Many companies in Germany must provide information beyond financial figures in their annual reports. For some years now, legislators have increasingly required information on non-financial aspects, such as the shares of women in leadership positions. Using a quantitative text analysis of annual...

Von Unternehmen – insbesondere (großen) Aktiengesellschaften – wird vielfach gefordert, sie sollten ihrer Rolle als „Good Corporate Citizen“ gerecht werden und einen Beitrag zum Gemeinwohl leisten. Wenn sie dieser Forderung durch Unternehmensspenden nachkommen, bewegen sie sich...

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) gained importance over the last years. Yet, only few studies have investigated CSR in German family firms. This study analyzes the CSR communication of 714 listed German family and non-family firms using a content analysis of CSR mission statements. We find...

CSR management and reporting as stated in the German Sustainability Code have currently gained an increasing relevance in the context of business reporting. Focussing on the comparison with the German Corporate Governance Code, this article investigates the conception and major opportunities and...