Entwicklung eines Modells zur Bewertung der unternehmerischen Nachhaltigkeit von Bauunternehmen/Sustainability Assessment for Construction Corporation

Bauingenieur ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 94 (09) ◽  
pp. 315-325
Author(s):  
Sascha Hofmann
Keyword(s):  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Sustainability Index ◽  
Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Zusammenfassung Die Nachhaltigkeit von Bauunternehmen wird bei der Gebäudezertifizierung und bei der Vergabe von Bauleistungen derzeit nicht berücksichtigt. Ein bauspezifisches Modell zur Bewertung unternehmerischer Nachhaltigkeitsaspekte existiert bisher nicht. Forschungsansätze der Bau- und Immobilienwirtschaft sowie bestehende Modelle anderer Wirtschaftszweige, wie beispielsweise der Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), können nur sehr eingeschränkt für die Bewertung von Bauunternehmen herangezogen werden, da diese mehrheitlich auf die Evaluation kapitalmarktorientierter Großunternehmen abzielen und die Besonderheiten der Bauproduktion sowie die vergaberechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen der VOB/A zumeist unberücksichtigt bleiben. In diesem Beitrag werden die wesentlichen Ergebnisse eines am Lehrstuhl Immobilienwirtschaft und Bauorganisation der TU Dortmund durchgeführten Dissertationsvorhabens zur Entwicklung eines Modells für die Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung von Bauunternehmen dargestellt. Zunächst werden die wesentlichen bauspezifischen Anforderungen zur Bewertung der unternehmerischen Nachhaltigkeit von Bauunternehmen erläutert. Anschließend werden die Ergebnisse einer Untersuchung bestehender Forschungs- und Bewertungsansätze aus der Bau- und Immobilienwirtschaft sowie der stationären Industrie aufgezeigt. Abschließend werden die wesentlichen Bestandteile des neu entwickelten Modells zur Bewertung der Nachhaltigkeit von Bauunternehmen dargestellt. Der Fokus liegt hierbei auf der entwickelten Bewertungsmethodik und dem bauspezifischen Kriterienkatalog.

scholarly journals Socially Responsible HR in Action: Learning from Corporations Listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index World 2018/2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3237
Author(s):  
Pyounggu Baek ◽  
Taesung Kim
Keyword(s):  
Multinational Enterprises ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Action Learning ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Sustainability Index ◽  
Responsible Management ◽  
Dow Jones Sustainability Index ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Corporate Social

As ethical management, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and corporate sustainability (CS) are increasingly permeating business discourse, contemplating the role of human resources (HR) in helping organizations with socially responsible management is a proactive acceptance of stakeholders’ expectations while reinforcing the field’s identity and contribution. In response, the we examined the HR policies and practices of 46 multinational enterprises (MNEs) listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World 2018/2019 to add new insights to the literature and inform the HR field on how to move forward with socially responsible HR. Content analysis and inductive conceptualization of the MNEs’ HR activities produced a triangular pyramid for socially responsible HR, constructed with eight major themes at the individual, organizational, and institutional levels. Building on the findings, we suggest implications for practice and research, and conclude with urging the HR community to demonstrate leadership in setting the agendas and facilitating change toward socially responsible management.

scholarly journals A Reference Model of Sustainability Disclosure based on four Sustainability Stock Indexes

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Yuh Ching ◽  
Thiago Toste ◽  
Renan Tardelli
Keyword(s):  
Reference Model ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Positive Signal ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Responsible Investment ◽  
Sustainability Index ◽  
Fund Managers ◽  
Sustainability Disclosure ◽  
Dow Jones Sustainability Index ◽  
Stock Indexes

The study proposes to develop a reference model of sustainability disclosure based on the models and requirements of four sustainability indexes - Dow Jones Sustainability Index, Corporate Sustainability Index ISE, Frankfurt STOXX and Financial Times FTSE ESG. The approach employed to develop the model is a qualitative analysis of the complementarity among the Stock indexes above mentioned alongside a literature review on sustainability disclosure frameworks. There is no consensus around what should be measured and how. Yet, there is no study in the literature that has ever discussed the models of the sustainability stock indexes and the respective data required in each one of them or compared these models and their requirements. The present study attempts to fulfill this gap by examining the initiatives and requirements of four prominent sustainability indexes. This study contributes to the sustainability responsible investment literature. The inclusion of a firm in a sustainability index can be perceived as a positive signal by investors and this can be explained by signaling theory. This analysis can help investors and/or socially responsible fund managers to screen the stocks against this reference model and determine those firms that are more adherent to it.

scholarly journals The Use of Corporate Sustainability Indices : A Case Study on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doaa Mohammed Elkhawas
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Responsible Investment ◽  
Sustainability Index ◽  
Dow Jones Sustainability Index ◽  
Sustainability Reports ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Sustainability Indices

Corporations are under growing pressure from socially responsible investors to consider the environmental and social impacts of their operations. To help highlight corporations that have taken steps to address these issues, a number of sustainability indices have been developed. While there is a growing body of literature that focuses on sustainability indices, little is known on how they are used in practice. The purpose of this project was to explore the use of sustainability indices in corporations. In this project, the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America (DJSINA) was used in a case study. The project consisted of three key phases: a content analysis of corporate sustainability reports in North America, a survey with Canadian experts on the DJSINA, and a review of the DJSI website. The project highlights the similarities and differences in the use of the DJSI by Canadian and American corporations. As the first study focusing on the use of the DJSINA, the results will be of interest to practitioners and academics in socially responsible investment and corporate sustainability.

Modeling of indicators for evaluation the sustainability of artisanal fishing in the surrounding of the National Forest Ibura, northeastern Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-55
Author(s):  
Carlos Eduardo Silva ◽  
Ricardo Luiz Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Junior ◽  
Cláudia Moura de Melo ◽  
Rubens Riscala Madi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Model Development ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Self Management ◽  
National Forest ◽  
Artisanal Fishing ◽  
Sustainability Index ◽  
Assessment Systems

Brazil is the holder of the greatest biodiversity on the planet, and can not shirk regarding the development of monitoring templates related to nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. In this sense, this research aimed to develop a model for evaluating indicators based on the methodology MESMIS (Marco para la Evaluación de Sistemas de Manejo de Recursos Naturales incorporando Indicadores de Sustentabilidade) for use in its level of fishing communities or extractive related to protected areas, based on the existing community of fishermen in the surrounding National Forest Ibura, Brazil. The MESMIS the methodological basis was chosen for model development and evaluation indicators. Descriptive statistics analyzed censitariamente (N=100) with the minimum (MIN), medium (MED), desirable (P75), and maximum (MAX). The resulting model consists of 14 sustainability indicators that meet the attributes: (a) productivity, (b) stability, resilience and reliability, (c) adaptability, (d) equity, (e) self-management. It is possible to conclude that there is technical feasibility and to develop mathematical models of sustainability assessment systems based on indicators. When reviewed in complex revealed that artisanal fisheries developed in the analyzed system has a Relative Sustainability Index (IRS) of 26%. The results also demonstrated that it is possible to reach an IRS=33% based on the local situation (P75).

On the relationship between policy uncertainty and sustainable investing

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Imlak Shaikh
Keyword(s):  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Climate Change Policy ◽  
Assessment Procedure ◽  
Policy Uncertainty ◽  
Regulatory Structure ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sustainability Index ◽  
Sustainable Investment

Purpose In recent times, sustainable investment gaining much attention within the investors’ community and it is broadly driven by environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. This study aims to examine the ESG-based sustainability index and economic policy uncertainty (EPU). Design/methodology/approach Corporate sustainability assessment procedure yields Dow Jones sustainability indexes (DJSIUS) and ESG compliant firms become a member of such indexes. To uncover the effects of policy uncertainty as follows: the study considers EPU index, equity market policy uncertainty index, economic and political events for the period 2000–2017. The authors present the study using a conditional volatility framework. Findings The correlation between the DJSIUS and policy uncertainty appears to be negative and statistically significant. It is apparent from the results that policy uncertainty does contain important ESG factors that explain the sustainable investment in US firms. Moreover, the stock market boom, credit crunch, Lehman collapse and fiscal crises have shown significant adverse effects on the sustainability index. More importantly, it is seen that investors’ sustainable investing considers presidential election years for portfolio planning; the uncertainty associated with the election years has also shown a negative impact on the sustainable returns. Practical implications First, sustainability is essential for the long-term stakeholders’ wealth maximization under governments’ policy uncertainty such as constrained resources, demographic and climate-change-policy, societal expectations, public-policies, regulatory structure. Second, EPU creates new opportunities and risks for sustainable firms and sustainable investing. Originality/value The study is novel in which the authors present the effects of uncertainty on socially responsible investing.

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