An investigation into how sustainability assessments are used in the Philippines

This thesis investigates how organisations address sustainability within their business activities through the lens of a sustainability assessment framework. Contextualised within a rapidly developing country, this thesis explores how management practices, tools and techniques are implemented by foreign multinational enterprises (MNEs) operating in the Philippines. The thematic analysis of the data collected on 24 organisations provide empirical evidence supporting the sustainability assessment framework which has been developed from extant literature. The findings and implications of this research suggest voluntary corporate actions and international sustainability standards are critical in guiding leading edge practices.