in Sweden are required to report sustainability. The legal requirement is based on the fact that the government considered that stakeholders today find sustainability issues increasingly relevant and that investment in companies is also based on this. There are several organizations that have developed principles and guidelines for how sustainability should be reported. The Global Reporing Initiative (GRI) is one of the major international frameworks that can be used by companies to prepare a sustainability report. The purpose of this study is to highlight how the four largest banking groups in Sweden choose to engage their stakeholders in their sustainability reports, and how the commitment has changed over time. The results of this study will contribute to increased knowledge of the banks' ways of engaging their stakeholders in the work with sustainability reporting. In order to be able to answer the purpose and research questions, we have used a qualitative content analysis of each bank's sustainability reports and a word analysis with quantitative features, for all surveyed years. The years covered in this study are 2010, 2012, 2017 and 2020. The selected years enable a mapping of changes in the banks' sustainability reports over a longer period. All analyzed banks prepare their sustainability reports in accordance with GRI's guidelines. The results of this study make it possible to conclude that all banks studied have a similar view and categorization of their stakeholders. A second conclusion is that the majority of banks have chosen to identify and engage their stakeholders and their expectations primarily through materiality analyzes and stakeholder dialogues. This is explained and stated to form the basis for the design of the sustainability report. The final conclusion is that three out of four analyzed banking groups have increased their stakeholder involvement over the years analyzed. The change is made clear by the number of times the most significant stakeholder groups appear in the word analysis presented in the study results.This study is written in Swedish.
Björkefelt, Miranda, H. Ebba-Lotta Granbom y Johanna Stegborg. "Hållbarhetsarbete på operativ nivå i en livsmedelskoncern - Vad görs och varför?" Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-80941.
Texto completoBackground and Problem: Sustainability work is becoming increasingly important for organizations to consider meeting stakeholder demands and to gain legitimacy in society. As the sustainability work affects many parts of the organization, it is important that the work is integrated in all its parts. Today, many organizations are active in implementing sustainability work in the business, which often lead to changes in the way the organization's various units work. Purpose: This study aims to gain a deeper understanding of how the sustainability work in the stores relates to the Group-wide sustainability strategy. Theoretical reference frame: The study is based on stakeholder theory, legitimacy theory, opportunity and risks and management tools. Method: A case study has been conducted on three subsidiaries belonging to the Axfood Group. The study is designed according to a qualitative research method and have a deductive research approach. The empirical material has been collected via five semi-structured interviews and Axfood's sustainability strategy “Mat 2030” which is the Group's vision for the next few years. Conclusion: At operational level, the daily work is affected by the sustainability work. Out on the units, work is being done to highlight sustainable products, source sort, inform customers and reduce food waste. Work at the operational level in the various retail chains is different because they target different customer groups. Through training, however, Axfood creates an agreement on values regardingsustainable work through the Group's units. This contributes to a corporate culture that places great emphasis on sustainability work against social responsibility and legitimacy rather than financial gain. Key words: Sustainability work, Operational level, Management tools, Stakeholder theory, Legitimacy theory.
Anouz, Mohamad y Aldin Zahirović. "Hållbarhetsredovisning : en studie om vilken påverkan bransch och storlek har på företagens hållbarhetsrapporter mellan tre branscher". Thesis, Högskolan Kristianstad, Fakulteten för ekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-21105.
Texto completoSocial and environmental issues are topics that play an important role in envisioning a sustainable and fair future. The purpose of this study was to investigate how industry affiliation and company size, measured by the number of employees, affect the amount of information a company reports in its sustainability report. The thesis examined fifteen companies listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange's Large Cap, which included companies in the finance, industrial and telecom sectors. The purpose and hypotheses of the study were examined by using a multiple case study through a quantitative research approach, where a content analysis was conducted on each of the respective companies' sustainability reports for the year of 2019. The content analysis was built upon a checklist based on GRI's established guidelines for sustainability reports. The collected data was then transferred from the checklist to a coding template. This was done in order to show and to quantify the study's research topic in to numbers. The collected empirical data was thereafter analyzed based on the given theoretical frame of reference, where the purpose and materials of the study were linked to the legitimacy and stakeholder theories. The study's conclusion indicates that both industry affiliation and company size in terms of the number of employees are a crucial factors in the amount of information a company puts in its sustainability report.
Avdic, Adna y Andreas Brodd. "Hållbarhetsredovisning i kommuner : En studie som jämför kommuner i Västra Götaland". Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för handel och företagande, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-15318.
Texto completoToday, more and more companies and organizations are working on CSR activities because it is something the public demands more and more that companies and organizations should take environmental and community considerations into account. Municipal operations differ from companies and have no compulsory law to establish a sustainability report. Because sustainability reports are more applicable to companies, it will be difficult for municipalities to introduce this. The municipalities have different interest groups to consider where the two most important are politicians and residents. Due to the existence of information asymmetry between municipalities and their stakeholders, they have an obligation to provide information to reduce this. The study aims to investigate municipalities in Västra Götaland to see how they work with sustainability reporting and whether they only report the economic aspect or the environmental and social aspects of Tripel Bottom Line. The aim is also to look at which stakeholders the sustainability report is aimed at, but also to contribute to a greater understanding of sustainability reporting in municipal operations. The implementation of the study has been done through qualitative interviews where six municipalities have been interviewed and a total of nine informants have contributed with information to answer the purpose of the study. The obtained empirical material has come up with an analysis that is in relation to the theoretical frame of reference, which in turn has led to the conclusion.The study has concluded that municipalities act differently when they follow up and analyze their results, but that they are all based on the social, environmental and economic dimensions. However, there are difficulties when municipalities are to analyze their key figures to see, for example, increased sickness absence due to the absence of a general approach for municipalities to use. The study also found that a municipality has a wide range of stakeholders but that these stakeholders are valued differently.
Ahmed, Zeineb y Maja Cecavac. "Hållbarhetsredovisning i banksektorn : En undersökning av motiv till hållbarhetsredovisning och lagkravets påverkan". Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-21601.
Texto completoPurpose: The aim of this study is to research what motivates companies in the banking sector to establish sustainability accounting reports, and what these reports can add to a company from a business perspective. The perspective is linked to three different theories: stakeholder theory, legitimacy theory and institutional theory. Furthermore, this study will examine whether the law on sustainability accounting in annual reports, issued in July 2016, has influenced the formation of sustainability accounting reports within the banking sector.Methodology: This essay has a case study design. The research has been conducted on five selected companies within the banking sector. Two different methods of qualitative data collection were used: telephone interviews, and qualitative content analysis on reports prepared between 2015 and 2018.Result: The collected data showed that companies produce sustainability accounting reports because it is natural. The main reasons for establishing a sustainability accounting report are pressure and expectations from stakeholders and the maintenance of legitimacy. Establishing a sustainability accounting report has generated more positive effects than negative, such as internal and external legitimacy and a strong reputation and brand. The study has also shown that the legal requirement that was introduced in July 2016 regarding sustainability accounting has not made a significant impact on the formation of the companies' sustainability accounting reports, besides becoming sharper in all areas covered by the law.Originality/value: The study contributes to an increased understanding of what motivates companies within the banking sector to engage in sustainability accounting and what it has subsequently added to companies. It has also contributed to a deeper understanding of the legal requirements introduced in July 2016 as a new phenomenon. The law is relatively new and therefore much research has not been done in the area of how the legal requirements have actually affected companies.
Blom, Elin y Alexandra Larsson. "The non- straightforward link between anti-corruption and CSR-reporting : A study assessing the quality of CSR disclosure regarding anti-corruption of four Swedish banks". Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-172917.
Texto completoArnou, Corentin y Marcus Hammarstedt. "DOES IT PAY TO BE ESG? : An empirical analysis of sustainability in the Nordic countries from a risk and valuation perspective". Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-185361.
Texto completoForsberg, Johannes y Madelene Viberg. "Faktorer som förklarar hållbarhetsrapportering i svenska kommuner". Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Filosofiska fakulteten, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-176652.
Texto completoNorvik, Johan y Adrian Wagner. "Hållbarhetsredovisning i publika och statliga bolag : En kvalitativ studie om skillnader i publika och statliga bolags hållbarhetsredovisning". Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-166548.
Texto completoBakgrund Hållbarhetsredovisning är ett förhållandevis oreglerat fenomen om man jämför med lagstiftning och normer kring redovisningen av finansiella rapporter. Med ett större tolkningsutrymme för hur redovisningen av hållbarhet ska utföras, kan andra faktorer utöver lagstiftning och normer påverka utformningen av hållbarhetsredovisningen. En jämförelse mellan statligt ägda bolag och publika bolag genomfördes i denna studie för att undersöka vilka skillnader som förelåg i hållbarhetsredovisningen bland valda bolag. Syfte Studiens syfte är att undersöka och jämföra hållbarhetsredovisningen i statliga och publika bolag. Metod Studien är kvalitativ med en främst deduktiv ansats. En tematisk innehållsanalys av bolagens års-och hållbarhetsredovisningar gjordes. Slutsats Flera väsentliga skillnader i hållbarhetsredovisningen identifierades och diskuterades i kontext till den teoretiska ramverket.
Arvidsson, Niclas y Jonatan Alvarson. "Rapporteringskravets påverkan på hållbarhetsrapporteringen : En jämförelse av innehållet mellan fyra olika branscher". Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-26529.
Texto completoBackground and problem discussion: Sustainability has become a growing topic of discussion and an increased pressure on sustainability has led to a legal requirement being added for companies to report sustainability in the annual report. Among other things, GRI has developed guidelines for a clear structure for sustainability reporting, but the problem is that the company works with different stakeholders and uses different indicators in the reporting, which in turn makes it difficult to compare different sustainability reports with each other. Purpose and question: The purpose of this study is to investigate what Swedish listed companies present in their sustainability reports. Furthermore, the purpose is to contribute to an increased understanding of how different companies' sustainability reporting differs in content both over time and between industries. The purpose of the study is also to answer the questions about how the content of the sustainability reports has changed between 2015 and 2020. Method: To answer the study's question, we carry out a quantitative content analysis of a total of twenty different companies' sustainability reporting. In the study, we have chosen to examine listed companies from four different industries, a total of five companies from each industry. For the content analysis, we will use a coding scheme that we do ourselves where we start from the categories economically, environmentally, and socially. The categories are taken from the triple bottom line. The analysis is performed as a quantitative analysis according to the word method where we observe and mark concepts and words that we link to the categories in our coding scheme. The study also examines whether there is any statistically significant correlation between the number of pages that companies present and the number of observations made. Empirical data and conclusion: The results from the study indicate that the companies 'focus in the report has shifted from social sustainability in 2015 to that environmental sustainability is instead the category that is presented most times in 2020. In terms of content in the companies' accounts, the two concepts are used in the same way. the years. It is only in the environmental category that we find new concepts or that certain environmental parts have become a larger section in the companies' reporting. From the study, what distinguishes most between the years is the scope of companies' accounts, the number of observations and pages increased remarkably from 2015 to 2020. The correlation between the variables also shows statistical significance.
Olausson, Jesper y Fransson Jessica Brattén. "Hållbarhetsredovisningens utformning och innehåll : En komparativ studie mellan tre branscher". Thesis, Karlstads universitet, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-68465.
Texto completoSustainability is an up-to-date issue and it’s often mentioned in media. The planet is overpopulated, people are starving and the living conditions differ significantly between the continents. The resources of the earth are used to a greater extent than the planet is capable of. This has led to environmental problems and that the society has high demands of corporate social responsibility. Stakeholders’ requirements have led to the fact that the establishment of sustainability reports has become more common. The purpose of this thesis is to examine how sustainability reports are designed in three different industries in Sweden and compare them to distinguish any similarities or differences that may exist. Further, alternative explanations for the similarities and differences will be made. The industries that have been studied are the following: consumer electronics industry, clothing industry and food industry. In order to answer the study's purpose and questions, an in-depth analysis of 15 companies’ sustainability reports has been made. Then a comparison has been made between these companies and industries in order to determine if there are any similarities or differences. Based on the empirical material, the design of the reviewed reports is different in appearance but the content is relatively similar. However, there are also a few differences in the content and these may depend on the environment for which each company is active and what kind of requirements its stakeholders have on the company's sustainability work. Similarities between the industries and companies can be explained with the help of legitimacy theory and institutional theory. Companies want to achieve legitimacy towards the society and one way to do this is to imitate the companies that establish successful sustainability reports. The study is a mapping of sustainability reports in three different industries, highlighting similarities and differences, as well as possible reasons why companies design their sustainability report in the way they have done.
Lazic, Bojan y Melisa Vranjkovina. "Extern granskning av hållbarhetsrapporter : Vilka är motiven?" Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-14435.
Texto completoSustainability has been the subject of debate in recent decades. Many companies have more or less been involved in the development, and we have increasingly seen companies begin with sustainability reporting. Companies have more or less adapted to the development. More and more companies choose to report for sustainability. The demands from the society are increasing with time. Companies adapt to these demands and a relatively new trend that can be seen is the external review of sustainability reports. Suddenly, it is no longer sufficient to solely report sustainability, but there is also a need for a third party review. What we can see is that more and more listed companies allow their sustainability report to be reviewed by an external party. The aim of this study is to examine why listed companies on OMX Nasdaq Stockholm, of which report for sustainability in accordance with GRI, let their sustainability reports be externally reviewed by an external party. The study is qualitative in nature and contains eight semi-structured interviews. Respondents were selected on the basis that they should be responsible for sustainability reporting in the companies, of which has been developed in accordance with GRI guidelines. The study shows that legitimacy theory, stakeholder theory and institutional theory can explain why the listed companies in this study let their sustainability report be reviewed by an external party. The answers that the respondents have given have been confirmed by the theories. The study shows that the majority of companies motivate the external review in a similar manner. Credibility, transparency and quality are the factors that appear to be the main reasons for external reviewing. Another conclusion that can be drawn is that many companies motivate the external review with saying that stakeholders value it, which leads to many companies choosing third party review. Finally, it is also found that the external review of the sustainability report not only contributes with something externally but also internally in terms of internal improvement areas, which motivates the listed companies in this study to allow the sustainability report to be reviewed by an external party.
Fejes, Sara y Aleksandra Nikolova. "Avslöjandet av negativ information i förhållande till företagsspecifika faktorer : En kvantitativ innehållsanalys på statligt ägda bolag i Sverige". Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-45946.
Texto completoSince 2007, State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) must produce sustainability reports in accordance with GRI or another international framework. This is to increase the companies' transparency for its’ stakeholders and society. In the state's ownership policy, it is of great importance for the companies to appear transparent, which means that both positive and negative information must be included in the sustainability reports. The purpose of this study has been to investigate the extent to which Swedish State-Owned Enterprises report negative information and which company-specific factors can affect negative disclosures. The theoretical framework that has been used to explain this phenomenon is Stakeholder Theory, Legitimacy Theory, Consumer Skepticism and Two-Sided CSR. The methodological approach is based on a content analysis which was further analyzed with the support of correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis to find connections between the study variables. The results showed that State-Owned Enterprises report negative information to a greater extent in Social Aspects, where the Environmental Aspects came closely behind. The study states that the company-specific factor Number of pages could demonstrate a statistical significance to the disclosure of negative information.
El, hajjari Borg Mounia y Elin Sundberg. "Licence to Talk : Sustainability Managers and their Managerial Realities within the Corporate Sustainability Paradox". Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-448552.
Texto completoCarlsson, Julia y Olsson Sofia Bergbom. "ESG-score och styrelsen : Svenska företags hållbarhetsredovisning, könsdiversifiering och styrelsepositioner". Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-447479.
Texto completoKönsdiversifiering och hållbarhetsfrågor är två aktuella ämnen som företag bör beakta i sin dagliga verksamhet. Uppsatsen undersöker sambandet mellan företagens hållbarhetsarbete, könsdiversifiering bland styrelsemedlemmar och kön i ledande position. Uppsatsens observationer genomförs på svenska företag som är noterade på Stockholmsbörsen under perioden 2015–2019. Datan som används har samlats in från Thomson Reuters Eikon databas, men även hämtats manuellt från respektive företags årsredovisning och hållbarhetsrapport. De svenska företagens hållbarhetsarbete mäts i form av ett ESG-score, vilket är ett mått på hur företaget arbetar med hållbarhet i miljö-, sociala- och styrningsfaktorer. För att undersöka sambandet så genomförs multipla regressionsanalyser med hjälp av fixed effects model. Även t-tester har genomförts för att ytterligare undersöka sambanden, samt korrelationsanalyser för att undvika spuriösa samband. Den beroende variabeln har varit ESG-score och oberoende variabler har varit GEND som visar andelen kvinnor i styrelsen, samt GILP som dummy variabel som visar om det finns en kvinna i någon av de ledande positionerna (verkställande direktör eller styrelseordförande). Det resultat vi finner utifrån analyserna visar på att det finns ett positivt signifikant samband mellan företagets ESG-score och andelen kvinnor i styrelsen. Resultatet är i linje med majoriteten av tidigare studier som genomförts inom ämnesområdet, resultatet kan även förklaras utifrån intressentmodellen. Utifrån resultaten finner vi inget resultat som visar på ett positivt samband mellan ESG-score och kvinnor i ledande position. Uppsatsens syfte är att bidra med kunskap kring de båda ämnesområdena, hållbarhetsrapportering och könsdiversifiering i företagsstyrelser.
Bergman, Niklas y Darsen Umaganthan. "Hållbarhetsredovisning i kommunala och privata bostadsbolag". Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-149421.
Texto completoIntroduction: Sustainability reporting has become an important aspect for Swedish companies, which has been shown by the significant increase of the magnitude and quality sustainability reports as of late. A considerable amount of previous studies has examined the relationship between variables such as size, industry affiliation and visibility with the extent of sustainability reports. Managerial attitudes, company culture and ownership are however factors which are less researched when related to the extent of reported sustainability. Studies can thereby be made on municipally and privatelyowned housing companies, seeing as the ownership differs between the two organizations, in order to contribute to the field of research. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare the extent of reported sustainability in municipally and privately-owned housing companies. Method: This quantitative study is executed through a deductive approach in which hypotheses are formulated through existing theories. The extent of reported sustainability is operationalized through a content analysis on secondary data consisting of annual reports and sustainability reports collected from 30 municipally and 30 privately owned housing companies. The collected data is then analysed with OLS- regression analysis. Conclusion: The results of the study show a correlation between the variable ownership and the extent of reported sustainability in the form of a significant positive correlation between municipally owned housing companies and the extent of reported sustainability. Out of the measures; size, profitability, risk and equality which were tested in the study, only size showed a significant correlation with the extent of reported sustainability. The study thereby concludes that ownership is an important variable to take into consideration when studying sustainability reports.
Brodin, Malin y Amra Cosic. "Kulturens inflytande på CSR : en undersökning av amerikansk och japansk hållbarhetsrapportering". Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-14370.
Texto completoGlobalization and the recent evolution of CSR has led to the need for harmonization of sustainability reporting, similar to the harmonization of financial reporting. This would both encourage the engagement for CSR and also facilitate decision making for investors. The idea of CSR is strongly influenced by the Anglo-Saxon and European views of justice, democracy and social structures. Regarding sustainability reporting, there are several internationally accepted standards and guidelines, one of which is GRI. Despite the existence of these guidelines, the dilemma of harmonization remains as sustainability reporting differs between countries due to differences in cultural values. In this study two countries with different corporate cultures will be examined, United States and Japan. The development of CSR has been led by western countries and organizations and is mainly influenced by the Anglo-Saxon view of social structures. Japan, on the other hand, started practising CSR as late as 2003 and with these differences in mind it is relevant to assume that a global course of action does not exist. With this background, the purpose of this study is to examine whether there are differences in sustainability reporting among the countries and if these differences can be explained by their cultural characteristics. The methods used for the study are a quantitative content analysis followed by a discourse analysis. The results from the study show that both companies examined are compliant with the G4 guidelines. The differences that could be found was that the Japanese organization reports more on the subject of social sustainability compared to the American one. Conversely the American organization reports more on the subject of economic sustainability than what could be read from the Japanese CSR-report. An attempt to connect these differences to cultural inequalities was made through an analysis of the rhetoric of the CSR-reports. The conclusion of this discourse analysis was that the strong cultural characteristics might have disappeared due to the fact that large companies become more and more global.
Ahlstrand, Lucas y Julia Armå. "Redovisningen av FN:s globala miljömål : En kvantitativ studie om samverkan mellan företagens egenskaper och redovisningen av FN:s globala miljömål". Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-25736.
Texto completoCompanies today are constantly audited and the requirement to show transparency is becoming more and more in demand from the stakeholders. The external demand for communication from the companies about how they work with sustainability is no exception. Sustainability reporting is, according to Swedish legislation, not a particularly detailed law so companies have a great opportunity to communicate what the stakeholders demand and what they themselves wish to communicate. In 2015, the UN created Agenda 2030, which covers our world's major economic, social and environmental problems. Agenda 2030 is based on the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that can be used by companies and other organizations as an accounting tool to communicate their economic, social and environmental impact. With this as a starting point, this study aims to investigate how the companies' characteristics interact with the extent to which the companies report SDG. This study is a quantitative study that, with the help of a designed assessment template, encodes 100 sustainability reports from companies listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange's mid and large caps lists. By using the assessment template, the dependent variable SDGpoäng was created, which has been used to test collaboration with the company's characteristics. The tested characteristics were the size of the companies, profitability, capital structure, gender distribution within the board and industry. Through statistical tests, the given hypotheses could be answered and the results show that the characteristics size and industry interact with the extent to which companies report SDG. The results show that the industry Basic materials reports SDG to the highest extent, while industries of finance and healthcare report to the lowest extent. The results of the study contribute to the theory of how companies' characteristics interact with the reporting of voluntary sustainability information. The study is written in Swedish.
Lundin, Joakim. "Hållbarhet för investmentbolag : Tar investmentbolag hänsyn till hållbarhet när de investerar och hur bidrar investmentbolagen till att öka sina företags hållbarhetsarbete?" Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Företagsekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-36115.
Texto completoBackground: In recent years, the interest in sustainability has increased among companies, but for investors, the interest in sustainability is divided. Several sources show that investors have an increased interest in sustainability, while others show the opposite and do not recommend moving favorable investments from companies with negative environmental impacts.Purpose: The purpose of this study is to increase the understanding of how much investment companies take sustainability into account when investing and how investment companies contribute to increasing sustainable work in their companies.Method: The essay uses a qualitative research method with three semi-structured interviews over the telephone.Conclusion: The results of the study show that all investment companies believe that sustainability plays a decisive role whether they want to invest in companies or not. The reason is that sustainability is a prerequisite for companies to survive in the long term and all investment companies want to find companies that can generate long-term value. All three investment companies have signed guidelines and frameworks that will help the companies to operate towards a sustainable environment and work climate and influence the companies to responsible investment. If any company owned by the investment companies violates the established guidelines, the investment companies may choose to terminate their ownership of the company.
Vibreg, Martin y Jakob Björk. "Hållbarhetsnyheters påverkan på börsbolag beroende på storlek : en kvantitativ studie om hur ESG-nyheter påverkar avkastningen för svenska bolag listade på Large- och Mid cap". Thesis, Högskolan Kristianstad, Fakulteten för ekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-20781.
Texto completoSince the law on how the preparation of a separate sustainability report was introduced by the Swedish government in 2016, sustainability has become an increasingly important part of the companies operations. Furthermore, the interest in sustainability has gained a broader consensus in the financial sector, where the goal is to achieve sustainable development for the country by steering towards investments that are sustainable in the long term. The purpose of the study is to analyze how the market responds when publishing sustainability news and whether there is a difference depending on the size of the company. In order to investigate the market reaction, an event study was conducted based on the publication of sustainability news between the years 2010-2020. Furthermore, multiple regressions have been applied to be able do discern significant differences and answer the study ́s hypotheses and finally the research question. The results of the study ́s hypothesis tests show that there are no significant differences in market reaction regarding how Swedish companies, listed on Large- and Mid cap, are affected when publishing sustainability news. The conclusion of the analysis therefore raises the issue of whether sustainability news has an impact on a company ́s stock return, or whether stakeholders instead value other factors such as value maximization. Limitations of the study are partly based on the few news items that have been studied. Another limiting factor from a size perspective is that the study has excluded Small cap. A recommendation for further research is thus to have a wider selection of news and to include Small cap to get a holistic perspective of the Swedish stock market.
Santana, Paula Peste. "Nova School of Business & Economics: Sustainability report". Master's thesis, NSBE - UNL, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/9547.
Texto completoThis work project consists of a sustainability report proposal for NovaSBE, consolidating its strategic goals of preparing students for sustainable development challenges of today’s organizations and communication towards stakeholders. This proposal arouses from the partnership with the Consultancy firm for Sustainable Development Sair da Casca. The first assignment given by the company consisted of building a sustainability observatorium that included the top 25 Portuguese companies’ sustainability practices. However, during the process, the company realized such a benchmarking tool already existed so that it did not make sense to develop it. It was then that from the alignment of interests between the company and the Field Lab purpose emerged the idea of a sustainability report for the school. To conduct a Sustainability Report Proposal for NovaSBE, the previous experience of collecting data on the top 25 companies’ sustainability practices allowed for a deeper knowledge on sustainability reporting.The Global Reporting Initiative sustainability reporting standards were chosen to carry this project out considering that its wider acceptance applies for NovaSBE’s internationalization ambitions. Nonetheless, the standard framework was adjusted to NovaSBE’s specificities in what sustainability is concerned. Overall, the results from this report’s proposal show that although NovaSBE has already taken several sustainability related measures they lack on strategic orientation and coordination, so that their full potential is not being achieved. Taking into consideration the conclusions, several recommendations for future sustainability reports are presented.
Clausson, Rasmus y Linus Sjögren. "Hållbarhetsrapporter och aktievärde : Värderas frivilliga och lagstadgade hållbarhetsrapporter lika?" Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-173419.
Texto completoZeidan, Mellqvist Oskar y Elin Sjödin. "ESG och finansiell prestation under covid-19-pandemin : En kvantitativ studie om svenska företags finansiella prestation under pandemin kopplat till ESG-betyg". Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-177609.
Texto completoBakgrund: Hållbarhet är ett aktuellt ämne som fortsätter att växa och får allt mer betydelse vid investeringsbeslut. Det råder delade meningar kring sambandet mellan hållbarhet och finansiell prestation och forskning inom ämnet visar på olika resultat. ESG har fått större fokus till följd av covid-19-pandemin, och utbredda påståenden om att bolag och fonder med högre ESG-betyg skulle ha större motståndskraft har växt fram. Syfte: Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka och analysera eventuella samband mellan ESG-betyg och finansiell prestation för svenska noterade bolag under covid-19-pandemin. Studiens delsyfte är att undersöka om sektorindelning påverkar ESG:s betydelse för finansiell prestation. Metod: I denna studie användes en kvantitativ metod med en deduktiv ansats. Datamaterialet inhämtades från Refinitiv Eikon och omfattade data från 306 bolag. Studiens undersökningsperiod avser år 2020. De statistiska modellerna som tillämpats är univariat analys, bivariat analys och multipel regressionsanalys. Slutsats: Studiens resultat tyder på ett negativt samband mellan ESG och finansiell prestation under covid-19-pandemin. Det förekommer spridning avseende finansiell prestation mellan sektorerna, men det går däremot inte att dra konkreta slutsatser kring sektorernas påverkan. Denna studie bidrar till litteraturen inom området för hållbarhet och finansiell prestation genom analys av empiriska data under covid-19-pandemin.
Kvarnström, Lovisa. "Sustainable business conduct as business model or business identity : a stakeholder review of a potential trend towards a new normal". Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-281943.
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