The Role of Multinational Enterprises in Supporting the United Nations' SDGs. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John R. McIntyre, Silvester Ivanaj, Vera Ivanaj.
• Editors: McIntyre, John R; Ivanaj, Silvester; Ivanaj, Vera
• Contents: Contents Foreword xix Introduction to The Role of Multinational Enterprises in Supporting the United Nations' SDGs 1 PART I MNEs IMPLEMENTING SDGs: WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE? 1 The research landscape of MNEs and SDGs: what we know and what needs to be done? 14 Pard Teekasap and Dina Frutos-Bencze 2 Good intentions or good strategy? MNEs' contributions to sustainable development in developing countries 37 Marlene Leonhartsberger, Sophie Thalmayr, and Christof Miska 3 Multinational enterprises and gender equity in STEM 58 Salwa M. Beheiry, Norita Ahmad, Linzi J. Kemp, and Richard T. Schoephoerster PART II MNEs ALIGNING THEIR BUSINESS STRATEGY WITH THE SDGs 4 The sustainability solution in MNEs: understanding the impediments to its implementation 80 Luis F. Escobar 5 MNEs' approach to contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals – an exploratory study 101 Marc Oberhauser 6 The role of multinational enterprises in the textile and clothing industry in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: barriers and opportunities for the future 117 Thierry Houé and Eileen Murphy 7 Aligning MNEs with SDGs: peace, justice, and strong institutions 132 Duane Windsor 8 Multinational enterprises and global strategies to collaborate with SDG 2 and SDG 3 152 Aldo Alvarez-Risco and Shyla Del-Aguila-Arcentales 9 The contribution of multinational enterprises to the United Nations' SDGs: a review of corporate governance and sustainability research 165 Mine Doyran PART III MNEs IDENTIFYING THE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES INHERENT IN THE SDGs 10 Leveraging business diplomacy 191 Lichia Yiu and Raymond Saner 11 Impact of legal enforcement of CSR on SDGs 217 Rama Seth 12 MNCs engaging with the SDGs: the role(s) of non-government organisations 252 Tom Osegowitsch, Susan Trenholm, and Angela McCabe 13 Financial disciplining of extractive industries and the SDGs 274 W. Travis Selmier II 14 Corporate sustainability assessments as a tool for integrating SDGs into MNE practices: an investigation into the financial sector in Malaysia 296 Agnes Pranugrahaning, Jerome D. Donovan, Cheree Topple, and Eryadi K. Masli 15 MNEs as catalysts of productive entrepreneurship: the case of Egypt 318 Paola Garrone, Lucia Piscitello, Valentina Rotondi, and Vittoria G. Scalera 16 Green and sustainable development case for multinational enterprises 339 Nancy H. Vaz Index.
• Publisher Details: Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource (392 pages)
• Subjects: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Sustainable Development; Business & the environment, 'Green' approaches to business; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Green Business; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- General; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Business Ethics; Multinationals; Business ethics; Corporate governance & responsibilities
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781802202410; 1802202412
• Related ISBNs: 9781802202403
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