Agency conflict

, 187

Agribusiness and territorial government

community involvement

, 79–80

community members

, 84–85

corporate social responsibility (CSR)

, 77–78

economic and social parameters

, 88

local community

, 78–80

participatory community development

, 75

positivist methodology approach

, 80

social responsibility

, 87

survey respondents

, 82–83

theoretical background

, 76–80

Triple Bottom Line approach

, 78

Anti-Corruption Law (LAI)

, 190

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

, 133

Bangladesh Ship Breakers Association (BSBA)

, 174

Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). See also One Belt and One Road (OBOR) initiative

, 132

Blockchain technology

application

, 26

corporate social responsibility (CSR)

, 18, 24–28

cryptocurrency

, 18–20

definition

, 18

innovative blockchain technologies

, 26

qualitative analysis

, 26

sustainability

, 20–28

Brundtland’s assumptions

, 4–5

Business decision-making

, 10–11

Capitalization

, 148

Center for Global Development (CGD)

, 135

Coercive isomorphism

, 207–208

Communication

civil society platform

, 104

gender violence (VG)

, 103

mission

, 99–100

organizational activities

, 102–103

organizational structure

, 102–103

vision

, 99–100

Community involvement

, 79–80

Community members

, 84–85

Content analysis

, 50, 217

Corporate accountability

, 178

Corporate governance

, 25–26, 147–148, 158, 186–188, 199

global sustainability agenda

, 149–150

insurance sector

, 152–157

Matrix of Materiality

, 152–157

methodology

, 150–152

Corporate social responsibility (CSR)

, 18, 24–28, 77–78, 174, 177, 231, 234

accuracy

, 214

annual reports (ARs)

, 210

balance

, 214

case studies

, 120–128

clarity

, 214–215

coercive isomorphism

, 207–208

comparability

, 215

content analysis

, 217

credibility

, 214–215

culture effect

, 225–226

development

, 213–214

dialogue

, 212–213

disclosure

, 207, 211–212

Dutch Bangla Bank Scholarship and Fellowship Program

, 121–122

education

, 121

environmental impact

, 212

external determinants

, 209–210

factors

, 208–210

firm internal factors and quality

, 218–220

firm size

, 208

Grameen Distribution Limited

, 125–126

Grameen Health Care Services Limited

, 126

impression management strategies

, 207

industrial sector

, 209–210, 224–225

institutional theory

, 207–208

integrated reports (IRs)

, 210

internal determinants

, 208–209

legal context

, 220–221

legitimacy theory

, 207

mandatory reporting

, 206

measuring quality

, 211–215

methodology

, 216–217

origin/national culture

, 210

ownership

, 221–222

structure

, 208–209

reporting

characteristics and format

, 210

format

, 217–218

size

, 222–224

research

, 128

scoring system

, 217–218

signalling theory

, 208

social business

, 116–117, 123–126

sustainable development

, 117–119

timeliness

, 215

universal entrepreneurship

, 119–120

Corporate supply chains

, 173–174

Corpus

, 52

Corruption Perception Index (CPI)

, 190

Credibility

, 214–215

Cryptocurrency

, 18–20

blockchain technology

, 24–28

communities

, 25

corporate governance

, 25–26

corporate social responsibility (CSR)

, 18, 24–28

distributed blockchain

, 19

distributed ledger technology

, 25

human rights

, 26

local empowerment

, 25

profit-oriented models

, 28

qualitative analysis

, 26

security

, 18

Data collection

, 52

Disclosure abundance

, 48–49

Disclosure occurrence

, 48–49

Dissemination

, 47–48

Distributed blockchain

, 19

Distributed ledger technology

, 25

Dutch Bangla Bank Scholarship and Fellowship Program

, 121–122

Economic development

, 132, 140

Electric car purchase intention

, 162

car owner profile

, 164

conceptual model

, 163

driver behaviour

, 164

exploratory factor analyses

, 166–167

financial aspects

, 164

Kaiser normalisation Varimax method

, 166–167

logistic regression model

, 167

methodology

, 165–166

psychological approach studies

, 163

symbolism

, 167–168

technical aspects

, 164

Electric vehicles

, 162–164

Environmentally responsible consumption

, 168–169

European Union (EU)

, 206

Exchange markets

, 22–23

Federal Inspection Service (SIF)

, 186

Game theory

, 11

Gender violence (VG)

, 103

General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT)

, 4–5

Global economy

, 5

Globalisation

, 173–174

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

, 151, 153, 211

Global Risk Report

, 156

Global sustainability agenda

, 149–150

Grameen Distribution Limited

, 125–126

Grameen Health Care Services Limited

, 126

Greenhouse gas (GHG)

, 162

Guideline G4

, 152

Human rights

, 26

Hybrid blockchain network

, 23

Innovative blockchain technologies

, 26

Institutional theory

, 207–208

Insurance

, 147

environmental degradation

, 149

Matrix of Materiality

, 152–157

social function

, 149

sustainability

, 148

International standardisation

, 3–4

Kaiser normalisation Varimax method

, 166–167

Key performance indicators (KPIs)

, 215

Legitimacy theory

, 207

Local community

, 78–80

Local empowerment

, 25

Logistic regression model

, 167

Mainstream business investment

conceptual model

, 66

culture

, 65

heritage

, 65

India

, 65

institutions

, 64

investment

, 66

noneconomic phenomenon

, 64

nonperforming assets (NPAs)

, 63

Market globalisation

, 3

Military and defense sector

, 23

Mission

, 99–100

Multinational corporations (MNC)

, 173–174

Nominative Ordinary share (ON)

, 188

Nominative Preferred share (PN)

, 188

Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)

, 187

Nonperforming assets (NPAs)

, 63

One Belt and One Road (OBOR) initiative

, 134, 136

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

, 133

21st Century Maritime Silk Road

, 132–133

China’s benefit

, 140

critics of

, 136

cultural exchange

, 133

debt risk

, 135

debt-trap diplomacy

, 138

economic development, risks

, 140

facilities connectivity

, 133

financial integration

, 133

geopolitical purpose

, 137

global economy and sustainability

, 141–142

imperialism

, 138–139

information transparency

, 136–137

infrastructure development

, 140–141

local authorities’ corruptions

, 139

operational risks

, 135–136

policy coordination

, 133

risks

, 134–135

Silk Road Economic Belt

, 132–133

trade and investment

, 133

Operation Car Wash

, 190, 199

Operation Greenfield

, 186

Operation Weak Meat

, 193–194

Operation Zealots

, 191

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

, 187

Participatory community development

, 75

Pathak–Tewari (P-T) Model

, 66–68

Positivist methodology approach

, 80

Private blockchain network

, 23

Profit-oriented models

, 28

Public blockchain network

, 23

Purchase intention. See Electric car purchase intention

Qualitative analysis

, 26

Recycling industry

, 175–176

Reflection of corruption, Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão (B3)

, 185–187, 191–199

Bradesco S.A.

, 193

BRF S.A.

, 194

consequences

, 188–190

corporate governance practices and ownership structure

, 187–188

Eletrobrás S.A.

, 195

Embraer S.A.

, 195

JBS S.A.

, 196

methodology

, 190–191

Operation Car Wash

, 199

Petrobras Distribuidora S.A.

, 196

Petróleo do Brasil S.A.

, 197–199

Resource depletion

, 4

Risks

China’s economic development

, 140

debt

, 135

operational

, 135–136

regional cooperation

, 134–135

ship breaking and recycling

, 175

Round-tripping

, 139

Security

, 18

Ship breaking industry, Bangladesh

, 173–174

corporate accountability

, 178

corporate social responsibility (CSR)

, 177–178

and recycling industry

, 175–176

responsibility

, 176–177

stakeholder theory

, 178–181

sustainable development

, 178

World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED)

, 178

Signalling theory

, 208

Silk Road Economic Belt

, 132–133

Social business

, 116–117, 123–126

Social responsibility

, 87

Stakeholder theory

, 179–181

Sustainability

, 135

corporate governance. See Corporate governance

financial

, 139

One Belt and One Road (OBOR) initiative

, 141–142

Sustainability Development Goals (SDG)

, 18

Sustainability disclosure

, 48–49

content analysis

, 50–53

corporation

, 47

data collection

, 52

definition

, 43–45, 47–48

dissemination

, 47–48

presentation

, 53–56

research

, 48–49

research methodology

, 50–53

Sustainability Principles for Insurance (PSI)

, 148, 151

Sustainable development

, 117–119, 178

Brundtland’s assumptions

, 4–5

business decision-making

, 10–11

economic system

, 4–5

elements of

, 8

financial resources

, 7

Game theory

, 11

General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT)

, 4–5

global economy

, 5

International standardisation

, 3–4

management system

, 2–3

market globalisation

, 3

resource depletion

, 4

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), United Nations

, 92, 106–107

Symbolism

, 164, 166–168

Transparency International

, 187, 190

Triple Bottom Line approach

, 78

United Nations Environment Program Financial Initiative (UNEP FI)

, 151

Universal entrepreneurship

, 119–120

Vision

, 99–100

World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED)

, 178