International Business and Sustainable Development Goals

Rob van Tulder, Business Society Management and Academic Director Partnerships Resource Centre (PrC), RSM Erasmus University, Netherlands.Elisa Giuliani, Professor of Management at the University of Pisa and founder and director of the Responsible Management Research Center (REMARC).Isabel Álvarez, Full Professor at the Economics Department, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.

• Part I: General Challenges for IB ScholarshipChapter 1. Introduction. IB Scholarship and the Sustainable Development Goals: Seizing Opportunities, While Tackling Challenges; Rob van Tulder, Isabel Álvarez, and Elisa GiulianiChapter 2. International Business and the SDGs: Current Issues and Future Directions; Pervez Ghauri, Faith Hatani, Yingying Zhang-Zhang, Sylvia Rohlfer, and Maoliang BuChapter 3. Measuring and Managing the Impact of Business on the SDGs; Jan Anton van ZantenPart II: Strategic Challenges for MNEsChapter 4. Walking the Talk: Making the SDGs Core Business – An Integrated Approach; Filipa Pires de Almeida, Rob van Tulder, and Suzana B. RodriguesChapter 5. Catalyzing Progress Toward the UNs’ SDGs: Building Systemic Partnerships Across Organizations Using the I-RES Methodology; Luis Dau, Larissa Pacheco, Robin White, Elizabeth Allen, and Elizabeth MooreChapter 6. Addressing the Complexities in Implementing SDGs in International Business; Simone Carmine and Valentina de MarchiChapter 7. SDGs and Strategic Priorities of MNEs for Sustainability Transformation– Lessons from IKEA; Bo Enquist and Samuel Petros SebhatuPart III: The Nexus ChallengeChapter 8. Balancing Purpose and Profit in Foreign Direct Investment: How Development Finance Institutions Promote the SDGs While Being Profitable; Suhyon Oh and Michael Wendelboe HansenChapter 9. The Nexus Between Cultural and Creative Sectors and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Network Perspective; Yang Gao, Ekaterina Turkina, and Ari Van AascheChapter 10. Trade-offs in FDI Effects on SDGs in Sub-Saharan Africa Countries; Paola Garrone, Lucia Piscitello, Matilde d’Amelio, and Emanuela ColomboPart IV: Contextualizing the SDGsChapter 11. Tax Impact of Multinationals in Central and Eastern Europe on Sustainable Development Goals; Petr ProcházkaChapter 12. Climate Change Disclosures of Companies in Selected Developed and Emerging Countries with Impression Management Perspective; Nazlı Ece Bulgur, Emel Esen, and Selin KaracaChapter 13. Multinational Corporations in Sustainable Cities: The Case of a Sustainable Headquarters Building; Tiina Ritvala, Ella Ahmas, and Rebecca PiekkariChapter 14. Ports and the Sustainable Development Goals: An Ecosystems Approach; Maurice JansenChapter 15. Possibilities for Upgrading High-tech GVCs Towards Stronger SDG Performance; Antonio Biurrun and Isabel AlvarezChapter 16. Tensions on the Road Towards Just Transitions in the Latin American Coffee Value Chain; Katie Louise Andrews, Noemi Sinkovics, and Rudolf R. SinkovicsPart V: SDG-Washing ChallengesChapter 17. Corporate Misbehavior in the Banking Industry: What Role Does the State Play?; Federica NieriChapter 18. Saving the Planet is Not for Everybody: A Model of CEO’s Reactions to Human Rights Defenders; Verdiana Morreale and Elisa Giuliani