Principles and Practice of Structural Equation Modeling (2nd ed.)

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Economics of natural resources and the environment

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The Concept of Corporate Strategy

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the European Union’s (EU) latest regulatory principles for environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures. It explains how some of the EU’s member states are ratifying the EU Commission’s directives on ESG reporting by introducing intelligent, substantive and reflexive regulations. Design/methodology/approach – Following a review of EU publications and relevant theoretical underpinnings, this paper reports on the EU member states’ national policies for ESG reporting and disclosures. Findings – The EU has recently revised a number of tools and instruments for the reporting of financial and non-financial information, including the EU’s modernisation directive, the EU’s directive on the disclosure of non-financial and diversity information, the EU Energy Efficiency Directive, the European pollutant release and transfer register, the EU emission trading scheme, the integrated pollution prevention and control directive, among others. Practical imp...

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Environmental, social and governance disclosures in Europe

Corporations and large entities are increasingly disclosing material information on their financial and non-financial capitals in integrated reports (IR). The rationale behind their IR is to improve their legitimacy with institutions and stakeholders, as they are expected to communicate on all aspects of their value-creating activities, business models and strategic priorities. In this light, the purpose of this paper is to trace the theoretical underpinnings that have led to the organizations’ environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures, and explain the purpose of integrated thinking and reporting.,Following a review of relevant theories in business and society literature, this contribution examines the latest developments in corporate communication. This research explores the GRI’s latest Sustainability Reporting Standards as it sheds light on IIRC’s framework. Afterwards, it investigates the costs and benefits of using IR as a vehicle for the corporate disclosures on financial and non-financial performance.,This contribution sheds light on the latest developments that have led to the emergence of the organizations’ integrated thinking and reporting as they include financial and non-financial capitals in their annual disclosures. The findings suggest that the investors and the other financial stakeholders remain the key stakeholders of many organizations; it explains that they still represent the primary recipients of the corporate reports. However, the integrated disclosures are also helping practitioners to improve their organizational stewardship and to reinforce their legitimacy with institutions and other stakeholders in society, as they embed ESG information in their IR.,IIRC’s framework has its inherent limitations that are duly pointed out in this paper. However, despite its weaknesses, this contribution maintains that its guided principles and content elements could support those organizations that may be willing to voluntarily disclose their non-financial performance in their corporate reports.,This paper has discussed about the inherent limitations of the accounting, reporting and auditing of the organizations’ integrated disclosures. It pointed out that the practitioners may risk focusing their attention on the form of their reports, rather than on the content of their IR. Moreover, this contribution implies that the report preparers (and their stakeholders) would benefit if their IR is scrutinized and assured by independent, externally recognized audit firms.,This contribution has addressed a gap in academic literature along two lines of investigation. First, it linked key theoretical underpinnings on the agency, stewardship, institutional and legitimacy theories, with the latest developments in corporate communication. Second, it critically evaluated the regulatory instruments, including: GRI’s Sustainability Reporting Standards and the framework, among others; as these institutions are supporting organizations in their integrated thinking and reporting.

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Theoretical insights on integrated reporting: The inclusion of non-financial capitals in corporate disclosures

Today’s corporations are increasingly implementing responsible behaviours as they pursue profit-making activities A thorosugh literature review suggests that there is a link between corporate social responsibility (CSR) or corporate social performance (CSP) and financial performance In addition, there are relevant theoretical underpinnings and empirical studies that have often used other concepts, including corporate citizenship, stakeholder management and business ethics In this light, this contribution reports on how CSR is continuously evolving to reflect contemporary societal realities At the same time, it critically analyses some of the latest value-based CSR constructs This review paper puts forward a conceptual framework for corporate sustainability and responsibility It suggests that responsible business practices create economic and societal value by re-aligning their corporate objectives with stakeholder management and environmental responsibility

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Corporate sustainability and responsibility: creating value for business, society and the environment

This chapter introduces its readers to the concept of tourism It sheds light on the rationale for tourism, as it explains the tourists’ inherent motivations to travel It also describes different aspects that together make up the tourism industry Tourists travel to destinations that are accessible to them They require accommodation if they are visiting a place for more than 24 h Leisure and business travellers may also visit attractions, and engage themselves in recreational activities Hence, the tourist destinations should have the right amenities and facilities In this light, this chapter clarifies how destinations may offer different products to satisfy a wide array of tourists Tourism products can include; urban (or city) tourism, seaside tourism, rural tourism, ecotourism, wine tourism, culinary tourism, health tourism, medical tourism, religious tourism, cultural (or heritage) tourism, sports tourism, educational tourism, business tourism (including meetings, incentives, conferences and events), among others In conclusion, this chapter lists major points of interest in North America to clarify how diverse destinations may be appealing to different tourists, for many reasons

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The Tourism Industry: An Overview

European Union (EU) institutions and agencies are increasingly raising awareness on the circular economy agenda. They are encouraging marketplace stakeholders to engage in sustainable production and consumption behaviors by reducing, reusing, restoring, refurbishing and recycling resources in all stages of their value chain. Therefore, this research evaluates the latest European environmental policies including its ‘new circular economy plans for a cleaner and more competitive Europe’. Afterwards, it presents a systematic literature review that is focused on the circular economy in the EU context. The findings suggest that there are a number of opportunities as well as challenges for the successful planning, organization, implementation and measurement of circular economy practices for sustainable supply chains in Europe. This contribution identifies key implications and provides reasonable recommendations to policy makers and industry practitioners.

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Mark Anthony Camilleri

Papers

Environmental, social and governance disclosures in Europe

Theoretical insights on integrated reporting: The inclusion of non-financial capitals in corporate disclosures

Corporate sustainability and responsibility: creating value for business, society and the environment

The Tourism Industry: An Overview

European environment policy for the circular economy : implications for business and industry stakeholders