...Kyoko Sasaki; Wendy Stubbs; Megan Farrelly Purpose This paper aims to understand whether, and if so how, the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) influence large companies’ adoption and implementation of a broader corporate purpose, beyond profit maximization. Design/methodology...

...Abubakar Ahmed; Mutalib Anifowose Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between corruption, corporate governance and sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Africa. Design/methodology/approach The authors use panel data from 42 African countries over the period...

... Sustainability accounting Industrialisation Sustainable development goals (SDGs) Nigerian manufacturing sector Whatever the level of economic growth and development in a country, sustainable development is a topical issue affecting nations of the world. This reflects in the Sustainable Development...

...Simone Pizzi; Fabio Caputo; Andrea Venturelli Purpose The aim of the paper is to understand the differences between “talking” and “walking” about sustainable development goals (SDGs) in state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Specifically, the authors have conducted an analysis on 202 entities...

...Karin Buhmann; Jonas Jonsson; Mette Fisker Purpose This paper aims to explain how companies can benefit from their human rights due diligence process to identify opportunities for sustainable development goals (SDGs) activities in an operationalisation of political corporate social responsibility...