Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This paper examines the integration of environmental sustainability within Mondragon Corporation, focusing on its cooperative Orbea. While both hold various environmental certifications, this research critically analyzes their reporting and practices to assess the authenticity of their efforts. The study reveals a trajectory towards incorporating sustainability language into Mondragon's communications, as well as a lack of transparency and measurable data to support its claims. This makes it difficult to assess the true depth of Mondragon's commitment to sustainability and raises concerns about potential greenwashing. This study contributes to socio-legal research, by examining corporate social responsibility within cooperative models, where social accountability expectations are high. It stresses the importance of transparency, measurable data, and stakeholder engagement to ensure sustainability efforts are meaningful. By focusing on Mondragon, this research provides insights into the complexities of corporate sustainability within cooperatives and emphasizes the need for increased accountability and transparency in corporate sustainability reporting.
Source: Sortuz
Author: Vincent Hösi
Institution: University of the Basque Country
Language: English
Subfield: Strategy and Management
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409967685