Sustainability Reporting in the Antwerp Port Ecosystem, Belgium: Understanding the Relationship Between Reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals and Integrated Thinking
This paper is aimed at elucidating the interrelations between reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and integrated thinking. A review of online information on sustainability by port community companies in Antwerp, Belgium was applied. The research made use of a database from Port Plu...
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| description | This paper is aimed at elucidating the interrelations between reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and integrated thinking. A review of online information on sustainability by port community companies in Antwerp, Belgium was applied. The research made use of a database from Port Plus investigating 769 companies. The data were analyzed using a combination of descriptive and inferential analyses. The research shows that reporting on the SDGs and integrated thinking have reciprocal reinforcing relationships, where the SDGs are a good starting point for planning integrated strategies for sustainability. The article reinforces that using the SDGs in communication and reporting can help companies better and more holistically integrate their efforts for sustainability into their strategies and processes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b04aae77511345fdabbe24054f61806a2022-12-21T22:01:38ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sustainability2673-45242021-09-01210.3389/frsus.2021.689739689739Sustainability Reporting in the Antwerp Port Ecosystem, Belgium: Understanding the Relationship Between Reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals and Integrated ThinkingJan Beyne0Jan Beyne1Wayne Visser2Imane Allam3Antwerp Management School, Antwerp, BelgiumFaculty Business & Economics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, BelgiumAntwerp Management School, Antwerp, BelgiumDepartment of Management, University of Turin, Turin, ItalyThis paper is aimed at elucidating the interrelations between reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and integrated thinking. A review of online information on sustainability by port community companies in Antwerp, Belgium was applied. The research made use of a database from Port Plus investigating 769 companies. The data were analyzed using a combination of descriptive and inferential analyses. The research shows that reporting on the SDGs and integrated thinking have reciprocal reinforcing relationships, where the SDGs are a good starting point for planning integrated strategies for sustainability. The article reinforces that using the SDGs in communication and reporting can help companies better and more holistically integrate their efforts for sustainability into their strategies and processes.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsus.2021.689739/fullsustainabilityreportingintegrated thinkingcommunicationsustainable development goals |
| spellingShingle | Jan Beyne Jan Beyne Wayne Visser Imane Allam Sustainability Reporting in the Antwerp Port Ecosystem, Belgium: Understanding the Relationship Between Reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals and Integrated Thinking Frontiers in Sustainability sustainability reporting integrated thinking communication sustainable development goals |
| title | Sustainability Reporting in the Antwerp Port Ecosystem, Belgium: Understanding the Relationship Between Reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals and Integrated Thinking |
| title_full | Sustainability Reporting in the Antwerp Port Ecosystem, Belgium: Understanding the Relationship Between Reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals and Integrated Thinking |
| title_fullStr | Sustainability Reporting in the Antwerp Port Ecosystem, Belgium: Understanding the Relationship Between Reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals and Integrated Thinking |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainability Reporting in the Antwerp Port Ecosystem, Belgium: Understanding the Relationship Between Reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals and Integrated Thinking |
| title_short | Sustainability Reporting in the Antwerp Port Ecosystem, Belgium: Understanding the Relationship Between Reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals and Integrated Thinking |
| title_sort | sustainability reporting in the antwerp port ecosystem belgium understanding the relationship between reporting on the sustainable development goals and integrated thinking |
| topic | sustainability reporting integrated thinking communication sustainable development goals |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsus.2021.689739/full |
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