Enterprise’s Trust in Stakeholders: For a New Culture of Sustainability. Investigation on Companies Listed on the Italian Stock Exchange
Enterprise’s Trust in Stakeholders: For a New Culture of Sustainability. Investigation on Companies Listed on the Italian Stock Exchange

Author(s): Katia Giusepponi
Subject(s): Financial Markets
Published by: Udruženje ekonomista i menadžera Balkana
Keywords: Collaborative enterprise; ESG value; Engagement methods
Summary/Abstract: The premise of this study is that the essence and concreteness of stakeholder engagement, within sustainability practices, derive from the trust attributed by the company to the value of stakeholder contribution in terms of ideas, points of view and evaluation. The significance of stakeholder engagement processes and results expressed by the company is therefore a signal of this trust, indicator which can be identified and appraised by studying the corporate sustainability reporting systems. The work highlights the findings of an investigation carried out in this field, with the focus on the sustainability reports of large Italian listed companies. Alongside relevant positive examples, some areas of resistance to fully inclusive approaches emerge. Elements of reflection arise from this, in the perspective of the evolution of the corporate culture in terms of integrated sustainability, and quality of business decisions.

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