Difusión de las memorias de sostenibilidad en Latinoamérica: análisis territorial y sectorial = The use of sustainability reporting in Latin America: territorial and sectorial analysis = Difusão das memórias de sustentabilidade na América Latina: análise territorial e sectorial

This article has three objectives. First, to identify the geographical and sectorial distribution of sustainability reporting in Latin America using the Global Reporting Initiative. Second, to compare this diffusion pattern with the pattern of global outreach in order to identify similarities and di...

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Autores: Alonso Almeida, Mar, Marimon Viadiu, Frederic, Llach Pagès, Josep
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10256/19111
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/19111
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Desenvolupament sostenible -- Amèrica Llatina
Sustainable development -- Latin America
Empreses -- Responsabilitat social -- Amèrica Llatina
Social responsibility of -- Latin America
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Sumario:This article has three objectives. First, to identify the geographical and sectorial distribution of sustainability reporting in Latin America using the Global Reporting Initiative. Second, to compare this diffusion pattern with the pattern of global outreach in order to identify similarities and differences. Finally, a forecast of future dissemination in the region. Regressions of the data from the Global Reporting Initiative available in Latin American countries were performed using the logistic curve as pattern. Further indicators of concentration and instability of the time series are used. It is concluded that the Global Reporting Initiative standard has been moderately adopted by companies in Latin America. Moreover, significant differences are observed in the development of the social responsibility of organizations across countries