Sustainability Reporting: A Comparative Analysis in Portuguese and Brazilian Major Companies

Pedro Fernandes Anunciação, Duarte Xara-Brasil (), Jane A. Marques, Agatha Peres Nunes Matias and Camila Pires Garcia
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Pedro Fernandes Anunciação: Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, Setúbal, Portugal
Jane A. Marques: University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Agatha Peres Nunes Matias: School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Camila Pires Garcia: School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

International Journal of Sustainable Economies Management (IJSEM), 2016, vol. 5, issue 4, 10-24

Abstract: Environmental, social and economic disasters became sustainability a central topic in global agenda during the twentieth century. It generates more society's awareness regarding environmental problems and companies concerns on the topic, causing the inclusion of sustainability issues as one of the priorities in their strategic plans. Organizations' components of sustainability have been created with different focus and priorities, it originated significant differences in how organizations approach sustainability in terms of objectives, policies and initiatives chosen (EIRIS, 2012). Sustainable reports publications have been the main communication vehicle of organization approaches. This study aims, through an exploratory approach, to understand sustainability metrics adopted in organizational environment and to analyze how the top ten Brazilian and Portuguese companies – listed on the BOVESPA and EURONEXT Lisbon – internalize sustainability practices and utilize their sustainability reports as a marketing tool.

Date: 2016
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