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Barriers to institutional social sustainability.
Walter Leal Filho1,2, Amanda Lange Salvia3, Claudio Ruy Portela Vasconcelos4,5
1Department of Natural Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, M15 6BH UK.
Sustainability Science
|August 29, 2022
Summary
Implementing social sustainability in companies faces barriers. Solutions include enhancing transparency, trust, awareness, and technology use for social development and empowerment.
Area of Science:
- Social Sciences
- Business Administration
- Sustainability Studies
Background:
- Social sustainability emphasizes equity, ethics, health, gender balance, and empowerment within broader sustainability goals.
- Despite its recognition, widespread implementation of social sustainability faces significant obstacles.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate and describe barriers to social sustainability implementation in companies.
- To identify solutions for overcoming these implementation challenges.
Main Methods:
- Bibliometric analysis of literature on social sustainability in institutions, with a focus on companies.
- Examination of factors influencing social sustainability achievement and common solutions.
Main Results:
- Sustainability reporting, environmental disclosure, and financial performance are key to social sustainability.
- Gender-related issues appear tangential in current literature.
- Strengthening communication, transparency, trust, awareness, and technology are reported solutions.
Conclusions:
- Overcoming social sustainability barriers requires a multi-dimensional approach.
- Empowering organizations and citizens is crucial for social development.
- Technological integration can aid in documenting and promoting social sustainability initiatives.
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