Index

International Business and Sustainable Development Goals

ISBN: 978-1-83753-505-7, eISBN: 978-1-83753-504-0

ISSN: 1745-8862

Publication date: 31 July 2023

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(2023), "Index", van Tulder, R., Giuliani, E. and Álvarez, I. (Ed.) International Business and Sustainable Development Goals (Progress in International Business Research, Vol. 17), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 367-377. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1745-886220230000017025

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Copyright © 2023 Rob van Tulder, Elisa Giuliani and Isabel Álvarez


INDEX

Abuses and defenders, types of
, 350–352

Academic scholarship
, 152

Access to electricity
, 182, 185

equation coefficient
, 192

Actionability of stakeholders
, 268–270

Adaptive governance framework
, 87–88

Adaptive management
, 87

Addis Ababa Action Agenda (AAAA)
, 6, 141

Agencies
, 36

Agenda 2030
, 7, 10–11, 113, 181

Agriculture
, 301–302

Agroforestry

promise of
, 314–315

systems
, 315

Arcelor Mittal mining company
, 359

Assertive tactics
, 228, 234

Association of American Port Authorities
, 264

Association of European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI)
, 141

“Aymarazo” social–environmental conflict
, 352

Back-casting
, 8

Backward participation effects
, 297

Banking industry, corporate misbehavior in
, 329–330

BEPS 2.0
, 210

BEPS Action Plan
, 209–210

BEPS Inclusive Framework
, 217

Bibliometric analysis
, 54

Biofuel
, 23

Biophilic design
, 245

Blended finance investment
, 139

Bottom-up approach
, 11

Breusch–Pagan LM test
, 294

Building bridges
, 10–11

Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC)
, 333, 350, 352

website
, 334

Businesses
, 32, 102, 112

case for SDG implementation for sustainability transformation
, 114–116

evidence of businesses abusing defenders
, 352–353

strategies
, 64

Canadian Bear Creek Mining Corporation
, 352

Carbon Disclosure Project
, 229

Carbon factor
, 179, 185–187

equation
, 192

growth equation
, 187

Carbon neutrality
, 250–251

Cascade of crises
, 4

Cascading CSR
, 212

CDC
, 140

Central and Eastern Europe

analysis
, 212

channels by tax impacts SDGs and measures
, 209–210

complex relationship between MNEs and SDGs
, 205–207

contribution of MNEs to achievement of SDGs
, 204–205

descriptive statistics
, 213–214

measuring impact of SDGs
, 207–209

non-financial disclosures
, 214–215

reasons for better and deeper tax reporting
, 217–218

role of tax revenues
, 210–211

impact of tax on SDG 10 in CEE countries
, 215–217

tax reporting and tax transparency
, 211–212

CEOs

activism
, 354, 358

emotions
, 359

experiences
, 355

identification with victims
, 358

ideologies
, 358

model reaction to defenders
, 353–361

narcissism
, 359

personal characteristics
, 359

social affirmations based on professional achievements
, 358

Child labor implications for MNEs with social media
, 19–20

Chinese government
, 160

Circularity
, 127

journey of
, 124–128

City of New Orleans Office of Economic Development
, 89

Climate change
, 113, 129, 227

conceptualization of climate change and impression management tactics
, 227–230

data analysis
, 231

disclosures of companies
, 227

findings
, 232

impression management tactics
, 233–236

methodology
, 230

sample
, 230–231

theoretical background
, 227

Clusters
, 59

Co-creation of value
, 123–124

Coercive pressures
, 331

Coffee
, 309

crops
, 315

overview of coffee GVC connected to Latin America
, 312–314

paradox
, 310

Collaboration
, 127

Collective intelligence
, 8

Community resilience concept
, 86

Companies
, 327

impacts on SDGs
, 36–40

Computers
, 293, 303–304

Conception process
, 51, 57

Content analysis
, 231

Control variables
, 165–166, 334–335

Core activities
, 35, 67

Corporate activities
, 34

Corporate misbehavior

in banking industry
, 329–330

econometric analysis
, 335

institutions, state ownership and
, 332–333

institutions and
, 331

methodology
, 333

results
, 335–337

sample and data
, 333

state ownership and
, 331–332

theoretical background and hypotheses
, 329

variables
, 333–335

Corporate social (ir)responsibility and role of MNEs
, 24–26

Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
, 56, 146, 206, 354

Corporate sustainability
, 36, 103, 353

efforts
, 105

tensions
, 104, 106

Country-by-country reporting (CbCR)
, 203

in CEE Countries
, 212–215

COVID-19 pandemic
, 18, 84, 86, 247

Creating shared value
, 136–137

Cultivation
, 312–313

Cultural and creative industries (CCIs)
, 12, 152

control variables
, 165–166

cultural SDGs
, 160–165

density of CCI networks
, 156–158

empirical analysis
, 159

firms
, 159–160

model specification
, 166

networks of
, 154–155

ownership network density
, 165

research setting and network identification
, 159

results
, 166

role of international ties
, 158

scale
, 165

and SDGs
, 155–156

theory
, 154

Cultural SDGs
, 160–165

Cultural services
, 266

Cultural sustainability
, 242, 246

Culturally sustainable HQ building, visions of
, 255–256

Culture spaces
, 246

Custodian agencies
, 8

Danish corporations
, 146

Danish DFI
, 141

Defensive tactics
, 228, 234

Democratic design
, 122

Density of CCI networks
, 156–158

Dependent variable
, 333–334

Desarrollo Energéticos (DESA)
, 346

Developing countries
, 18, 25

Development finance institutions (DFIs)
, 12, 136, 146

and contributions to SDGs
, 138–139

hybrid challenges
, 140

“Development in transition” approach
, 286

“Diagnosis-action” model
, 67

Digital services tax (DST)
, 210

Disassociation
, 234

Doing–no–harm practices
, 329

“Doughnut” model
, 115

Dutch banks
, 330

Dynamic capabilities approach
, 288

Dynamic ecosystems
, 114

Econometric analysis
, 294

Econometric model
, 294

Economic sectors impact SDGs
, 33–36

Economically sustainable HQ Building, visions of
, 254–255

Ecosystems

approach
, 270

ecosystem-based port design framework
, 265

motivations and actionability of stakeholders
, 268–270

ports as
, 264–265

services approach
, 266, 275–277

Electricity
, 181

Emerging markets
, 18

business in
, 19

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG)
, 140

Environmental defenders
, 348

Environmental Kuznets Curve
, 183

Environmental migrants
, 24

Environmental movements
, 348

Environmental upgrading
, 315

in Latin American coffee global value chain
, 309

Environmentally sustainable HQ building, visions of
, 250–252

European Commission (EC)
, 22

European Green Deal
, 22–23, 265

European Sea Port Association
, 264

Finance gap
, 205

Financial crisis (2008)
, 330

Financial inclusion
, 138

Financial resources
, 14

Flexible decision making processes
, 87

Flexible learning-based approaches
, 87

Food companies
, 36

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
, 136, 178–179, 287–288

data collection and analysis
, 141

DFI’s hybrid challenges
, 140

DFIs and contributions to SDGs
, 138–139

impact of FDI on SDG 7
, 182

hybridity
, 139

IB literature and SDGs
, 136–138

IFU’s balancing of SDG impact and profit
, 141–146

income level of FDI country of origin
, 184–185

income level of recipient country
, 182–184

literature review
, 136

methods
, 140

per capita
, 186

research setting and case selection
, 140–141

strategies
, 138

Foreign firms
, 184

Foreign investment
, 178

Forward participation effects
, 295–297

Four-step method
, 161

aggregating into composite score
, 164

data collection
, 161–164

indicator selection
, 161

rescaling and normalizing
, 164

Frontera Energy
, 352

Future-facing approach
, 13

Gap Frame
, 69

Gender inequality
, 293, 295

Generalized method of moments (GMM)
, 189

Glass ceiling effect
, 291

Global reporting initiative (GRI)
, 62, 89

framework
, 72

Global Resilience Institute’s I-RES methodology, The
, 88

Global stakeholders
, 328

Global value chains (GVCs)
, 14, 19, 286, 289, 309

data and methodology
, 290–291

descriptive analysis
, 292–294

literature review
, 287–290

regression results
, 294–298

results
, 292

Governance (G)
, 205

Green technologies
, 180

Green transition
, 22–24

Greenhouse gases (GHG)
, 120, 227, 264

Gross domestic product (GDP)
, 159, 291

Hausman specification test
, 294

Headquarters buildings (HQ buildings)
, 243, 257

of MNCs
, 243–244, 249

High–tech GVCs
, 292

Home Country’s Institutional Quality
, 334–335

Home institutions
, 333

Human rights
, 333

Human rights defenders
, 350

defining and characterizing
, 346–348

evidence of businesses abusing defenders
, 352–353

model of CEOs’ reaction to defenders
, 353–361

risks of being defender
, 348–350

types of abuses and defenders
, 350–352

Human rights violations
, 330

corporate misbehavior as
, 333

Hybrid governance approach
, 7–8

Hybrid management strategy
, 139

Hybrid organization
, 140

Hybridity concept
, 139

IKEA

ambition
, 120

becoming climate positive
, 120–121

Circular Product Design Guide
, 123

climate footprint throughout value chain
, 120

climate report
, 120

co-creation of value
, 123–124

engagement with SDGs and improvement of entire IKEA ecosystem
, 119–120

fair and equal
, 121

healthy and sustainable living
, 120

journey of distributed and regenerative transformation by (re-)design
, 122–123

lessons from
, 116

meatballs
, 123

mission
, 127

narratives of sustainability transformation
, 121–122

People & Planet Positive strategy
, 122

regenerating resources, protecting ecosystems, and improving biodiversity
, 121

research design
, 116

restaurants
, 123–124

transforming into circular business
, 120

values
, 124

as values-based global enterprise
, 117–119

Impact measurement and management of business on SDGs

companies impacts on SDGs
, 36–40

economic sectors impact SDGs
, 33–36

managing impact
, 41–43

Impression management
, 228, 237

tactics
, 233–236

Impression management tactics
, 228–229

assertive tactics
, 228

defensive tactics
, 228

Inclusive approach
, 276

Inclusive port development
, 269

Inclusive strategy
, 269

Income level of recipient country
, 182–184

Independent variables
, 334

Inequality
, 287, 289–290

Information and communication technologies (ICTs)
, 287

Ingka Group
, 116

Innovation
, 287, 296

centers
, 289

Institutional isomorphism
, 331

Institutional voids
, 331

Institutions
, 206

and corporate misbehavior
, 331–333

Integrated framework

consolidating recommendations in
, 64

contextualize for actionability
, 66–67

defining strategic SDGs
, 68–70

impact
, 72

SDG integration
, 71

SDG report and communication
, 72

set specific goals and targets
, 70

understanding SDGs
, 67–68

Integrated Resilience Enhancement Solution methodology (I-RES methodology)
, 84–85

adaptive governance framework
, 87–88

analysis framework
, 88

functional analysis
, 89

key resilience challenges and opportunities identified in I-RES process
, 92–93

overview of resilience and I-RES methodology
, 88–89

overview of SDGs and gaps in progress
, 85–87

in practice
, 89–94

resilience solutions for NOLA and SDGs
, 93–94

theoretical background
, 85

Integrative framework
, 104

Integrative system
, 314

Intensification of global competition
, 184

Intention–realization gap

addressing
, 52–53

from MDGs to SDGs
, 51–52

new paradigm with sizable
, 50

research contribution and chapter organization
, 54–55

research gaps and opportunities to accelerate SDG agenda
, 53

role of IB discipline
, 53–54

SDGs predecessors
, 50–51

Inter IKEA Group
, 117

Internal nexus approach
, 70

International Association of Port Cities
, 264

International Association of Ports and Harbors
, 264

International business (IB)
, 5, 53, 204

addressing complexities in implementing SDGs in
, 102

challenge for IB profession
, 10–11

child labor implications for MNEs with social media
, 19–20

corporate social (ir)responsibility and role of MNEs
, 24–26

critical role for MNEs
, 5–6

difficult to walk the talk
, 8–10

discipline
, 53–54, 57

factors
, 6–8

general challenges for
, 11

green transition
, 22–24

implications for IB literature
, 147

literature and SDGs
, 136–138

nexus challenges
, 12

paradox lens for IB research
, 106–108

research
, 53, 244

researchers
, 18–19

scholars
, 5, 53, 147, 243

SDGs and current issues in
, 18–19

social sustainability and innovation
, 21–22

sustainable development
, 102–103

understanding SDG-related tensions in MNEs
, 104–106

understanding tensions emerging addressing SDGs
, 103–104

International Coffee Organisation (ICO)
, 309

International Labour Organization, The
, 19

International ties, role of
, 158

International trade and production
, 286

International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development
, 152

Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU)
, 136, 141, 144, 146

balancing of SDG impact and profit
, 141

fund level
, 143–144

hybridity balancing approach for SDG purpose and profit
, 142–143

implications and contribution
, 146

implications for IB literature
, 147

implications for MNEs
, 146–147

organizational mission
, 142

path toward SDGs
, 141–142

portfolio level
, 142–143

project level
, 144–146

Investment process
, 144

Isomorphic pressures
, 331

coercive pressures
, 331

mimetic pressures
, 331

normative pressures
, 331

IWAY (IKEA supplier code of conduct)
, 123

Jiew Kang Juy palm oil company
, 351

Journal of Cleaner Production
, 59

Journal of International Business Policy (JIBP)
, 59, 137

Journal of International Business Studies
, 59

“Just transitions” framework
, 311–312

Key performance indicators (KPIs)
, 37

Koç Holding
, 231–232, 234

Latin American coffee global value chain (Latin American coffee GVC)
, 309

just transitions
, 311–312

overview of coffee GVC connected to Latin America
, 312–314

promise of agro forestry
, 314–315

role of voluntary standards and certifications
, 315–317

trade-offs
, 317–318

Leading firms
, 289

Learning-based collaborations
, 87

Least square dummy variable method (LSDV)
, 189

“Leave no one behind” principle
, 164

Legitimacy
, 229, 331

Livelihoods
, 310

Megacities
, 265

Micro-factors
, 67

Millennium Declaration
, 50

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
, 50–51, 207, 226

scorecard
, 56

to SDGs
, 51–52

Mimetic pressures
, 331

Mineral Commodities Limited
, 350

Mineral Sands Resources (2017)
, 350

Minimization technique
, 230

Minimum effective tax rate (METR)
, 211, 217

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
, 141, 144

Min–max rule
, 38

Mixed activities
, 35, 67

Mixed method
, 55–56

Motivation
, 269

primary motives
, 269

secondary
, 269

of stakeholders
, 268–270

Multi-stakeholder dialogue
, 115

Multinational companies
, 102, 105

Multinational corporations (MNCs)
, 87, 108, 242

data analysis
, 248

data collection
, 247–248

findings
, 249–256

methodology
, 246

Stora Enso HQ
, 246–247

sustainable buildings and office design
, 245–246

sustainable cities and HQ buildings of
, 243–244

Multinational enterprises (MNEs)
, 4, 18, 71, 105, 112–113, 136, 138, 146, 192, 269, 288

child labor implications for MNEs with social media
, 19–20

complex relationship between SDGs and
, 205–207

contribution of MNEs to achievement of SDGs
, 204–205

corporate social (ir)responsibility and role of
, 24–26

critical role for
, 5–6

implications for
, 146–147

SDG implementation for sustainability transformation
, 124–128

SDG-related tensions in
, 104–106

strategic challenges for
, 11–12

Multinational firms
, 158

Multiple imputation techniques
, 186

Multiple regression models
, 166

National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System (NECIPS)
, 159

Natural materials
, 255

Neo-institutional theory
, 331

Network analysis
, 34, 160

Network density
, 165

Networks of CCIs
, 154–155

New Orleans Business Alliance
, 89

New Orleans East
, 89

economy of
, 91

I-RES resilience solutions for NOLA and SDGs
, 93–94

key resilience challenges and opportunities identified in I-RES process
, 92–93

Nexus approach
, 42, 272

Non-financial disclosures
, 214–215

Non-financial reporting indicators
, 224

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
, 4, 102, 108, 328, 347

Normative pressures
, 331

Nuclear powers
, 23

Office design
, 245–246

Opposed activities
, 35, 67

Organizational theory of hybrid organizations
, 137, 139

Organizations
, 21

Ownership networks

of cities
, 160

of local CCIs
, 169

Paradox theory
, 106, 108

Paris Climate agreement
, 6

People & Planet Positive strategy
, 119

Peripheral activities
, 35

Peripherical activities
, 67

Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses
, 264

Petronas
, 231–232

Policy-level Trade-offs
, 182

Pollution haven hypothesis (PHH)
, 25, 183

Port city

context
, 266

development
, 268

ecosystem
, 265, 272

interface
, 264

Ports
, 264

authorities
, 273

“do good” approaches of port authorities
, 273–274

“do no harm” approaches
, 274–275

as ecosystems
, 264–265

ecosystems services and SDG engagement
, 275–277

ecosystems services approach
, 266–270

general findings
, 271–272

methodology
, 270, 277

port authorities’ engagement with SDGs
, 272–273

research findings
, 270

Post-COVID-19 workplace
, 245

Post-harvest processing techniques
, 310

Private business
, 182

Private finance
, 139

Private investors
, 178

Private sector development
, 138

Processing
, 313

Public-CbCR
, 211

Public–Private Partnership (PPP)
, 144

Public–private sector
, 86

“Ratcheting-up” theory
, 185

Real–estate investment strategy
, 250

Redistribution
, 210

Regression results
, 294

backward participation effects
, 297

forward participation effects
, 295–297

Representation/rule of law
, 210

Repricing
, 210

Research and development (R&D)
, 291

Research gaps and opportunities to accelerate SDG agenda
, 53

Resilience
, 41

indicators
, 98–100

overview of
, 88–89

propositions
, 89

Responsibility
, 127

Reuse, refurbishment, remanufacturing, and recycling (four loops)
, 123

Revenue
, 210

Roasting
, 313

Robeco (three-step assessment process)
, 37

controversies
, 37

procedure
, 37

product
, 37

SDG Framework
, 38

Sustainable Investing Research team
, 38

Santa Ana (mining project)
, 352

SDG Compass
, 54, 66, 72

Compass +
, 64

limited research on practical relevance of
, 63–64

model
, 64

tool
, 63

“Seed to cup” process
, 314

Services
, 307–308

Shared value
, 136

concept
, 137

for DFIs
, 139

Sinohydro
, 346

Skepticism
, 24

Slow progress
, 10

Small-and medium-sized firms (SMEs)
, 139

Social media

child labor implications for MNEs with
, 19–20

platforms
, 20

Social networks
, 157

Social sustainability and innovation
, 21–22

Social-ecological systems (SES)
, 41

Socially sustainable HQ Building, visions of
, 252–254

Societal transformation
, 113

Society
, 112

Socio-ecological systems
, 87

Sphere of influence concept
, 269

Stakeholders
, 84

dialogue
, 127

motivations and actionability of
, 268–270

State ownership
, 335

and corporate misbehavior
, 331–333

Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP)
, 349–350

Strategic SDGs
, 68–70

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)

countries
, 181

energy systems
, 192

Sustainability
, 104, 116, 123, 310 (see also Corporate sustainability)

challenges in port city
, 266

of companies
, 231

concept
, 152

performance
, 269

ratings
, 39

reports
, 226, 229–230

Sustainability Day
, 117

Sustainability tensions
, 103, 105

in MNE
, 107

Sustainability transformation

business case for SDG implementation for
, 114–116

contributions, implications, and future research
, 128–129

lessons from IKEA
, 116–124

MNE SDG implementation for
, 124–128

narratives of sustainability transformation
, 121–122

SDGs as basis for
, 113–114

Sustainable architecture
, 257

Sustainable buildings
, 245–246

Sustainable business
, 121

Sustainable city
, 244

of MNCs
, 243–244

Sustainable development
, 18, 32–33, 41, 102–103

positive and negative impacts of companies on
, 40

Sustainable development goals (SDGs)
, 4–5, 152, 311, 317

agenda
, 6, 114

alignment
, 67

as basis for sustainability transformation
, 113–114

CCIs and
, 155–156

change
, 105

channels by tax impacts SDGs and measures
, 209–210

companies’ impacts on SDGs
, 36–40

complex relationship between MNEs and
, 205–207

context
, 105–106

contextualizing
, 13–14

contribution of MNEs to achievement of
, 204–205

critical role for MNEs
, 5–6

and current issues in IB
, 18–19

DFIs and contributions to
, 138–139

difficult to walk the talk
, 8–10

“do good” approaches of port authorities
, 273–274

“do no harm” approaches
, 274–275

economic sectors impact SDGs
, 33–36

ecosystems services and SDG engagement
, 275–277

ecosystems services approach
, 266–270

engagement
, 275–277

four key barriers to engage with
, 61

four main recommendations for effective SDGs implementation
, 61–62

framework
, 8, 103, 153

and gaps
, 85–87

general findings
, 271–272

happy confluence of factors
, 6–8

hybrid governance approach
, 9

I-RES resilience solutions for
, 93–94

IB literature and
, 136–138

IFU hybridity balancing approach for SDG purpose and profit
, 142–143

IFU’s path toward
, 141–142

IKEA’s engagement with SDGs and improvement of entire IKEA ecosystem
, 119–120

implementation for sustainability transformation
, 112, 114–116

Indicators Database
, 291

integration
, 71

integration in business strategy
, 62

list of projects and SDG targets
, 282–284

level
, 105

managing impact
, 41–43

from MDGs to
, 51–52

measuring impact of
, 207–209

methodology
, 270

methodology considerations
, 277

owner
, 71

port authorities engagement with
, 272–273

ports as ecosystems
, 264–265

predecessors
, 50–51

progress
, 161

report and communication
, 72

research findings
, 270

SDG 2
, 32

SDG 3
, 32

SDG 6
, 32

SDG 7
, 37, 179

SDG 8
, 155

SDG 9
, 32, 155

SDG 10
, 155, 204

SDG 11
, 22, 160, 242

SDG 12
, 160

SDG 13
, 32, 37

SDG 16
, 37

SDG 17
, 24, 84, 108, 153

SDG-related tensions in MNEs
, 104

SDG-washing challenges
, 14

strategic selection process
, 69

strategy
, 69

understanding tensions emerging addressing
, 103–104

volume
, 11–14

Sustainable HQ building
, 251

visions of
, 249

visions of culturally sustainable HQ building
, 255–256

visions of economically sustainable HQ building
, 254–255

visions of environmentally sustainable HQ building
, 250–252

visions of socially sustainable HQ building
, 252–254

Sustainable production
, 316

System-level synergy
, 192

System-level trade-offs
, 181–182

Systemic partnerships
, 85–86

Tax on SDG 10 in CEE countries, impact of
, 215–217

Tax reporting and tax transparency
, 211

voluntary decisions for transparent reporting and disclosure
, 212

Tax revenues
, 210

role of
, 210–211

Telecommunications
, 305–306

Three-dimensional concept
, 122

Top-down approach
, 11

Tourism industry
, 166

Trade in Value Added (TiVA)
, 291

Trade-offs
, 317–318

background and research questions
, 181

in FDI effects on SDG
, 181

impact of FDI on SDG 7
, 182–185

methodology
, 185

model
, 187–189

results
, 189–193

sample and variables
, 185–187

SDG 7 in SSA Countries
, 181–182

Transformation lab (T-lab)
, 116

Triple Bottom Line (TBL)
, 115, 242

Two-equation model
, 180, 187

UN Global Compact
, 63

UN Global Compact Progress Report (2019), The
, 9

United Health Group
, 227

United Kingdom (UK)
, 352

United National Environment Programme (UNEP)
, 242, 244

United Nations (UN)
, 4, 18, 32, 152, 226, 265

roadmap
, 86

SDGs
, 242, 328

United Nations Act
, 265

United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (2012)
, 56

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
, 272

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
, 333

Upgrading strategies
, 311

US Economic Development Administration
, 91

Value added (VA)
, 291

Value chain mapping
, 69

Values-based global enterprise, IKEA as
, 117–119

Values-based service experience
, 123

Variables
, 333

control
, 334–335

dependent
, 333–334

independent
, 334

Varma (Mutual Pension Insurance Company)
, 247

Volkswagen Group
, 231

Walking the talk
, 8

consolidating recommendations in integrated framework
, 64–72

four key barriers to engage with SDGs
, 61

four main recommendations for effective SDGs implementation
, 61–62

IB discourse
, 57–58

IB research
, 56–57

implementation as key area for research
, 63

increasing attention relatively concentrated in few journals and authors
, 59–60

limitations
, 73–74

limited research on practical relevance of SDG compass
, 63–64

main findings
, 56

new paradigm with sizable intention–realization gap
, 50–55

research
, 74

research design
, 55–56

Washington Consensus
, 287

Web of Science platform
, 20, 56

WHO Air Quality Guidelines
, 164

Wooldridge test
, 294

World Business Council for Sustainable Development
, 330

World Governance Indicators (WGI)
, 334

World Port Sustainability Platform
, 270

WPSP portfolio
, 276

YouTube (Social media platforms)
, 20

Prelims
Part I: General Challenges for IB Scholarship
Chapter 1: Introduction: International Business Scholarship and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Seizing Opportunities, While Tackling Challenges
Chapter 2: International Business and the SDGs: Current Issues and Future Directions
Chapter 3: Measuring and Managing the Impact of Business on the SDGs
Part II: Strategic Challenges for MNEs
Chapter 4: Walking the Talk: Making the SDGs Core Business – An Integrated Framework
Chapter 5: Catalyzing Progress Toward the UNs' SDGs: Building Systemic Partnerships Across Organizations Using the I-RES Methodology
Chapter 6: Addressing the Complexities in Implementing SDGs in International Business
Chapter 7: SDGs and Strategic Priorities of MNEs for Sustainability Transformation: Lessons from IKEA
Part III: The Nexus Challenge
Chapter 8: Balancing Purpose and Profit in Foreign Direct Investment: How Development Finance Institutions Promote the SDGs While Being Profitable
Chapter 9: The Nexus Between Cultural and Creative Sectors and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Network Perspective
Chapter 10: Trade-offs in FDI Effects on SDGs in Sub-Saharan Africa Countries
Part IV: Contextualizing the SDGs
Chapter 11: Tax Impact of Multinationals in Central and Eastern Europe on Sustainable Development Goals
Chapter 12: Climate Change Disclosures of Companies in Selected Developed and Emerging Countries with Impression Management Perspective
Chapter 13: Multinational Corporations in Sustainable Cities: The Case of a Sustainable Headquarters Building
Chapter 14: Ports and the Sustainable Development Goals: An Ecosystems Approach
Chapter 15: Possibilities for Upgrading High-tech GVCs Toward Stronger SDG Performance
Chapter 16: Tensions on the Road Toward Just Transitions in the Latin American Coffee Value Chain
Part V: SDG-washing Challenges
Chapter 17: Corporate Misbehavior in the Banking Industry: What Role Does the State Play?
Chapter 18: Saving the Planet is Not for Everybody: A Model of CEOs' Reactions to Human Rights Defenders
Index