Businesses' Contributions to Sustainable Development Goal 5 (eBook)

Gender Equality Across B Corps in Latin America and the Caribbean

Maria Eugenia Funes, Mariana Ines Paludi (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
112 Seiten
Emerald Publishing Limited (Verlag)
978-1-80455-484-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Since 2015, businesses have been identified as key actors in the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Analyzing the impact of B-certification in terms of gender equality among Latin American and Caribbean companies, Businesses' Contributions to Sustainable Development Goal 5 champions the potential B-certification has for the advancement of gender equality in the private sector.Including a historical account of the B Corps movement, the authors assess the capacity of different tools to measure businesses contributions to gender equality and analyze gender equality performance across Latin American and Caribbean companies. Featuring a review of related literature, chapters also consider how women s movements and gender struggles have attracted new activists which have increased their visibility in the region s public arenas.Highlighting the connection between business, sustainability and gender and providing inspiration for the wider business world, this book identifies best practices for the achievement of gender equality from B Corps across South America.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.9.2023
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• ISBN-10: 1-80455-484-7 / 1804554847
• ISBN-13: 978-1-80455-484-5 / 9781804554845