The Impact of Corporate Governance on the Contribution of Listed Firms to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Disclosures in Ghana
Sustainable Development,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 29, 2025
ABSTRACT
Effective
corporate
governance
is
essential
for
aligning
contributions
with
Sustainable
Development
Goals
(SDGs).
Companies
must
embed
SDG
priorities
into
their
strategies
to
balance
social
and
financial
objectives.
This
study
examines
how
influences
disclosures
by
publicly
listed
firms,
focusing
on
prioritized
areas.
Grounded
in
stakeholder
theory,
it
explores
structures
meet
expectations,
promoting
transparency
accountability
reporting.
The
research
highlights
the
urgency
of
integrating
sustainability
advance
global
efforts.
A
quantitative
analysis
utilized
data
from
2009
2020
annual
reports
firms
Ghana
Stock
Exchange,
supplemented
secondary
data.
sample
included
13
at
least
12
years
operation,
totaling
156
firm‐year
observations.
Probit
regression
descriptive
statistics
were
applied
analysis.
Findings
reveal
a
limited
impact
contributions,
older
more
likely
engage
Education
health‐related
SDGs
dominate
focus
among
contributing
firms.
recommends
policies
mandating
environmental,
social,
(ESG)
strengthen
contributions.
Policymakers
could
incentivize
compliance
through
tax
benefits
or
sustainability‐linked
financing
aligned
SDGs.
Capacity‐building
programs
leaders
board
members
are
also
necessary
integrate
business
strategies.
These
findings
offer
critical
insights
policymakers
foundation
further
governance's
role
advancing
SDGs,
particularly
sub‐Saharan
Africa.
Язык: Английский
Cybersecurity Practices and Supply Chain Performance: The Case of Jordanian Banks
Administrative Sciences,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
15(1), С. 1 - 1
Опубликована: Дек. 24, 2024
This
study
explores
the
impact
of
cybersecurity
practices
on
supply
chain
performance
in
Jordanian
banking
sector.
A
survey
was
used
to
obtain
data
from
managers
and
customers.
Data
40
managers’
250
digital
customers’
surveys
were
collected,
which
220
valid
be
analyzed
using
IBM
SPSS
V26
PLS-SEM
V4;
30
responses
excluded
due
invalidity
issues
such
as
zero
standard
deviation
outliers
identified
Cook’s
distance.
empirically
demonstrates
significant
positive
performance.
Specifically,
confidentiality,
integrity,
availability
dimensions
strongly
correlate
with
banks’
The
results
indicate
that
have
a
high
degree
awareness
implementation,
emphasizing
significance
regular
practice
training
discussions.
Customers
desired
improved
communication
explanation
their
banks
despite
being
generally
satisfied
cybersecurity.
study’s
contribution
lies
identifying
actual
levels
sector
interaction
both
perspectives.
Future
investigations
into
long-term
impacts
investments
comparative
examination
methods
across
other
sectors
or
locations
would
benefit
greatly
this
research’s
insightful
findings.
Practically,
highlight
value
investing
cutting-edge
measures,
staff,
effectively
explaining
procedures
protocols
clients.
All
these
measures
together
improve
efficiency,
trust,
collaboration
throughout
chain.
Язык: Английский