Integrating Corporate Social Responsibility and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Tropics Perspective

Onnis, Leigh-Ann (2024) Integrating Corporate Social Responsibility and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Tropics Perspective. In: Tan, Sook Rei, Jang, Haejin, and Wood, Jacob, (eds.) Economic Growth and Development in the Tropics. Advances in Business, Industry and Trade in the Tropics . Routledge, London, United Kingdom, pp. 83-104.

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Abstract

Social, economic and environmental pressures are increasingly impacting business development activities globally. Increasing expectations for ethical business practices were intensified by significant events, such as bushfires, the COVID-19 pandemic and a global financial crisis. This study examined if, and how, businesses operating in Tropical North Queensland were publicly promoting and reporting sustainable development activities. The study found that national and multi-national businesses frequently espoused commitment to sustainable development; however, small- and medium-sized businesses with ties to the community reported sustainable development activities more closely aligned to tropical regions, and local populations. This study contributes to the scarcity of empirical research, providing insights from the tropics, a region traditionally known for significant environmental, social and economic disadvantage, as well as a region of great economic opportunity.

Item ID: 81749
Item Type: Book Chapter (Research - B1)
ISBN: 9781003349204
Keywords: sustainable development goals, corporate social responsibility, sustainability, SDG, tropics
Copyright Information: © 2024 selection and editorial matter, Sook Rei Tan, Haejin Jang and Jacob Wood; individual chapters, the contributors
Date Deposited: 20 Feb 2024 21:32
FoR Codes: 35 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour > 350702 Corporate social responsibility @ 60%
35 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour > 350799 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour not elsewhere classified @ 40%
SEO Codes: 15 ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK > 1503 Management and productivity > 150302 Management @ 80%
28 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 2801 Expanding knowledge > 280106 Expanding knowledge in commerce, management, tourism and services @ 20%
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