Sustainability practices and web-based communication

Giau, Alessandro Da; Macchion, Laura; Caniato, Federico; Caridi, Maria; Danese, Pamela; Rinaldi, Rinaldo; Vinelli, Andrea

doi:10.1108/jfmm-07-2015-0061

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“…The adequacy assessment of CS communication practices concerns sustainability reports, but it could also involve other forms of CS communication, such as company websites, certifications, product labelling, press coverage, advertising, blogs, social media pages, etc. Indeed, the evolving communication landscape, where the web has become one of the predominant communication channel for sustainability initiatives, is reshaping CS communication and effective stakeholder engagement (Nwagbara & Reid, 2013;Lindgreen & Swaen, 2010), and companies should use appropriate communication channels to communicate to different stakeholders their sustainability practices (Da Giau et al, 2016;Silvestre, Antunes, & Leal Filho, 2018).…”

Section: "Zone Matrices" For Materiality Analysis: An Illustrative Apmentioning

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Materiality Analysis in Sustainability Reporting: A Tool for Directing Corporate Sustainability Towards Emerging Economic, Environmental and Social Opportunities

Calabrese

Costa

Ghiron

et al. 2019

Technological and Economic Development of Economy

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Materiality analysis is a multi-purpose tool for prioritising sustainability issues from the double perspective of companies and stakeholders, meaning that both parties contribute to identifying the present and emerging social and environmental risks and opportunities. The current study proposes a practical and structured approach for performing materiality analysis, integrating the well-known Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) materiality matrix and a new “adequacy matrix”. The purpose of the GRI materiality matrix is to prioritize sustainability issues in terms of relevance to both companies and stakeholders. The adequacy matrix supports evaluation of the transparency and effectiveness of corporate sustainability (CS) communication. Particularly, the paper aims to give indications to companies that want to prepare a sustainability report according to the GRI guidelines by planning the allocation of resources to reporting activities: the comparison between the positioning of GRI sustainability aspects in the two matrices serves in identifying the most critical issues for improving accountability. The proposed method includes a consistency test, to overcome the subjectivity, uncertainty and vagueness affecting judgements. The results provide managers with useful information for aligning CS strategic decision-making, sustainability reporting, and accountability to stakeholders. An illustrative application to a small and medium-sized (SME) company completes the paper.

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Section: "Zone Matrices" For Materiality Analysis: An Illustrative Apmentioning

confidence: 99%

Materiality Analysis in Sustainability Reporting: A Tool for Directing Corporate Sustainability Towards Emerging Economic, Environmental and Social Opportunities

Calabrese

Costa

Ghiron

et al. 2019

Technological and Economic Development of Economy

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“…By assuming a significant role in consumers' purchasing decisions in this way, environmental and social factors also become decisive in defining business strategies [31]. Customers and companies, in fact, are even more aware that such high attention on sustainability is capable of influencing market decisions and results: In choosing products to purchase, people seem to select those which align with their needs and beliefs, especially in terms of sustainability [32]. Accordingly, companies are increasingly focusing on the development and communication of their sustainable behaviors [33] and this especially depends on the belief that consumers [1] are willing to pay a premium price [11] for preferring those products perceived as really sustainable.…”

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What about Sustainability? An Empirical Analysis of Consumers’ Purchasing Behavior in Fashion Context

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In recent times, the concept of sustainability has gradually taken on a leading role,\ud particularly because of its potential ability to influence consumers’ view and, consequently, their\ud buying choices. Based on this consideration, the work, by means of an empirical analysis, pursues\ud two research questions: (i) is it possible to imagine a theoretical model in the fashion world able\ud to show whether “importance”, “expectations” and “social influence” effectively affect consumers’\ud willingness to reward a sustainable fashion brand via their purchasing behavior? and (ii) how much\ud are consumers willing to pay to get a sustainable item of clothing? In order to answer these two\ud research questions, a Multiple Linear Regression Model is tested, which offers an interesting result:\ud consumers attach little relevance to the importance accorded to a brand’s sustainability, since they\ud orient themselves on the basis of their expectations and their own group’s thoughts. Another finding\ud is that consumers state that they are willing to pay a price not higher than 20% to get a sustainable\ud item of clothing. However, the paper presents two limitations, which are linked to the use of the\ud questionnaire for the understanding of the respondents’ opinions and to the small reference sample,\ud composed of 271 people with a high level of education

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“…The ninth article is a study from 2015. It is a multiple exploratory case study carried out by De Giau et al [71]. The purpose was to study how Italian fashion companies communicate on their websites after adopting sustainability commitments, and which environmental, social, and sustainability practices they adopt.…”

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Sustainability within Fashion Business Models: A Systematic Literature Review

Thorisdottir

Jóhannsdóttir

2019

Sustainability

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Production, marketing, and consumption of fashion products result in negative environmental impacts due to the massive production volume of fashion items. However, there is limited literature on how the fashion industry integrates sustainability-related practices into business models, how sustainability is measured within the business models, or what drives the sustainability-emphasis of the fashion industry. Therefore, it is consequential to conduct a systematic review of the existing literature concerning how the fashion industry integrates sustainability into business models, if and how sustainability-related practices are measured to ensure transparency and lead to improvements, and to recognize what drives sustainability in fashion business models. The key aspects regarding sustainability integration into business models include organization values, entrepreneurship, innovation, and internationalization processes. With regards to measurement of impacts and reporting, it is evident that Corporate Social Responsibility, the Global Reporting Initiative, and the Apparel and Footwear Sector Supplement are of relevance for the industry, mainly with regards to the supply chain. The drivers influencing sustainability practices are government and regulatory pressure, market pressure, closed-loop pressure, value creation, innovation, equity, authenticity, functionality, localism, and exclusivity. The findings are of relevance both for academia and the fashion industry, as the paper provides evidence on what has already been studied by academia, but also highlights a need for further studies on the fashion industry with regards to sustainability practices. This paper; therefore, opens a path for academics to consider empirical studies on how to investigate the sustainability strategies of fashion businesses, elements of fashion business models, driving forces influencing actions, measurements, key performance indicators, transparency, and disclosure, just to name a few examples.

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Sustainability practices and web-based communication

Cited by 56 publications

References 48 publications

Materiality Analysis in Sustainability Reporting: A Tool for Directing Corporate Sustainability Towards Emerging Economic, Environmental and Social Opportunities

Materiality Analysis in Sustainability Reporting: A Tool for Directing Corporate Sustainability Towards Emerging Economic, Environmental and Social Opportunities

What about Sustainability? An Empirical Analysis of Consumers’ Purchasing Behavior in Fashion Context

Sustainability within Fashion Business Models: A Systematic Literature Review

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