How do sustainability reports from the Nordic and the Mediterranean European countries compare
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Cross-national research indicates that context shapes what consumers treat as informative, credible, and actionable signals.
“Cross-national research indicates that sustainability claims are not decoded in a vacuum; instead, context shapes what consumers treat as informative, credible, and actionable signals [27,33,50-52].”
From Substantiated vs. Vague Circular Economy Claims in Fashion Brands: Claim Support Credibility, Authenticity, and Trust in Greece vs. the UK (2026) · cites this paper as [52]
Systematic disparities in sustainability reporting practices exist between Nordic and Mediterranean European nations, positioning the UK as more 'intermediate' than Mediterranean economies like Greece on specific indices.
“Using non-parametric analyses within a varieties-of-capitalism framework, ref. [52] identify systematic disparities in sustainability reporting practices between Nordic and Mediterranean European nations, positioning the UK as more 'intermediate' than Mediterranean economies like Greece on specific indices.”
From Substantiated vs. Vague Circular Economy Claims in Fashion Brands: Claim Support Credibility, Authenticity, and Trust in Greece vs. the UK (2026) · cites this paper as [52]
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Balaskas, S., Yfantidou, I., & Skandali, D. (2026) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su18062869
- Authors
- Branco, M. C., Delgado, C., & Marques, C.
- Affiliations
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Corresponding author
- Branco, Manuel Castelo
- Venue
- Review of Managerial Science
- Published
- 2017-03-09
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 917-936
- ISSN
- 1863-6683 (ISSN-L)
- 1863-6691
- OpenAlex
- W2593931997
- Cited by
- 11
- References
- 57
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 0.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Review of Managerial Science (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Accounting › Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management Information Systems › Financial Reporting and XBRL
- Keywords
- sustainability reporting, corporate disclosure, Nordic countries, Mediterranean countries, varieties of capitalism, Global Reporting Initiative, firm characteristics, institutional environment, cross-national comparison, industry affiliation, firm size, listing status
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