Distribution of observations by CG mechanisms and SDG performance-communication behaviour
| Panel A. Full sample | ||||||||||||||
| SDG communication – performance behaviour | UP-NC (n = 14,420) | MP-NC (n = 9,111) | UP-C (n = 1,002) | MP-INC (n = 4,457) | LP-CONS (n = 175) | HP-CONS (n = 391) | Total (n = 29,556) | |||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | ||||||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| CG mechanisms | ||||||||||||||
| StakeholderEngagement | 1,541 | 10.7 | 5,617 | 61.7 | 560 | 55.9 | 3,551 | 79.7 | 147 | 84.0 | 350 | 89.5 | 11,766 | 39.8 |
| SustCommittee | 2,474 | 17.2 | 6,212 | 68.2 | 599 | 59.8 | 3,770 | 84.6 | 154 | 88.0 | 349 | 89.3 | 13,558 | 45.9 |
| SustAssurance | 496 | 3.4 | 3,333 | 36.6 | 237 | 23.7 | 2,452 | 55.0 | 102 | 58.3 | 276 | 70.6 | 6,896 | 23.3 |
| EMTs | 2,534 | 17.6 | 5,601 | 61.5 | 426 | 42.5 | 3,015 | 67.6 | 126 | 72.0 | 267 | 68.3 | 11,969 | 40.5 |
| GCsignatory | 512 | 3.6 | 2,392 | 26.3 | 132 | 13.2 | 1,410 | 31.6 | 66 | 37.7 | 163 | 41.7 | 4,675 | 15.8 |
| ExecutiveSustComp | 2,121 | 14.7 | 3,247 | 35.6 | 298 | 29.7 | 2,110 | 47.3 | 99 | 56.6 | 234 | 59.8 | 8,109 | 27.4 |
| Panel B. Manufacturing sector | ||||||||||||||
| SDG communication – performance behaviour | UP-NC (n = 7,381) | MP-NC (n = 5,606) | UP-C (n = 498) | MP-INC (n = 2,856) | LP-CONS (n = 122) | HP-CONS (n = 236) | Total (n = 16,699) | |||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | ||||||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| CG mechanisms | 926 | 13.0 | 3,469 | 63.1 | 290 | 63.2 | 2,310 | 84.7 | 102 | 87.9 | 224 | 96.6 | 7,321 | 45.3 |
| StakeholderEngagement | 1,413 | 19.2 | 3,881 | 69.3 | 299 | 60.2 | 2,428 | 85.1 | 109 | 89.3 | 216 | 91.5 | 8,346 | 50.1 |
| SustCommittee | 276 | 3.7 | 2,083 | 37.2 | 110 | 22.1 | 1,598 | 56.0 | 71 | 58.2 | 172 | 72.9 | 4,310 | 25.8 |
| SustAssurance | 1,712 | 24.0 | 3,731 | 67.9 | 254 | 55.1 | 2,071 | 75.6 | 92 | 78.6 | 175 | 75.4 | 8,035 | 49.6 |
| EMTs | 263 | 3.7 | 1,594 | 29.1 | 62 | 13.5 | 973 | 35.7 | 50 | 43.1 | 107 | 46.1 | 3,049 | 18.9 |
| GCsignatory | 1,152 | 16.1 | 1,926 | 35.0 | 117 | 25.5 | 1,350 | 49.5 | 73 | 62.9 | 137 | 59.1 | 4,755 | 29.3 |
| ExecutiveSustComp | 926 | 13.0 | 3,469 | 63.1 | 290 | 63.2 | 2,310 | 84.7 | 102 | 87.9 | 224 | 96.6 | 7,321 | 45.3 |
| Panel C. Services sector | ||||||||||||||
| SDG communication – performance behaviour | UP-NC (n = 6,591) | MP-NC (n = 3,162) | UP-C (n = 451) | MP-INC (n = 1,448) | LP-CONS (n = 45) | HP-CONS (n = 139) | Total (n = 11,836) | |||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | ||||||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| CG mechanisms | ||||||||||||||
| StakeholderEngagement | 564 | 8.9 | 1,918 | 61.9 | 244 | 58.0 | 1,121 | 81.3 | 38 | 88.4 | 111 | 82.8 | 3,996 | 35.1 |
| SustCommittee | 953 | 14.5 | 2,107 | 66.7 | 266 | 59.0 | 1,217 | 84.1 | 37 | 82.2 | 117 | 84.2 | 4,697 | 39.8 |
| SustAssurance | 202 | 3.1 | 1,133 | 35.8 | 112 | 24.8 | 773 | 53.4 | 24 | 53.3 | 90 | 64.7 | 2,334 | 19.7 |
| EMTs | 768 | 12.2 | 1,673 | 54.1 | 151 | 35.7 | 842 | 60.8 | 30 | 68.2 | 81 | 60.4 | 3,545 | 31.1 |
| GCsignatory | 220 | 3.5 | 719 | 23.3 | 58 | 13.8 | 403 | 29.2 | 15 | 34.9 | 50 | 37.3 | 1,465 | 12.9 |
| ExecutiveSustComp | 915 | 14.4 | 1,203 | 38.8 | 164 | 39.0 | 693 | 50.3 | 25 | 58.1 | 84 | 62.7 | 3,084 | 27.0 |
| SDG communication – performance behaviour | UP-NC | MP-NC | UP-C | MP-INC | LP-CONS | HP-CONS | Total | |||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | ||||||||
| CG mechanisms | ||||||||||||||
| 1,541 | 10.7 | 5,617 | 61.7 | 560 | 55.9 | 3,551 | 79.7 | 147 | 84.0 | 350 | 89.5 | 11,766 | 39.8 | |
| 2,474 | 17.2 | 6,212 | 68.2 | 599 | 59.8 | 3,770 | 84.6 | 154 | 88.0 | 349 | 89.3 | 13,558 | 45.9 | |
| 496 | 3.4 | 3,333 | 36.6 | 237 | 23.7 | 2,452 | 55.0 | 102 | 58.3 | 276 | 70.6 | 6,896 | 23.3 | |
| 2,534 | 17.6 | 5,601 | 61.5 | 426 | 42.5 | 3,015 | 67.6 | 126 | 72.0 | 267 | 68.3 | 11,969 | 40.5 | |
| 512 | 3.6 | 2,392 | 26.3 | 132 | 13.2 | 1,410 | 31.6 | 66 | 37.7 | 163 | 41.7 | 4,675 | 15.8 | |
| 2,121 | 14.7 | 3,247 | 35.6 | 298 | 29.7 | 2,110 | 47.3 | 99 | 56.6 | 234 | 59.8 | 8,109 | 27.4 | |
| SDG communication – performance behaviour | UP-NC | MP-NC | UP-C | MP-INC | LP-CONS | HP-CONS | Total | |||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | ||||||||
| CG mechanisms | 926 | 13.0 | 3,469 | 63.1 | 290 | 63.2 | 2,310 | 84.7 | 102 | 87.9 | 224 | 96.6 | 7,321 | 45.3 |
| 1,413 | 19.2 | 3,881 | 69.3 | 299 | 60.2 | 2,428 | 85.1 | 109 | 89.3 | 216 | 91.5 | 8,346 | 50.1 | |
| 276 | 3.7 | 2,083 | 37.2 | 110 | 22.1 | 1,598 | 56.0 | 71 | 58.2 | 172 | 72.9 | 4,310 | 25.8 | |
| 1,712 | 24.0 | 3,731 | 67.9 | 254 | 55.1 | 2,071 | 75.6 | 92 | 78.6 | 175 | 75.4 | 8,035 | 49.6 | |
| 263 | 3.7 | 1,594 | 29.1 | 62 | 13.5 | 973 | 35.7 | 50 | 43.1 | 107 | 46.1 | 3,049 | 18.9 | |
| 1,152 | 16.1 | 1,926 | 35.0 | 117 | 25.5 | 1,350 | 49.5 | 73 | 62.9 | 137 | 59.1 | 4,755 | 29.3 | |
| 926 | 13.0 | 3,469 | 63.1 | 290 | 63.2 | 2,310 | 84.7 | 102 | 87.9 | 224 | 96.6 | 7,321 | 45.3 | |
| SDG communication – performance behaviour | UP-NC | MP-NC | UP-C | MP-INC | LP-CONS | HP-CONS | Total | |||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | ||||||||
| CG mechanisms | ||||||||||||||
| 564 | 8.9 | 1,918 | 61.9 | 244 | 58.0 | 1,121 | 81.3 | 38 | 88.4 | 111 | 82.8 | 3,996 | 35.1 | |
| 953 | 14.5 | 2,107 | 66.7 | 266 | 59.0 | 1,217 | 84.1 | 37 | 82.2 | 117 | 84.2 | 4,697 | 39.8 | |
| 202 | 3.1 | 1,133 | 35.8 | 112 | 24.8 | 773 | 53.4 | 24 | 53.3 | 90 | 64.7 | 2,334 | 19.7 | |
| 768 | 12.2 | 1,673 | 54.1 | 151 | 35.7 | 842 | 60.8 | 30 | 68.2 | 81 | 60.4 | 3,545 | 31.1 | |
| 220 | 3.5 | 719 | 23.3 | 58 | 13.8 | 403 | 29.2 | 15 | 34.9 | 50 | 37.3 | 1,465 | 12.9 | |
| 915 | 14.4 | 1,203 | 38.8 | 164 | 39.0 | 693 | 50.3 | 25 | 58.1 | 84 | 62.7 | 3,084 | 27.0 | |
Note(s): The table reports the distribution of observations by CG mechanisms and SDG performance-communication behaviour. The percentages refer to the number of observations within the same class. UP-NC: “Unmeasurable performance – No communication”. MP-NC: “Measurable performance – No communication”. UP-C: “Unmeasurable performance – Communication”. MP-INC: “Measurable performance – Communication SDG-inconsistent”. LP-CONS: “Lower performance – Communication SDG-consistent”. HP-CONS: “Higher performance – Communication SDG-consistent”. Categories and relative labels are defined in subsection 3.1.3
Source(s): Authors’ own work
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