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Corporate sustainability ratings: an investigation into how corporations use the Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Searcy, Cory, Elkhawas, Doaa·2012·Journal of Cleaner Production

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  • The DJSI application process is time-consuming, requiring a significant commitment to complete.

    “the application process is time-consuming, requiring a significant commitment to complete (Searcy and Elkhawas, 2012)”

    From Strategic Silence: Withholding Certification Status as a Hypocrisy Avoidance Tactic (2018) · cites this paper as Searcy and Elkhawas, 2012

  • Inclusion on the DJSI can increase perceptions of legitimacy among socially conscious investors and enhance brands or reputations, helping maintain or improve competitive position.

    “inclusion on the index can increase perceptions of legitimacy among socially conscious investors and enhance their brands or reputations more generally, all factors that can help to maintain or improve the firm's competitive position among its industry peers (Searcy and Elkhawas, 2012)”

    From Strategic Silence: Withholding Certification Status as a Hypocrisy Avoidance Tactic (2018) · cites this paper as Searcy and Elkhawas, 2012

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Authors
Searcy, C., & Elkhawas, D.
Affiliations
Toronto Metropolitan University (CA)
Corresponding author
Searcy, Cory
Venue
Journal of Cleaner Production
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-11
Volume
35
Pages
79-92
ISSN
0959-6526 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2089325011
Cited by
245
References
77
Citations by year
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FWCI
29.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Journal of Cleaner Production (publishedVersion)
Funders
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Environmental Sustainability in Business
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management of Technology and Innovation › Sustainability and Innovation in Business
Keywords
Dow Jones Sustainability Index, corporate sustainability ratings, sustainability index, Canadian firms, sustainability reporting, sustainability rating agencies, corporate transparency, stakeholder engagement

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