Modeling a first-stage sustainability reporting framework for Finnish SME sector knowledge organizations

Tiivistelmä Vastuullisuutta ja siihen liittyvää raportointia koskevia velvoitteita yrityksiä kohtaan kiristetään sekä lainsäädännön että arvoketjujen odotusten vuoksi. Resurssien ja osaamisen erot näkyvät kestävien liiketoimintamallien omaksumisessa pk-yritysten ja suuryritysten välillä. Suurin osa...

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Päätekijä: Teittinen, Harri
Muut tekijät: Kauppakorkeakoulu, School of Business and Economics, Taloustieteet, Business and Economics, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Aineistotyyppi: Pro gradu
Kieli:eng
Julkaistu: 2022
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Linkit: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/81660
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description Tiivistelmä Vastuullisuutta ja siihen liittyvää raportointia koskevia velvoitteita yrityksiä kohtaan kiristetään sekä lainsäädännön että arvoketjujen odotusten vuoksi. Resurssien ja osaamisen erot näkyvät kestävien liiketoimintamallien omaksumisessa pk-yritysten ja suuryritysten välillä. Suurin osa yritysvastuuraportointiin suunnitelluista työkaluista on kehitetty suuryritysten näkökulmasta ja näiden työkalujen soveltaminen pk-yrityksissä on haastavaa resurssien ja puuttuvan asiantuntemuksen vuoksi. Lisäksi ulkoinen paine raportointiin ja kestävään liiketoimintaan on pienempi pk-sektorilla. Tämän tutkimuksen teoreettinen viitekehys koostuu aikaisemmista tutkimuksista, jotka liittyvät yritysten vastuullisuusraportointiin, pk-yrityksiin ja GRI-viitekehykseen. Tämä tutkimus on laadullinen ja siinä käytetään rakentavaa tutkimusotetta. Tutkimus toteutettiin haastattelemalla suomalaisen pk-sektorin asiantuntijaorganisaation johtoryhmän jäseniä. Tutkimuksen tavoitteena on saada selville yrityksen näkemys maailmanlaajuisesti vastuullisuusraportointiin käytetyn GRI-standardiston tietopyynnöistä sekä niiden relevanssista Suomen pk-sektorin asiantuntijaorganisaatiossa vastuullisuusraportointiin liittyen. Käytännön tasolla tutkimuksen tavoitteena on luoda yksinkertaistettu viitekehys ja työkalu suomalaisten pk-sektorin asiantuntijaorganisaatioiden ensivaiheen vastuullisuusajattelulle sekä vastuullisuusraportoinnille. Tutkimustulosten ja aikaisempien tutkimusten perusteella lopullisesta viitekehyksestä poissuljettiin tietopyyntöjä, joiden katsottiin olevan epäolennaisia suomalaisen pk-sektorin asiantuntijaorganisaatiolle. Näitä olivat tietopyynnöt, joissa pyydettyjen tietojen kerääminen tai koostaminen on yhtiölle haasteellista, tiedonhankkimisen aiheuttamien kustannusten kasvu on liian suuri suhteessa saataviin hyötyihin, tiedot tuodaan julki yhtiön muussa raportoinnissa, tiedon oletetaan olevan kansallisen lainsäädännön mukaan asianmukaisesti hoidettu ja valvottu tai tiedon katsotaan olevan konsernin sisäinen asia. Lopulliseen raportointi viitekehykseen jäi tutkituista 148 tietopyynnöstä ja 631 raportointivaatimuksesta 56 tietopyyntöä ja 77 raportointivaatimusta. Abstract Sustainability and related reporting obligations for companies are being tightened due to both legislation and the expectations of value chains. Differences in resources and expertise are reflected in the adoption of sustainable business models between SMEs and large companies. Most of the tools designed for corporate sustainability reporting have been developed from the perspective of large companies and the application of these tools in SMEs is challenging due to resources and lack of expertise. In addition, external pressures on reporting and sustainable business are less in the SME sector. The theoretical framework of this study consists of previous studies related to corporate sustainability reporting, SMEs and the GRI framework. This study is qualitative and uses a constructive research approach. The research was conducted by interviewing executive team of the knowledge organization that operates in Finnish SME sector. Aim of the study is to find out the company's view of the globally used GRI standard’s disclosures from the point of view of their relevance for sustainability reporting in the Finnish SME sector knowledge organization. On a practical level the research aims to create a simplified framework and tool for Finnish SME knowledge organizations’ initial sustainability reporting and responsibility thinking. Based on the results of this study and previous studies, disclosures that were considered irrelevant were excluded from the final reporting framework. These were disclosures where the collection or compilation of the requested information is challenging for the company, the increase in the cost of obtaining the information is too high in relation to the benefits, the information is disclosed in other reporting, the information is assumed to be properly managed and controlled under national law. Of the 148 disclosures and 631 reporting requirements examined in the GRI framework, 56 disclosures and 77 reporting requirements remained in the final reporting framework.
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title Modeling a first-stage sustainability reporting framework for Finnish SME sector knowledge organizations
title_full Modeling a first-stage sustainability reporting framework for Finnish SME sector knowledge organizations
title_fullStr Modeling a first-stage sustainability reporting framework for Finnish SME sector knowledge organizations Modeling a first-stage sustainability reporting framework for Finnish SME sector knowledge organizations
title_full_unstemmed Modeling a first-stage sustainability reporting framework for Finnish SME sector knowledge organizations Modeling a first-stage sustainability reporting framework for Finnish SME sector knowledge organizations
title_short Modeling a first-stage sustainability reporting framework for Finnish SME sector knowledge organizations
title_sort modeling a first stage sustainability reporting framework for finnish sme sector knowledge organizations
title_txtP Modeling a first-stage sustainability reporting framework for Finnish SME sector knowledge organizations
topic sustainability sustainability reporting GRI SME Yritysten ympäristöjohtaminen Corporate Environmental Management 20425 Global Reporting Initiative vastuullisuus pienet ja keskisuuret yritykset raportointi responsibility (properties) small and medium-sized enterprises reporting
topic_facet 20425 Corporate Environmental Management GRI Global Reporting Initiative SME Yritysten ympäristöjohtaminen pienet ja keskisuuret yritykset raportointi reporting responsibility (properties) small and medium-sized enterprises sustainability sustainability reporting vastuullisuus
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