Evidence-Based Policy Making is an approach consisting of making decisions based as much as possible on available evidence. This approach is much debated among scholars, and since the 90s it has begun to spread to public policy making. However, its application in the corporate sphere is still much debated and there is a lack of a practical model that companies can follow to apply an evidence-based approach. This thesis aims to test whether this approach can be applied to the sphere of Corporate Sustainability and formulate a practical model that companies can implement. In particular, 20 evidence-based methods were identified from interviews with companies in the energy sector. Companies can follow these methods during the Policy Cycle process to implement the evidence-based approach in sustainability management. Then, through an analysis of 100 sustainability reports, it was also observed how much the identified methods are already used by companies. Integrating these results with the scientific literature, the relationships present between the individual methods and stages of the evidence-based decision making for corporate sustainability model formulated were discussed. Finally, the model was rediscussed as a whole to provide policy recommendations to companies that want to implement an evidence-based approach and to public policy makers who want to foster its development. The model created aims to provide a concrete tool that companies can use to improve sustainability-related performance. At the same time, it provides the basis for future studies related to the still unexplored topic of Evidence-Based Corporate Sustainability.
L’Evidence-Based Policy Making è un approccio che consiste nel prendere decisioni basate il più possibile sull’evidenza disponibile. Tale approccio è molto dibattuto tra gli studiosi e a partire dagli anni 90 ha iniziato a diffondersi a livello di public policy making. Tuttavia, la sua applicazione in ambito corporate è ancora molto dibattuta e manca un modello pratico che le aziende possano seguire per applicare un approccio evidence-based. Lo scopo di questa tesi è stato quello di verificare se tale approccio può essere applicato alla sfera della Corporate Sustainability e formulare un modello pratico che le aziende possono implementare. In particolare, dalle interviste ad aziende del settore energetico sono stati individuati 20 metodi evidence-based che le aziende possono seguire durante il processo di Policy Cycle per implementare l’approccio evidence-based nella gestione della sostenibilità. In secondo luogo, attraverso un’analisi di 100 sustainability report, si è osservato anche quanto i metodi individuati sono già utilizzati dalle aziende. Integrando questi risultati con la letteratura scientifica si sono discusse le relazioni presenti tra i singoli metodi e stages del modello di evidence-based decision making for corporate sustainability formulato. Infine, il modello è stato ridiscusso nel suo insieme per fornire policy recommendation alle aziende che vogliono implementare un approccio evidence-based e ai public policy makers che vogliono favorirne lo sviluppo. Il modello creato mira a fornire uno strumento concreto che le aziende possono utilizzare per migliorare le performance legate alla sostenibilità. Allo stesso tempo, esso fornisce la base per futuri studi legati al tema ancora inesplorato dell’Evidence-Based Corporate Sustainability.
The application of the evidence-based approach in corporate sustainability decision making
Fumarulo, Savino
2022/2023
Abstract
Evidence-Based Policy Making is an approach consisting of making decisions based as much as possible on available evidence. This approach is much debated among scholars, and since the 90s it has begun to spread to public policy making. However, its application in the corporate sphere is still much debated and there is a lack of a practical model that companies can follow to apply an evidence-based approach. This thesis aims to test whether this approach can be applied to the sphere of Corporate Sustainability and formulate a practical model that companies can implement. In particular, 20 evidence-based methods were identified from interviews with companies in the energy sector. Companies can follow these methods during the Policy Cycle process to implement the evidence-based approach in sustainability management. Then, through an analysis of 100 sustainability reports, it was also observed how much the identified methods are already used by companies. Integrating these results with the scientific literature, the relationships present between the individual methods and stages of the evidence-based decision making for corporate sustainability model formulated were discussed. Finally, the model was rediscussed as a whole to provide policy recommendations to companies that want to implement an evidence-based approach and to public policy makers who want to foster its development. The model created aims to provide a concrete tool that companies can use to improve sustainability-related performance. At the same time, it provides the basis for future studies related to the still unexplored topic of Evidence-Based Corporate Sustainability.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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