International Business and Sustainable Development Goals / edited by Rob van Tulder, Elisa Giuliani, and Isabel Álvarez.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tulder, Rob van, editor.

Giuliani, Elisa, editor.

Alvarez, Isabel, editor.

Series:

Progress in international business research ; Volume 17.

Progress in International Business Research Series ; Volume 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development--International cooperation.

Sustainable development.

Sustainable--Development Goals.

Sustainable.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, England : Emerald Publishing Limited, [2023]

Summary:

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent the leading governance frame with which the international community tries to address complex interconnected global issues. The SDGs can be considered the only relevant agenda for progress in the years to come.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title Page

Series Editors Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

About the Contributors

Part I: General Challenges for IB Scholarship

Chapter 1: Introduction: International Business Scholarship and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Seizing Opportunities, While Tackling Challenges

Why the SDGs?

A Critical Role for MNEs?

A Happy Confluence of Factors?

Why is it So Difficult to Walk the Talk?

The Challenge for the IB Profession: Building Bridges

This Volume

Part II: Strategic Challenges for MNEs

Part III: The Nexus Challenge

Part IV: Contextualizing the SDGs

Part V: SDG-washing Challenges

References

Chapter 2: International Business and the SDGs: Current Issues and Future Directions

Introduction

The SDGs and Current Issues in IB

Child Labor Implications for MNEs with Social Media

Social Sustainability and Innovation

Green Transition: Opportunities and Challenges

Corporate Social (Ir)responsibility and the Role of MNEs

Conclusion

Chapter 3: Measuring and Managing the Impact of Business on the SDGs

1. Introduction

2. Top-down: How Do Economic Sectors Impact the SDGs?

3. Bottom-up: How to Assess Companies' Impacts on the SDGs?

4. Comparing the Top-down and Bottom-up Approaches to Measuring Impact

5. Managing Impact: A Nexus Approach to the SDGs

6. Conclusions

Declarations

Part II: Strategic Challenges MNEs

Chapter 4: Walking the Talk: Making the SDGs Core Business - An Integrated Framework

1. Introduction: A New Paradigm with a Sizable Intention-Realization Gap

1.1. SDGs Predecessors: The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

1.2. From MDGs to SDGs

1.3. Addressing the Intention-Realization Gap.

1.4. Research Gaps and Opportunities to Accelerate the SDG Agenda

1.5. The Role of the IB Discipline

1.6. Research Contribution and Chapter Organization

2. Research Design: A Mixed Method

3. Main Findings: Identifying Gaps, Evaluating Frameworks, What Next Steps?

3.1. Finding #1: IB Research Follows Societal Discourse

3.2. Finding #2: IB Discourse Is Picking Up Pace, But Trailing Behind Practice

3.3. Finding #3: Increasing Attention Is Relatively Concentrated in a Few Journals and with a Few Authors

3.4. Finding #4 Four Key Barriers to Engage with the SDGs

3.5. Finding #5: Four Main Recommendations for Effective SDGs Implementation

3.6. Finding# 6: Implementation as Key Area for Further Research

3.7. Finding #7: Limited Research on the Practical Relevance of the SDG Compass

4. Consolidating Recommendations in an Integrated Framework: SDG Compass+

4.1. Step 1 - Contextualize for Actionability (Addition to SDG Compass)

4.2. Step 2 - Understanding the SDGs (Deepening the SDG Compass)

4.3. Step 3 - Defining the Strategic SDGs (Broadening the SDG Compass)

4.4. Step 4 - Set Specific Goals and Targets (Focusing the SDG Compass)

4.5. Step 5 - SDG Integration (Deepening the SDG Compass)

4.6. Step 6 - SDG Report and Communication (Externalizing the SDG Compass)

4.7. Step 7 - Impact (Adding Relevance to the SDG Compass)

5. Conclusion and Further Research

5.1. Limitations

5.2. Further Research

Chapter 5: Catalyzing Progress Toward the UNs' SDGs: Building Systemic Partnerships Across Organizations Using the I-RES Methodology

2. Theoretical Background

2.1. Overview of SDGs and Gaps in Progress

2.2. Adaptive Governance Framework

2.3. Overview of Resilience and the I-RES Methodology

3. I-RES in Practice: New Orleans East.

3.1. Key Resilience Challenges and Opportunities Identified in the I-RES Process

3.2. I-RES Resilience Solutions for NOLA and the SDGs

4. Conclusion

Appendix - Resilience Indicators

Chapter 6: Addressing the Complexities in Implementing SDGs in International Business

Introduction. Sustainable Development: An Urgent and Complex Call

Understanding Tensions Emerging When Addressing SDGs

Understanding SDG-related Tensions in MNEs

Level

Change

Context

A Paradox Lens for IB Research

Chapter 7: SDGs and Strategic Priorities of MNEs for Sustainability Transformation: Lessons from IKEA

The SDGs as a Basis for Sustainability Transformation

The Business Case for SDG Implementation for Sustainability Transformation

Lessons from IKEA

Research Design

IKEA as a Values-based Global Enterprise

IKEA's Engagement with the SDGs and Improvement of the Entire IKEA Ecosystem

Healthy and Sustainable Living

Transforming into a Circular Business

Becoming Climate Positive

Regenerating Resources, Protecting Ecosystems, and Improving Biodiversity

Fair and Equal

The Narratives of Sustainability Transformation: The IKEA Way

The IKEA Journey of Distributed and Regenerative Transformation by (Re-)design: The IKEA Way

Co-creation of Value to Create a Better Everyday Life for the Many People: The IKEA Way

MNE SDG Implementation for Sustainability Transformation: A Journey of Circularity

Contributions, Implications, and Future Research

Chapter 8: Balancing Purpose and Profit in Foreign Direct Investment: How Development Finance Institutions Promote the SDGs While Being Profitable

Literature Review

IB Literature and SDGs

DFIs and Their Contributions to the SDGs.

The Concept of Hybridity

DFI's Hybrid Challenges

Methods

Research Setting and Case Selection

Data Collection and Analysis

IFU's Balancing of SDG Impact and Profit

IFU's Path Toward the SDGs

IFU Hybridity Balancing Approach for SDG Purpose and Profit

Portfolio Level

Fund Level

Project Level

Implications and Contribution

Implications for MNEs

Implications for IB Literature

Chapter 9: The Nexus Between Cultural and Creative Sectors and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Network Perspective

Theory

Networks of the CCIs

CCIs and the SDGs

The Density of the CCI Networks

Role of International Ties

Empirical Analysis

Research Setting and Network Identification

Cultural SDGs

Scale of CCIs

CCI Ownership Network Density

Control Variables

Model Specification

Results

Discussion

Appendix

Chapter 10: Trade-offs in FDI Effects on SDGs in Sub-Saharan Africa Countries

Background and Research Questions

SDG 7 in SSA Countries: System-level Trade-offs

The Impact of FDI on SDG 7: Policy-level Trade-offs

Income Level of the Recipient Country

Income Level of the FDI Country of Origin

Methodology

Sample and Variables

The Model

Conclusions

Chapter 11: Tax Impact of Multinationals in Central and Eastern Europe on Sustainable Development Goals

1. The Contribution of MNEs to the Achievement of SDGs

2. The Complex Relationship Between MNEs and SDGs

3. Measuring the Impact of SDGs

4. Channels by Which Tax Impacts SDGs and How to Measure it

5. Role of Tax Revenues

6. Tax Reporting and Tax Transparency

6.1. Voluntary Decisions for Transparent Reporting and Disclosure.

7. Analysis: CbCR in CEE Countries

7.1. Descriptive Statistics

7.2. Other Non-financial Disclosures

8. Impact of Tax on SDG 10 in CEE Countries

9. Reasons for Better and Deeper Tax Reporting

Appendix 1: Analyzed Countries

Appendix 2: Analyzed MNEs

Appendix 3: Non-Financial Reporting Indicators

Chapter 12: Climate Change Disclosures of Companies in Selected Developed and Emerging Countries with Impression Management Perspective

Theoretical Background

Conceptualization of Climate Change and Impression Management Tactics

Sample

Data Analysis

Findings

Impression Management Tactics

Discussion and Conclusion

Chapter 13: Multinational Corporations in Sustainable Cities: The Case of a Sustainable Headquarters Building

Sustainable Cities and HQ Buildings of MNCs

Sustainable Buildings and Office Design

Stora Enso HQ

Data Collection

Findings: Visions of a Sustainable HQ Building of the Future

Visions of an Environmentally Sustainable HQ Building

Visions of a Socially Sustainable HQ Building

Visions of an Economically Sustainable HQ Building

Visions of a Culturally Sustainable HQ Building

Discussion and Conclusions

Chapter 14: Ports and the Sustainable Development Goals: An Ecosystems Approach

1.1. Ports as Ecosystems

1.2. An Ecosystems Services Approach

1.3. Motivations and Actionability of Stakeholders

2. Methodology

3. Research Findings

3.1. General Findings

3.2. Port Authorities' Engagement with the SDGs

3.3. "Do Good" Approaches of Port Authorities

3.4. "Do No Harm" Approaches

4. Discussion

4.1. Ecosystems Services and SDG Engagement

4.2. Methodology Considerations

5. Conclusions

References.

Chapter 15: Possibilities for Upgrading High-tech GVCs Toward Stronger SDG Performance.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-83753-504-3