The financial performance of listed companies in pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Autor: Carlos Lassala, Maria Orero-Blat, Samuel Ribeiro-Navarrete
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
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Economic research-Ekonomska istraživanja
Volume 34
Issue 1
Ekonomska Istraživanja, Vol 34, Iss 1, Pp 427-449 (2021)
ISSN: 1331-677X
1848-9664
Popis: [EN] Socially responsible companies whose values are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) contribute to creating wealth and long-term economic and social value. This alignment leads to a competitive advantage based on the triple bottom line that enhances financial performance. In this paper, fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) is used to identify the configurations of conditions that lead to high or low financial performance (return on equity) for a sample of companies in the IBEX 35. Firms should adopt business models that embrace the SDGs because sustainability-based models can ensure not only the present but also the future of generations to come.
The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Chair 'Entrepreneurship: Being student to entrepreneur'-Grupo Maicerias Espanolas-Arroz DACSA-Universitat of Valencia.
Databáze: OpenAIRE