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2023
How are Portuguese SMEs incorporating sustainability into their strategies and operations?
This document aims to present, in a simplified manner, data regarding the implementation of the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) and sustainability practices among Portuguese SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises). The data presented is a compilation of the results contained in the Year 1 Report of the SDG Observatory in Portuguese Companies.
2024
Balancing Profit and Purpose: The Strategic Integration of the Sustainable Development Goald for Corporate Success
This Research Note presents real-world examples of how small, medium-sized, and large companies—both Portuguese and international—have successfully integrated the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their business strategies. Through the strategic integration of individual SDGs, these companies have strengthened the economic sustainability of their businesses by achieving one of four SDG business cases: Cost Reduction, Price Increases, Increased Market Share, and New Business Models.
2024
Corporate Governance:
Strategic alignment with sustainability
Is there a relationship between corporate governance variables and the implementation of sustainability and SDG (ODS) policies?
Do companies with better corporate governance perceive sustainability and the SDGs more as a strategic and/or business opportunity?
2024
Sustainability Reports: Incorporation and Strategic Communication of the SDGs (ODS)
Sustainability reports are one of the main communication tools used by companies to disclose their strategies, initiatives, and progress in the field of sustainability. Currently, sustainability reporting has taken on a new dimension with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which makes sustainability reporting mandatory for many companies operating in the European Union (EU), including foreign companies that conduct business within the EU.
The document includes the following index:
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The importance of sustainability reports
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New reporting context: CSRD
2.1. Main changes proposed by the CSRD
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Why report the SDGs?
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How to incorporate the SDGs into sustainability reports: criteria and examples
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Companies’ behaviour regarding sustainability reporting
