More women in upper management increases sustainability

March 8, 2022

The gist:

The Study, “examined how much of an effect the proportion of women has on a company’s support for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG),” which revealed the positive link.

One reason for this, “ is because women not only seem to be intrinsically more interested in sustainability goals.” A second reason proposed women “are subject to higher expectations from external stakeholders due to stereotypical perceptions of women in management,” Co-Author Professor Mohr said.

The researchers also stated that “multinationals with a high international diversification…are even more likely to be able to enhance their support of the SDGs through an increase in the share of female executives,: and “that gender equality on management teams may also help to achieve other SDGs.”

And while gender equality is “a goal in itself,” the research could ‘further increase the importance of gender equality for multinationals.’

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