Sustainability Strategy, Corporate Growth and Risk Perspectives
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 233
Special Issue Editors
2. Luiss Business School Milan Hub, Rome, Italy
Interests: corporate finance; corporate governance; small–medium enterprise financing; environmental, social, and governance finance
Interests: corporate finance; sustainable finance; green finance; risk management; corporate valuation; entrepreneurial finance
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sustainability, rooted in stakeholder theory, has become a core strategic orientation for modern corporations. This perspective emphasizes the importance of balancing the interests of a wide range of stakeholders—including employees, suppliers, customers, local communities, and the environment—alongside financial performance. By adopting an extended value approach, companies are encouraged to create long-term sustainable value that benefits both the business and society. This strategic focus is seen as essential for fostering corporate resilience and driving long-term growth, while aligning business operations with broader societal goals.
As sustainability becomes increasingly integral to corporate strategy, the following questions arise: How do organizations effectively integrate sustainability into their strategic frameworks? How do functional areas like corporate finance, governance, and operations evolve to support sustainability goals? What impact do sustainability-driven strategies have on corporate growth, risk management, and overall performance?
This Special Issue aims to explore the multifaceted relationship between corporate strategy, governance, finance, and sustainability. The focus will be on understanding how companies integrate sustainability into their operations, how governance frameworks evolve to support sustainable practices, and how strategic decisions related to corporate growth and risk are shaped by sustainability goals. Key topics include the following:
- ESG as a strategic orientation and its impact on corporate performance: Examining how the adoption of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) strategies influences a company's long-term value creation, reputation, and stakeholder relationships.
- Sustainability disclosure and corporate transparency: Investigating the role of sustainability reporting and disclosures in shaping corporate transparency, trust with stakeholders, and long-term performance.
- Corporate governance and sustainability: Discussing the evolution of governance structures that prioritize sustainable development and stakeholder engagement and how they drive accountability in corporate decision-making.
By exploring these themes, this Special Issue aims to deepen understanding of how corporate strategy, governance, and finance intersect to promote sustainability, manage risk, and achieve long-term business success in an increasingly complex and interconnected world.
We invite scholars to provide their contributions to this Special Issue with original research articles, which can be both theoretical or empirical, by submitting well-structured and wide-ranging bibliographic reviews.
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/about
Prof. Dr. Alberto Dell'Acqua
Prof. Dr. Massimo Mariani
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- corporate strategy
- environmental, social, and governance orientation
- sustainability
- wealth creation
- green finance
- capital markets
- disclosure
- corporate governance
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