TY - JOUR
T1 - Multinational enterprises' sustainability practices and focus on developing countries
T2 - Contributions and unexpected results of SDG implementation
AU - Ordonez-Ponce, Eduardo
AU - Talbot, David
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2023/3
Y1 - 2023/3
N2 - This article examines multinationals' (MNEs) sustainability practices focusing on the SDGs in developing countries through studying sustainability reports of multinationals from China (CMNEs) and developed countries (DMNEs). Findings show significant differences in MNEs' approaches to the SDGs. DMNEs prioritise education, health and poverty, whereas CMNEs emphasise poverty, education and cities in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Conversely, inequality, hunger, consumption and production, oceans and peace, justice and strong institutions are poorly addressed. Most importantly, while contributing to sustainability, they foster inequalities among developing countries by over-focusing on China and India, against the pledge of Leaving No One Behind.
AB - This article examines multinationals' (MNEs) sustainability practices focusing on the SDGs in developing countries through studying sustainability reports of multinationals from China (CMNEs) and developed countries (DMNEs). Findings show significant differences in MNEs' approaches to the SDGs. DMNEs prioritise education, health and poverty, whereas CMNEs emphasise poverty, education and cities in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Conversely, inequality, hunger, consumption and production, oceans and peace, justice and strong institutions are poorly addressed. Most importantly, while contributing to sustainability, they foster inequalities among developing countries by over-focusing on China and India, against the pledge of Leaving No One Behind.
KW - Chinese multinationals
KW - developed country multinationals
KW - developing countries
KW - inequality
KW - multinational enterprises
KW - sustainability
KW - sustainable development goals
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U2 - 10.1002/jid.3682
DO - 10.1002/jid.3682
M3 - Journal Article
AN - SCOPUS:85133361578
SN - 0954-1748
VL - 35
SP - 201
EP - 232
JO - Journal of International Development
JF - Journal of International Development
IS - 2
ER -