Corporate Sustainability Management in Large German Companies
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Corporate Sustainability in International Comparison: State of Practice, Opportunities and Challenges. ed. / Stefan Schaltegger; Sarah Elena Windolph; Dorli Harms; Jacob Hörisch. Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, 2014. p. 93-104 (Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science; Vol. 31).
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T1 - Corporate Sustainability Management in Large German Companies
AU - Hörisch, Jacob
AU - Windolph, Sarah Elena
AU - Schaltegger, Stefan
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - This chapter introduces the results of the German sample of the International Corporate Sustainability Barometer (ICSB) and compares them with the results of the international average. German companies are generally perceived as comprehensively engaging in environmental and social issues. However, when analysing the results of the ICSB survey, it is striking how close German companies are to the international average rather than standing out. Nonetheless, some particularities can be found, for instance with regard to the awareness and application of employee-related sustainability management tools, which are more pronounced in German companies than on international average. There are also some negative deviations, such as the less close management of the freedom of association. Since German companies make up a very large share of the total sample (almost one-third), the results are not only compared to the overall international average but also to an alternative average excluding the German results. Possible explanations for the mediocre average positioning of the German companies are given and the potential for sustainability management is identified.
AB - This chapter introduces the results of the German sample of the International Corporate Sustainability Barometer (ICSB) and compares them with the results of the international average. German companies are generally perceived as comprehensively engaging in environmental and social issues. However, when analysing the results of the ICSB survey, it is striking how close German companies are to the international average rather than standing out. Nonetheless, some particularities can be found, for instance with regard to the awareness and application of employee-related sustainability management tools, which are more pronounced in German companies than on international average. There are also some negative deviations, such as the less close management of the freedom of association. Since German companies make up a very large share of the total sample (almost one-third), the results are not only compared to the overall international average but also to an alternative average excluding the German results. Possible explanations for the mediocre average positioning of the German companies are given and the potential for sustainability management is identified.
KW - Sustainability sciences, Management & Economics
KW - Corporate Social Responsibility
KW - Corporate Social Responsibility Activity
KW - German Company
KW - International Average
KW - Core Business
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-06227-3_7
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-06227-3_7
M3 - Contributions to collected editions/anthologies
SN - 978-3-319-06226-6
T3 - Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science
SP - 93
EP - 104
BT - Corporate Sustainability in International Comparison
A2 - Schaltegger, Stefan
A2 - Windolph, Sarah Elena
A2 - Harms, Dorli
A2 - Hörisch, Jacob
PB - Springer International Publishing AG
CY - Cham
ER -