How do multinationals address Grand Challenges? Mapping the literature

F.J. Forcadell, E. Aracil, C. Escudero, J.J. Nájera-Sánchez

53rd EBES Conference, Madrid (España). 16-18 octubre 2025

Resumen:

This study investigates how Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) engage with Grand Challenges (GC)through Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While prior literature has explored MNEs’contributions to grand challenges (GC), there remains limited understanding of the mechanisms throughwhich these GC are operationalized. The objective is to map and systematize the literature on MNEs’engagement with GC and SDGs, offering a framework that categorizes their strategies across modesof engagement, spatial contexts, and domains of influence.Keywords: Multinational Enterprises, Grand Challenges, Sustainable Development Goals, GlobalValue Chains, Public-Private Partnerships, Political CSR.

Palabras clave: SDG, MNEs, Grand challenges, global valué chains

Fecha de publicación: 16-oct-2025

Cita:
F.J. Forcadell, E. Aracil, C. Escudero, J.J. Nájera-Sánchez, "How do multinationals address Grand Challenges? Mapping the literature", presentado en 53rd EBES Conference, Madrid, España, 16-18 octubre 2025

IIT-25-344C_abstract