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A large sample of 1664 companies—69 directly working in the ocean economy—distributed across 19 i... more A large sample of 1664 companies—69 directly working in the ocean economy—distributed across 19 industrial sectors was investigated to explore awareness and activation regarding direct and indirect pressures on the ocean, their responses to these pressures, and the disclosure tools used. We examined their accountability and disclosure practices on sustainable development goals (SDGs) using the drivers, pressures, state, welfare, and response accounting framework. Based on their 2019 sustainability reports, just 7% of the companies assessed disclosed on SDG14. However, 51% of these companies can be considered as aware, albeit to varying degrees, of the pressures their industries place on the oceans, 44% deploy mitigating activities, and 26% are aware and actively lead business responses to ocean challenges. Although we have seen just early responses in addressing ocean challenges, companies’ awareness and activation must converge to achieve ocean sustainability and move businesses in...
International Journal of Business and Management, 2017
The valuation of a small or medium-sized enterprise through subjective methods, may not exclude a... more The valuation of a small or medium-sized enterprise through subjective methods, may not exclude a correct contextualisation of the data forming the information base of the estimate. “Contextualisation” refers to the general overview of all those elements that allow a proper definition of the enterprise’s background. All of this serves in the analysis for the correct data necessary for the determination of values such as the economic and financial flows to discount, the timeframe of analysis and the discount rate. Without a correct contextualisation, it is not possible to reach a correct measurement of the company value in accordance with the studies on the “theory of value”. After observing that “contextualisation” has not been widely studied till now for the theory of value, the present work analyses the incidence on the measurement of the company value, showing with an empirical case the different results that may be reached on the basis of the contextualisation of data. Hence, a ...
Il contributo presenta alcune significative esperienze nazionali nel campo delle politiche orient... more Il contributo presenta alcune significative esperienze nazionali nel campo delle politiche orientate alla responsabilità e alla sostenibilità
Journal of Business Ethics Education, 2008
Abstract. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is gaining momentum in the business world, but se... more Abstract. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is gaining momentum in the business world, but several issues continue to challenge managers in charge of sustainability. Supply chain management is one area in which CSR-related activities could potentially drive the ...
After reframing the content of contemporary understanding of Social Business (SB) and the process... more After reframing the content of contemporary understanding of Social Business (SB) and the process of new SB creation, we link them with Venture Philanthropy (VP): a high-risk financial capital provision, combined with technical and managerial expertise transfer, which offer the potential for financial returns, as well as contributing to fostering social change through entrepreneurship. The paper delves into this industry, revealing its characteristics, models, processes and mechanisms. It relies on the assumption that SBs differ in the ways they pursue social innovation and social change. We suggest that the basic ingredients across which SBs vary can be grouped into two main groups: the \u2018organisational set\u2019 \u2013 composed of three dimensions: a cause-driven vision, a scalable innovation and economic robustness; and the \u2018environmental set\u2019 \u2013 concerned with those features that affect an SB\u2019s success but that are hardly controllable by organisations directly. VP is included in this set in that it affects SBs\u2019 growth capacity
Since the early 1990s, social entrepreneurship, social enterprise, and social business are concep... more Since the early 1990s, social entrepreneurship, social enterprise, and social business are concepts that have increasingly occupied the research agendas of nonprofit scholars studying business and those studying organization (Dacin, Dacin, & Tracey, 2011; Hjorth & Bjerke 2006; Short, Moss, & Lumpkin, 2009). These concepts go beyond the traditional nonprofit sector organizations because they also embrace for-profit legal forms that have a social mission. This blend of business and nonprofit features has also been discussed under the term hybrid organizations (Billis,
Electronic Markets, 2015
Possono essere una risposta ai problemi di sostenibilita sociale e ambientale delle societa moder... more Possono essere una risposta ai problemi di sostenibilita sociale e ambientale delle societa moderne. Sono gli incubatori sociali, un fenomeno recente, soprattutto in Italia. Cosa li distingue dagli incubatori d’impresa tradizionali, come operano e cosa offrono.
Engines of Economic Prosperity, 2021
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A large sample of 1664 companies—69 directly working in the ocean economy—distributed across 19 i... more A large sample of 1664 companies—69 directly working in the ocean economy—distributed across 19 industrial sectors was investigated to explore awareness and activation regarding direct and indirect pressures on the ocean, their responses to these pressures, and the disclosure tools used. We examined their accountability and disclosure practices on sustainable development goals (SDGs) using the drivers, pressures, state, welfare, and response accounting framework. Based on their 2019 sustainability reports, just 7% of the companies assessed disclosed on SDG14. However, 51% of these companies can be considered as aware, albeit to varying degrees, of the pressures their industries place on the oceans, 44% deploy mitigating activities, and 26% are aware and actively lead business responses to ocean challenges. Although we have seen just early responses in addressing ocean challenges, companies’ awareness and activation must converge to achieve ocean sustainability and move businesses in...
International Journal of Business and Management, 2017
The valuation of a small or medium-sized enterprise through subjective methods, may not exclude a... more The valuation of a small or medium-sized enterprise through subjective methods, may not exclude a correct contextualisation of the data forming the information base of the estimate. “Contextualisation” refers to the general overview of all those elements that allow a proper definition of the enterprise’s background. All of this serves in the analysis for the correct data necessary for the determination of values such as the economic and financial flows to discount, the timeframe of analysis and the discount rate. Without a correct contextualisation, it is not possible to reach a correct measurement of the company value in accordance with the studies on the “theory of value”. After observing that “contextualisation” has not been widely studied till now for the theory of value, the present work analyses the incidence on the measurement of the company value, showing with an empirical case the different results that may be reached on the basis of the contextualisation of data. Hence, a ...
Il contributo presenta alcune significative esperienze nazionali nel campo delle politiche orient... more Il contributo presenta alcune significative esperienze nazionali nel campo delle politiche orientate alla responsabilità e alla sostenibilità
Journal of Business Ethics Education, 2008
Abstract. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is gaining momentum in the business world, but se... more Abstract. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is gaining momentum in the business world, but several issues continue to challenge managers in charge of sustainability. Supply chain management is one area in which CSR-related activities could potentially drive the ...
After reframing the content of contemporary understanding of Social Business (SB) and the process... more After reframing the content of contemporary understanding of Social Business (SB) and the process of new SB creation, we link them with Venture Philanthropy (VP): a high-risk financial capital provision, combined with technical and managerial expertise transfer, which offer the potential for financial returns, as well as contributing to fostering social change through entrepreneurship. The paper delves into this industry, revealing its characteristics, models, processes and mechanisms. It relies on the assumption that SBs differ in the ways they pursue social innovation and social change. We suggest that the basic ingredients across which SBs vary can be grouped into two main groups: the \u2018organisational set\u2019 \u2013 composed of three dimensions: a cause-driven vision, a scalable innovation and economic robustness; and the \u2018environmental set\u2019 \u2013 concerned with those features that affect an SB\u2019s success but that are hardly controllable by organisations directly. VP is included in this set in that it affects SBs\u2019 growth capacity
Since the early 1990s, social entrepreneurship, social enterprise, and social business are concep... more Since the early 1990s, social entrepreneurship, social enterprise, and social business are concepts that have increasingly occupied the research agendas of nonprofit scholars studying business and those studying organization (Dacin, Dacin, & Tracey, 2011; Hjorth & Bjerke 2006; Short, Moss, & Lumpkin, 2009). These concepts go beyond the traditional nonprofit sector organizations because they also embrace for-profit legal forms that have a social mission. This blend of business and nonprofit features has also been discussed under the term hybrid organizations (Billis,
Electronic Markets, 2015
Possono essere una risposta ai problemi di sostenibilita sociale e ambientale delle societa moder... more Possono essere una risposta ai problemi di sostenibilita sociale e ambientale delle societa moderne. Sono gli incubatori sociali, un fenomeno recente, soprattutto in Italia. Cosa li distingue dagli incubatori d’impresa tradizionali, come operano e cosa offrono.
Engines of Economic Prosperity, 2021