Measuring Corporate Sustainability Performance

Eugen Nicolăescu, Cristina Alpopi and Constantin Zaharia
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Eugen Nicolăescu: Department of Finance, Banking, and Accountancy, Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University, Bucharest 030134, Romania
Cristina Alpopi: Department of Administration and Public Management, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest 010374, Romania
Constantin Zaharia: Department of Economics and Business Administration, University of Craiova, 220037 Craiova, Romania

Sustainability, 2015, vol. 7, issue 1, 1-15

Abstract: The aim of the present study is to examine and evaluate the evolving character of sustainability management in corporations, the significance of environmental protection and sustainability, and barriers to carrying out an incorporated and strategic firm-wide advance of social responsibility. In the present paper, we focus on the contribution of sustainability undertakings towards enhancing corporate performance, the financial involvements of sustainability position and operation, and the chief function of values in corporate policy. Our paper contributes to the literature by supplying proof of elements that lead to the triumph of business patterns for sustainable development, processes through which stakeholders are affecting corporate sustainability conduct, and the link between economic growth and the environment.

Keywords: corporate sustainability performance; economic growth; environmental management; business practice; investment decision; sustainability metrics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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