The Sustainable Development Goals and Large Spanish Companiesan analysis of their commitment based on their Non-Financial Reporting

  1. Domingo Martínez-Martínez 1
  2. Paula Isabel Rodríguez Castro 1
  3. Francisco Javier Andrades Peña 1
  4. Jesús Sierra Blanco 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Cádiz
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    Universidad de Cádiz

    Cádiz, España

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Revista:
Management Letters / Cuadernos de Gestión

ISSN: 1131-6837

Año de publicación: 2024

Volumen: 24

Número: 1

Páginas: 85-97

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.5295/CDG.231911DM DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Management Letters / Cuadernos de Gestión

Resumen

El presente trabajo tiene como principal objetivo evaluar el nivel de compromiso con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de las grandes empresas españolas a partir de la información contenida en sus Estados de Información No Financiera (EINF) y las cartas de sus presidentes e identificar los posibles factores explicativos asociados a la propia organización. Para ello se ha contado con una muestra equilibrada de 58 compañías españolas, 29 cotizadas y 29 no cotizadas, en el ejercicio 2019. Los resultados obtenidos ponen de relieve: i) la mayor preocupación que despiertan los ODS entre las empresas expuestas en los mercados bursátiles y aquellas que son de mayor tamaño; ii) la importancia de contar con consejos de administración diversos, que integren el mayor número de intereses posibles así como aquellos valores y principios que se atribuyen de forma intrínseca a las mujeres; y iii) el mayor énfasis en aquellos ODS relacionados con aquellas temáticas ya conocidas por este tipo de organizaciones, gracias a su mayor experiencia en el reporting no financiero, publicando documentos como los informes de responsabilidad social corporativa o las memorias de sostenibilidad.

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