Do local government sustainability initiatives impact corporate social sustainability practices?

Atsuhiro Ida, Kenichi Yoshida, Jun Xie, Yoshitaka Tanaka and Shunsuke Managi

Business Strategy and the Environment, 2024, vol. 33, issue 6, 5839-5854

Abstract: This study quantifies the initiatives of local governments' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and examines their impacts on regional corporate social sustainability practices. Our analysis reveals statistically significant results for corporate action on the following government initiatives on SDGs: BOD/COD effluent standard (6. clean water and sanitation and 14. life below water); number of students per personal computer (PC) (4. quality education); percent of female prefectural assembly members (5. gender equality and 16. peace, justice, and strong institutions); and minimum wage (1. no poverty and 2. zero hunger). These results are robust after controlling for peer effects by other firms in the surrounding regions. The evidence also indicates that these trends are more pronounced in footloose industries than in heavy industries.

Date: 2024
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