Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/328028 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Citation: 
[Journal:] Amfiteatru Economic [ISSN:] 2247-9104 [Volume:] 27 [Issue:] 70 [Year:] 2025 [Pages:] 922-938
Publisher: 
The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest
Abstract: 
This study investigated the readiness of non-football sports clubs in the Balkans to adopt sustainability reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), addressing a gap in a sector with limited regulatory alignment. Unlike previous corporate-focused CSR research, it assessed how financial capacity, digitalisation, managerial education and experience, administrative complexity, and external collaborations influenced adoption. An Ordered Logit Model was applied to data from 163 sports clubs across eight Balkan countries. Results showed that financial resources, digitalisation, and external partnerships supported CSRD compliance, while administrative complexity had no significant effect. Professional clubs showed greater CSRD awareness, but club type did not affect resource levels or training. The findings emphasised the need for sector-specific regulation and identified funding, digital tools, and collaboration as key drivers of sustainability adoption, offering practical guidance for policymakers and sports organisations.
Subjects: 
Sustainability reporting
CSRD compliance
sports clubs
Ordered Logit Model
JEL: 
C25
M14
L83
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Article

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