Evaluation of Companies' Motives, Values, and Views Impact on Collaborative Cross-sector Climate Action: Case Study Imatra
Year: 2021
Type: dissertation
Abstract: The need for cross-sector collaboration in climate change issues has increased at all governmental levels with cities exploring innovative ways to promote and implement collaborative climate actions and partnerships with the private sector.This research studies how the private sector's current climate actions and companies' further motives, interests, and values on climate collaboration should be taken into account in the planning of collaborative cross-sector climate action at a local level.The study collected 38 questionnaire responses from small and medium-sized companies in Imatra, Finland.A stakeholder analysis was further used to help identify the various levels of interest, needs, and power within the companies.The findings of the questionnaire show that most of the respondents view collaboration positively and share similar values with the city, also showing interest to develop their operations more carbon neutrally.Their image, economic reasons, and feeling of 'doing the right' were seen as the most motivating aspects to develop, or not to develop, companies' operations with the higher number of respondents feeling the lack of knowledge and skills with climate change and being unsure what it means to the companies' operations.Climate Collaboration Plan is given as a recommendation for implementation.The research reflects that more active and intense collaboration is possible when actors share similar values and targets, understand their roles and responsibilities in climate action, and share the decision-making power between actors per their capabilities.Cities' responsibilities are setting the platform for collaboration while ensuring that knowledge and tools are shared between actors in the support of sustainable practices and reaching the targets for carbon neutrality.
Author: Sonja Jurmu
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Climate action
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3211324923