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Sustainability Transformation: Research and Innovation Network for Quality Information, Better Sustainability Reporting Practices and Business Resilience

Code
STAR
Programme
HORIZON
Call
MSCA Staff Exchanges 2023 HORIZON-MSCA-2023-SE-01-01
Status
SIGNED
Period
2025-01-01 – 2028-12-31
EU contribution (whole consortium)1 085 600 €
EU contribution to Bulgarian participants119 600 €

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Participants

OrganisationsRoleCountryGrant
UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTIcoordinatorRO207 000 €
UNIVERSITATEA DE STAT DIN MOLDOVAparticipantMD147 200 €
POLITECHNIKA LODZKAparticipantPL124 200 €
РУСЕНСКИ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ "АНГЕЛ КЪНЧЕВ"participantBG119 600 €
INSTITUT EUROPEEN D ETUDES DU DEVELOPPEMENTparticipantFR105 800 €
ISTANBUL UNIVERSITESIparticipantTR101 200 €
VYSOKE UCENI TECHNICKE V BRNEparticipantCZ92 000 €
BEIA GMBHparticipantAT78 200 €
INFOR ELEAparticipantIT46 000 €
ASOCIATIA DE STANDARDIZARE DIN ROMANIAparticipantRO46 000 €
INSTYTUT INNOWACJI I ODPOWIEDZIALNEGO ROZWOJUparticipantPL18 400 €

Description

Sustainability reporting is a critical component of corporate responsibility and accountability in today's business landscape. It involves the disclosure of an organization's environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance to various stakeholders, including investors, customers, employees, and the public. To increase scrutiny of businesses’ sustainability performance and strategy, current legislative changes endorsed by the EC emphasize the shift from voluntary to mandatory ESG disclosure as a world effort to address climate change and social inequalities by having the same referential framework for sustainability information. Thus, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners should collaborate to drive progress in this critical area. Our proposal aims to create a transnational, cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary research network aiming to design and provide a comprehensive understanding of how cultural and contextual factors shape sustainability reporting practices i.e. corporate disclosure on ESG risks and opportunities. The research objectives are:O1. Investigate the cultural barriers and identify cultural enablers that facilitate high-quality non-financial disclosures of ESG–related matters. O2. Systematically collect and analyze the quality of information toward a deeper understanding of the intricate interplay between cultural, regional, and industrial factors in sustainability reporting practices. O3. Define cutting-edge interdisciplinary models with culturally sensitive information and promote effective disclosure strategies for better sustainability reporting practices. The STAR project will move beyond the current debate over the quality of sustainability data and information and put forward robust research combining international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral collaboration to develop more effective and culturally sensitive reporting strategies as key means for greater transparency, accountability, and business resilience.

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