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Sustainability Reporting: Examining the Community Impact of the S&P500 Companies

doi: 10.3390/su151813681
In recent decades, sustainability reporting has received increasing business and academic attention. However, the management literature is limited regarding recent trends in the issues disclosed in these reports. In this era of multiple socio-economic crises (e.g., the global energy crisis, the Russo–Ukrainian war, and the COVID-19 pandemic), large companies have an even greater responsibility to the communities in which they operate. Given the above, the aim of this study was to examine recent sustainability reports and identify issues related to community impact. Specifically, the sustainability reports of S&P500 companies were analyzed using the Structural Topic Model in R. The results showed that the most common topics in sustainability disclosures related to community impact were “donations” and “STEM education”. Although “donations” as a topic was expected, “STEM education” emerged to highlight the importance of technology in today’s business world. These findings have important managerial and theoretical implications for sustainability reporting.
- Democritus University of Thrace Greece
- Democritus University of Thrace Greece
- University of Piraeus Greece
- Neapolis University Pafos Cyprus
- University of Piraeus Greece
donations, Environmental sciences, sustainability reporting, Environmental effects of industries and plants, S&P500, STEM education, TJ807-830, GE1-350, TD194-195, community impact, social sustainability, Renewable energy sources
donations, Environmental sciences, sustainability reporting, Environmental effects of industries and plants, S&P500, STEM education, TJ807-830, GE1-350, TD194-195, community impact, social sustainability, Renewable energy sources
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