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Implications Of The Social Factor In The Context Of Sustainable And Responsible Investments And Business

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  • Branka Tuskan Sjaus

    (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business)

  • Magdalena Zlovolic

    (Ernst & Young Consulting LTD, Croatia)

  • Jaksa Kristo

    (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business)

Abstract

The recognition of environmental, social and governance factors (ESG) in the business conduct of is a phenomenon that has significantly expanded in the last decade due to awareness of the importance of caring for the environment and climate, and for socially responsible and sustainable business, additionally motivated by the growth of investors’ interest for such investments. Due to the strong expansion of environmentally, socially and/or governance responsible and sustainable business conduct and investments, there was a need for their more specific regulation. Of the aforementioned factors, the environmental (E) aspect of business received the most attention, which is also the most concretely measurable, while the social (S) and management (G) factors remained subordinate and less represented in this regard. This research is focused on the scope analysis, the measurement issues, and the impact of the social factor because human capital is an important factor in business, so respect for the interests and attitude towards employees, colleagues, customers, suppliers and the community is part of responsible and sustainable business. The empirical study on the application of sustainable and responsible business factors with a special focus on the social factor in the European Union in the financial industry and a more detailed analysis of the situation in Croatia is based on the latest available data for 2021 and 2022. The comparative analysis and proposals on the expression and measurement of the factors of sustainable and responsible business, the systematic presentation of the development and upgrading of the regulation of the field of responsible and sustainable business and investment, as well as the results of the analysis of the relative presentation and acceptance of ESG factors allowed conclusions to be drawn on the concretisation of the potential of the implementation and upgrading of a measurable social factor using the example of business insurance companies.

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  • Branka Tuskan Sjaus & Magdalena Zlovolic & Jaksa Kristo, 2024. "Implications Of The Social Factor In The Context Of Sustainable And Responsible Investments And Business," Economic Thought and Practice, Department of Economics and Business, University of Dubrovnik, vol. 33(1), pages 297-325, june.
    • Handle: RePEc:avo:emipdu:v:33:y:2024:i:1:p:297-325
    DOI: 10.17818/EMIP/2024/1.14
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    Keywords

    ESG; social criteria; sustainable; responsible; investments;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • G20 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - General
    • G31 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Capital Budgeting; Fixed Investment and Inventory Studies
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
    • O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance

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