David Crowther is Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility at several universities including Bedfordshire University, UK, who previously worked in government and industry for twenty years, a career culminating in his role as divisional managing director of a multinational. In 2002 he established the Social Responsibility Research Network, an international body which now has several thousand members. His current research focuses on sustainability and governance in the modern environment. Shahla Seifi is an engineer by training and worked at a senior level preparing standards for the national institute of Iran before moving to the UK. She now researches, writes, organises SRRNet activities (SRRNet.org) and runs her own consultancy.

• Part 1. Implementing ESG for sustainability Chapter 1. Advancing Sustainability through ESG Reporting: Insights from India’s Regulatory Evolution and Corporate Practices; Shukrant JagotraChapter 2. The Business Case for ESG: A Comparative Examination of Firm Risk, Value, and Performance in Emerging versus Developed Markets; Ozair Siddiqui, Muhammad Khalid Sohail, and Beenish Niazi Chapter 3. Strategic Role of ESG Factors in the South African Retail Sector: Supplier and Customer Perspectives; Lloyd Derengi and Neville Mangwiro Chapter 4. Investing in the Future: How does ESG influence Corporate’s Dividends, Performance, and Debt costs? Debates, Insights, and Directions for Future Research; Nourhan Elhadidy, Heba Ali, and Amira Tarek Part 2. Financial performance and sustainability Chapter 5. Analyzing the influences on African accounting with a focus on Portuguese-speaking African countries: A literature review; Victorino Branco, Graça Azevedo, and Cristina Góis Chapter 6. Integrated Reporting Quality: A Key Driver of Financial Performance in European Companies; Chaima Trigui, Yosra Makni Fourati, and Rim Khemiri Chapter 7. The integrated reporting and firm financial performance; Mouna Elayeb, Yosra Makni Fourati, and Aida Boudabbous Part 3. Benefits from applying techniques Chapter 8. Can Companies Use CSR Practices to Manage Employee Turnover? A Case Study; Oana Adriana Gică, Anastasia Gorobivschi, and Monica Maria Coroș Chapter 9. Sustainable Development in South Africa: Using Critical Systems Heuristics for Corporate Social Investment Decision-Making; Neville Mangwiro and Lloyd DerengiChapter 10. A proposed model for developing accounting for financial risks within Non-banking finance companies under economic variables and regulatory technology: Analysis of previous studies and literature review; Hamdi Qadous, Ahmed El-Sayed Hamdallah, and Israa Sami Fathi Dabour

David Crowther is Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility at several universities including Bedfordshire University, UK, who previously worked in government and industry for twenty years, a career culminating in his role as divisional managing director of a multinational. In 2002 he established the Social Responsibility Research Network, an international body which now has several thousand members. His current research focuses on sustainability and governance in the modern environment. Shahla Seifi is an engineer by training and worked at a senior level preparing standards for the national institute of Iran before moving to the UK. She now researches, writes, organises SRRNet activities (SRRNet.org) and runs her own consultancy.

• Part 1. Implementing ESG for sustainability Chapter 1. Advancing Sustainability through ESG Reporting: Insights from India’s Regulatory Evolution and Corporate Practices; Shukrant JagotraChapter 2. The Business Case for ESG: A Comparative Examination of Firm Risk, Value, and Performance in Emerging versus Developed Markets; Ozair Siddiqui, Muhammad Khalid Sohail, and Beenish Niazi Chapter 3. Strategic Role of ESG Factors in the South African Retail Sector: Supplier and Customer Perspectives; Lloyd Derengi and Neville Mangwiro Chapter 4. Investing in the Future: How does ESG influence Corporate’s Dividends, Performance, and Debt costs? Debates, Insights, and Directions for Future Research; Nourhan Elhadidy, Heba Ali, and Amira Tarek Part 2. Financial performance and sustainability Chapter 5. Analyzing the influences on African accounting with a focus on Portuguese-speaking African countries: A literature review; Victorino Branco, Graça Azevedo, and Cristina Góis Chapter 6. Integrated Reporting Quality: A Key Driver of Financial Performance in European Companies; Chaima Trigui, Yosra Makni Fourati, and Rim Khemiri Chapter 7. The integrated reporting and firm financial performance; Mouna Elayeb, Yosra Makni Fourati, and Aida Boudabbous Part 3. Benefits from applying techniques Chapter 8. Can Companies Use CSR Practices to Manage Employee Turnover? A Case Study; Oana Adriana Gică, Anastasia Gorobivschi, and Monica Maria Coroș Chapter 9. Sustainable Development in South Africa: Using Critical Systems Heuristics for Corporate Social Investment Decision-Making; Neville Mangwiro and Lloyd DerengiChapter 10. A proposed model for developing accounting for financial risks within Non-banking finance companies under economic variables and regulatory technology: Analysis of previous studies and literature review; Hamdi Qadous, Ahmed El-Sayed Hamdallah, and Israa Sami Fathi Dabour

David Crowther is Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility at several universities including Bedfordshire University, UK, who previously worked in government and industry for twenty years, a career culminating in his role as divisional managing director of a multinational. In 2002 he established the Social Responsibility Research Network, an international body which now has several thousand members. His current research focuses on sustainability and governance in the modern environment. Shahla Seifi is an engineer by training and worked at a senior level preparing standards for the national institute of Iran before moving to the UK. She now researches, writes, organises SRRNet activities (SRRNet.org) and runs her own consultancy.

• Part 1. Implementing ESG for sustainability Chapter 1. Advancing Sustainability through ESG Reporting: Insights from India’s Regulatory Evolution and Corporate Practices; Shukrant JagotraChapter 2. The Business Case for ESG: A Comparative Examination of Firm Risk, Value, and Performance in Emerging versus Developed Markets; Ozair Siddiqui, Muhammad Khalid Sohail, and Beenish Niazi Chapter 3. Strategic Role of ESG Factors in the South African Retail Sector: Supplier and Customer Perspectives; Lloyd Derengi and Neville Mangwiro Chapter 4. Investing in the Future: How does ESG influence Corporate’s Dividends, Performance, and Debt costs? Debates, Insights, and Directions for Future Research; Nourhan Elhadidy, Heba Ali, and Amira Tarek Part 2. Financial performance and sustainability Chapter 5. Analyzing the influences on African accounting with a focus on Portuguese-speaking African countries: A literature review; Victorino Branco, Graça Azevedo, and Cristina Góis Chapter 6. Integrated Reporting Quality: A Key Driver of Financial Performance in European Companies; Chaima Trigui, Yosra Makni Fourati, and Rim Khemiri Chapter 7. The integrated reporting and firm financial performance; Mouna Elayeb, Yosra Makni Fourati, and Aida Boudabbous Part 3. Benefits from applying techniques Chapter 8. Can Companies Use CSR Practices to Manage Employee Turnover? A Case Study; Oana Adriana Gică, Anastasia Gorobivschi, and Monica Maria Coroș Chapter 9. Sustainable Development in South Africa: Using Critical Systems Heuristics for Corporate Social Investment Decision-Making; Neville Mangwiro and Lloyd DerengiChapter 10. A proposed model for developing accounting for financial risks within Non-banking finance companies under economic variables and regulatory technology: Analysis of previous studies and literature review; Hamdi Qadous, Ahmed El-Sayed Hamdallah, and Israa Sami Fathi Dabour