Bibliographic Details
| Summary: | In today’s business world, social responsibility is crucial because many societal issues stem from companies’ actions. Therefore, it is essential to have socially responsible companies that support sustainable development principles and strive to create a fairer and more equitable society in economic, social, and environmental aspects. To ensure transparency, companies should share both positive and negative impacts achieved through sustainable practices in a sustainability report for their stakeholders. This paper analyzes the sustainability reports of public-local companies in Portugal using the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) indicators to evaluate their social responsibility practices. The analysis combines qualitative and quantitative data from the reports disclosed on the local public company’s website. Unfortunately, it was found that social responsibility practices still need to be standard in these companies. Only a few companies publish sustainability reports, which are still in their early stages. The economic dimension is the most widely reported as it is easier to quantify and collect data. |
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| Main Authors: | Pina, Solângela Gertrudes Fernandes |
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| Other Authors: | Costa, Cláudia S.; Monte, Ana Paula; Maia, Tânia; Correia, Pedro Miguel Alves Ribeiro; Resende, Sérgio André Lopes |
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| Subject: | Corporate social responsibility (CSR) Sustainable development GRI Sustainability report Public-local companies Responsabilidade social das empresas Desenvolvimento sustentável Relatórios de sustentabilidade Empresas locais |
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| Year: | 2023 |
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| Country: | Portugal |
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| Document type: | article |
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| Access type: | open access |
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| Associated institution: | Instituto Politécnico de Bragança |
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| Language: | English |
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| Origin: | Biblioteca Digital do IPB |
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