The Influence of Women on Environmental Sustainability: A Study on Finnish Manufacturing Firms
Gejo Facila, Eva (2021)
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021102819006
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021102819006
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In recent times, sustainability has become an increasing concern for society, individuals, and corporations. At the corporate level, this concern has led to changes in the control, management policies, and environmental monitoring of production processes in firms worldwide. Another changing factor is the increasing participation of women in the decision-making of corporations, especially in Finland, which is the place of focus for this study.
The goal of this paper is to analyze whether the rising female presence on boards of management in Finnish multinationals contributes to best Corporate Social Responsibility practices. The particular focus will be on environmentally sustainable outcomes. In order to evaluate this question, qualitative research was performed via interviews with five female managers and five male managers for comparison. These subjects were chosen from amongst five publicly traded manufacturing companies of Finland.
The results showed that women demonstrated a greater individual concern for the environment. Further, women believed that corporations should be required to adopt Corporate Social Responsibility best practices in order to reinforce a firm’s accountability for societal well-being.
The goal of this paper is to analyze whether the rising female presence on boards of management in Finnish multinationals contributes to best Corporate Social Responsibility practices. The particular focus will be on environmentally sustainable outcomes. In order to evaluate this question, qualitative research was performed via interviews with five female managers and five male managers for comparison. These subjects were chosen from amongst five publicly traded manufacturing companies of Finland.
The results showed that women demonstrated a greater individual concern for the environment. Further, women believed that corporations should be required to adopt Corporate Social Responsibility best practices in order to reinforce a firm’s accountability for societal well-being.