Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance and firms’ financial performance: A semi-structured literature review, through the lens of sustainable development

• Authors: Ioana S. Ermiṣ , Victor-Emanuel Ciuciuc

Title variants

PL

Ład środowiskowy, społeczny i korporacyjny oraz wyniki finansowe firm: częściowo ustrukturyzowana kwerenda literatury przedmiotu przez pryzmat zrównoważonego rozwoju

Abstracts

PL

Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie studium weryfikacji literatury naukowej dotyczącej relacji pomiędzy czynnikami zarządzania środowiskowego, społecznego i korporacyjnego (ESG) a wynikami finansowymi na poziomie przedsiębiorstwa z uwzględnieniem paradygmatu zrównoważonego rozwoju. Zgodnie z literaturą naukową zakłada się, że przedsiębiorstwa odpowiedzialne społecznie będą zainteresowane zarówno dobrem interesariuszy (klientów, pracowników, członków łańcucha dostaw i społeczności), jak i dobrem ich akcjonariuszy.

EN

The object of this article is to present a concise study of the state of scientific literature regarding the relationship between the Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) factors and the financial performance at a company-based level, taking into account the sustainable paradigm. According to scientific literature, we expect that the more socially responsible companies are interested in the well-being of the stakeholders (customers, employees, members of the supply chain, and the community) as much as in that of their shareholders.

Keywords

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ład środowiskowy; społeczny i korporacyjny; wynik finansowy; zrównoważony rozwój; przedsiębiorstwa odpowiedzialne społecznie

EN

Environmental; Social and Corporate Governance; financial performance; sustainable development; socially responsible companies

• Publisher: Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna im. Jarosława Dąbrowskiego
• Journal: Nowoczesne Systemy Zarządzania
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 13-36

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Ioana S. Ermiṣ

• National University for Political Sciences and Public Administration (SNSPA), Bucharest, Romania

author

Victor-Emanuel Ciuciuc

• National University for Political Sciences and Public Administration (SNSPA), Bucharest, Romania

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Identifiers

DOI

10.37055/nsz/158795

Biblioteka Nauki

2186005