Index

Mariana Inés Paludi (Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile)
María Eugenia Funes (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Argentina)

Businesses' Contributions to Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality Across B Corps in Latin America and the Caribbean

ISBN: 978-1-80455-483-8, eISBN: 978-1-80455-482-1

Publication date: 14 September 2023

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Paludi, M.I. and Funes, M.E. (2023), "Index", Businesses' Contributions to Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality Across B Corps in Latin America and the Caribbean, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 99-102. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80455-482-120231009

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Copyright © 2023 Mariana Inés Paludi and María Eugenia Funes


INDEX

Academia B
, 4

Acker’s theory
, 11

Alliances
, 43, 87–88

Alternative economies
, 39

Amartya Sen’s theory of human development
, 12, 94

Anthropology of development
, 9

Ashoka
, 46

Avina
, 46

B certification process
, 3, 41, 56–57

B companies
, 46, 56, 61, 67, 69–70, 95

B effect
, 95–97

B Impact Assessment (BIA)
, 2, 30–31, 34, 41, 78, 95

B Lab
, 2, 4, 30, 39–40, 43, 45, 49–50

creation
, 39–43

creators
, 42

founders
, 42

B Lab Global
, 49

B Movement Builders
, 49

B women entrepreneurs
, 79

B-certified businesses
, 45, 75

B-certified companies
, 55–57, 93

data and methods
, 57–58

results
, 59–71

Beijing Platform for Action
, 13

Benefit and Collective Interest Society
, 46

Benefit Corporations (B Corps)
, 2–3, 18, 39

best practices from B Corps in Latin America
, 86–90

business model
, 3

Climate Collective
, 49

commitment to sustainability
, 78–82

female entrepreneurs
, 75

intersectional perspective
, 82–83

morals and pragmatism
, 40–43

movement
, 2, 39

persistent challenges
, 83–86

specificalities
, 47–50

BIC Laws
, 47

Boards of directors (BoD)
, 18

Businesses
, 1–2, 4, 10, 27, 30–31, 40–41, 47, 50, 76, 95–96

female-owned
, 19

purpose-driven
, 45

in promoting UN gender agenda
, 16–17

Cairo Program of Action
, 13

Ceremonial commitment
, 16

Coalition for Environmentally Responsive Economies (CERES)
, 26

Colombian B Corps
, 3

Commitment to sustainability
, 78–82

Communication
, 75, 88–89

Community
, 32

Companies
, 17

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
, 16, 81

agendas
, 4

strategies
, 2

Corporate sustainability
, 81

Corporations
, 2, 4, 26, 31, 42

Descriptive statistics
, 59, 74

Development
, 9

historical construction
, 10–11

Eco Poop
, 82

Ecolana
, 80

Education
, 17, 75

Empowerment
, 87

Emprendia
, 44

Endeavor
, 46

Enjambre
, 46

Euro-American gender relations
, 11

Europe’s colonization process
, 11–12

European colonialism
, 10

Exploratory analysis
, 76

Feminist theory
, 9

“First World” paradigm
, 94

Gender

gender-sensitive practices
, 3

gender-based violence
, 34

order
, 11

organization of society
, 11

stereotypes
, 10

struggles
, 3

violence at work
, 96

Gender Development Index (GDI)
, 15

Gender equality
, 1, 10, 12–13, 32–35, 97

measurements and indicators
, 15

scope and limitations
, 13–15

Gender Equality Seals (GES)
, 32, 35

Gender Gap Analysis Tool
, 31

Gender inequality

through intersectionality lenses
, 11–12

in organizations
, 17–18

Gender Lens Investing Initiative (GLI)
, 29

Glass Ceiling Effect
, 1

Global Gender Parity Index (GGPI)
, 35

Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)
, 28, 43

Global North
, 11

Global Partners
, 43

Global Report Initiative (GRI)
, 25–28

reporting framework
, 26

sector standards
, 27

subject standards
, 27

universal standards
, 27

Global South
, 9–10, 12

Governance
, 13

and strategy
, 34

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
, 12

Grupo Limpiolux
, 86

Guayaki
, 44

Handen
, 81

Health
, 17

Horizontal occupational segregation
, 56

Identity-based framework
, 19

Impact Reporting and Investment Standards (IRIS)
, 28

IRIS+ tool
, 25, 28–30, 32

Implementation guidance
, 26

Industrial Revolution
, 9

Inequality Regimes
, 9–10

International Development Research Center (IDRC)
, 4

Intersectionality
, 11

Latin America
, 32–35

B Corps movement to
, 43–47

best practices from B Corps in
, 86–90

Latin American and Caribbean companies (LAC companies)
, 2, 55, 60, 93

Latin American B Corps
, 3

Leadership
, 32

training
, 10

LGBTQIA+ + community
, 15

Life Regeneration Companies
, 44

Logit models
, 58

Management studies
, 9

Marketing and communication
, 34

Marketplace
, 32

Measurement tools
, 25, 32–35

Metrics
, 28–29

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
, 1, 13, 94

Morals
, 40–43

Mujeres del Pacífico
, 88

Multidimensional development perspective
, 13

Multinomial logit models
, 58

Neoliberal development paradigm
, 12

Non-certified companies
, 55

Occupational hierarchy
, 56

Odds ratios (OR)
, 66

Oppression
, 11

Organizational characteristics
, 18

Organizational hierarchy
, 10

Organizations
, 9–10, 12, 94–95

Papa Studio
, 86–87

Parental leave
, 10

Power
, 11

Practical notion of intersectionality
, 75

Pragmatism
, 40–43

Prejudices
, 89–90

Private finance
, 17

Professional development
, 34

Purpose-driven organizations
, 18–19

Rayito de Luna
, 87

Recruitment and selection
, 34

Regional Gender Agenda
, 13

Remuneration
, 34

Reporting principles
, 26

Runa Sustentable
, 76

SDG Action Manager (SDG AM)
, 25, 96

Self-reported data
, 96

Self-assessment
, 31

Sentido Verde
, 78

Sex-based violence
, 34

Sexual division of labor
, 10

Sexual violence
, 34

Shared responsibility
, 96

Sistema B
, 40, 43, 48–49

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
, 27

Social Lab
, 46

Social services
, 17

Standards disclosures
, 26

Supply chain management
, 34

Sustainable development
, 2, 10

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
, 1, 9, 25, 94

integration
, 2, 9

measurement tools, gender equality and Latin America
, 32–35

reporting business contributions to
, 26–35

SDG 5
, 55

Systemic approach
, 2, 49

Technology
, 28

Third world
, 10

Transnational companies
, 12

TriCiclos
, 44

Triple-bottom business models
, 39

UN Global Compact
, 30, 32

Unconscious bias training
, 10

Underdeveloped countries
, 10

UNDP Human Development Index (HDI)
, 12

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
, 15, 32

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
, 26

US economic growth
, 11–12

Vertical occupational segregation
, 56

Western domination
, 11

Willingness of corporations
, 9

Women
, 12

empowerment
, 15

movements
, 3

Women in Management (WIM)
, 87–89

Women’s Empowerment Index (WEI)
, 35

Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs)
, 31

Work–Life Balance
, 86

and care
, 34

Workplace
, 32

World War II (WWII)
, 9