Bridging the Gap: Entrepreneurs’ Understanding of Sustainable Business Goals

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Result on the web

<a href="https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-99151-6_4#DOI" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-99151-6_4#DOI</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-99151-6_4" target="_blank" >10.1007/978-3-031-99151-6_4</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Bridging the Gap: Entrepreneurs’ Understanding of Sustainable Business Goals

Original language description

The concept of sustainable business is now a modern trend for many entrepreneurs. Some of them are focusing on a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy, while others are adopting a more limited approach, including the environmental pillar. However, sustainability must be viewed from a holistic per spective, particularly in light of the requirements of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this context, businesses must contribute to the SDGs in a way that also has a community impact. The reporting of activities through actionable SDGs is considered a crucial aspect of sustainable business. However, many contemporary businesses lack the knowledge and resources to report or measure their activities effectively, and are often unfamiliar with the content of the SDGs. This paper pres ents the findings of a pilot study conducted on a sample of over 400 entrepreneurs, exploring their understanding of the SDGs and their potential impact on future employee recruitment. The research was conducted in December 2023 in the Czechia. The results indicate that only 22.7% of the entrepreneurs are aware of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and may be able to work with them, for instance in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting. The findings show the group of six SDG goals they focus on and whether they are related to the business experience of the company and field of the business. Other goals are just threatened as supportive. The situation of SDG implementation could be evaluated as relatively new for entrepreneurs.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50204 - Business and management

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2026

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

Business Sustainability: Innovation in Entrepreneurship & Internationalisation: Proceedings of ISPGAYA Congress 2024: Volume Two

ISBN

9783031991509

ISSN

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e-ISSN

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Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

35-44

Publisher name

Springer Nature

Place of publication

Cham

Event location

Portugal

Event date

Jan 1, 2024

Type of event by nationality

WRD - Celosvětová akce

UT code for WoS article

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