Exploring the impact of gender diversity on corporate sustainability: A PRISMA-Based Analysis

Abstract

This systematic literature review study aims to analyze the implications of gender diversity on corporate sustainability. Since the United Nations issued the International Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) consisting of 17 achievement criteria, countries, including companies, have begun to build their productivity to achieve them. Sustainability reports made by companies also provide achievements regarding the SDGs besides the annual reports. Gender issues have started to receive attention related to indicators in SDG 5, namely gender equality. Companies have begun to pay attention to women's rights by providing welfare services and placing women in important positions in the company, especially at the managerial and commissioner levels. The emotional level of women, which is different from men, is considered to be able to reach more sharply regarding environmental, economic, and social issues in the company's sustainability program. This study uses PRISMA as a measuring instrument in a literature review method. Data collection was done by analyzing articles for the last two years, around 2023-2024, taking a post-COVID background. The article's source comes from the ScienceDirect database which was processed into 18 selected articles through a screening process. The results of this study explain the positive and negative implications of gender diversity in achieving corporate sustainability.