Figure 4
The horizontal axis is labeled “Relative Importance in New Zealand R F Ps” and is marked with “Low N Z Emphasis” on the left and “High N Z Emphasis” on the right. The vertical axis is labeled “Relative Importance in Global Studies” and is marked with “Low Global Emphasis” at the bottom and “High Global Emphasis” at the top. The chart contains eight blue circular bubbles of varying sizes, each labeled with a criterion. From left to right and top to bottom, the bubbles are positioned and labeled as follows: At the center left, a bubble labeled “Support for S M Es.” Toward the upper center, overlapping bubbles labeled “Job creation and employment stability,” “Environmental credentials and management,” “Social sustainability initiatives,” and “Health and safety standards.” Toward the center right, a bubble labeled “Environmental sustainability measures.” At the bottom right, a bubble is labeled “Skills and workforce training.” At the bottom center is the bubble labeled “Diversity and inclusion.”Relative importance of ESG criteria in New Zealand RFPs and global studies. Source: Authors' own creation