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A Three-Dimensional Discourse Analysis of SDGs Reports and Apple’s Environmental Progress Reports: A Corpus-Based Study

Authors
Chao Cui1, *
1College of Foreign Languages, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
*Corresponding author. Email: cuichao@imau.edu.cn
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Chao Cui
Available Online 26 March 2024.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-222-4_27How to use a DOI?
Keywords
sustainability report; corporate reporting; critical discourse analysis; environmental progress
Abstract

The importance of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is recognized globally. Analyzing sustainable development reports is a focus in quantitative linguistics. This study investigates the relationship between SDGs and corporate environmental progress reports using corpus-based and critical discourse analysis (CDA) methods. The analysis is conducted on SDGs Reports (SDGRs) and Apple’s Environmental Progress Reports (AEPRs) from 2015 to 2022. Fairclough’s three-dimensional analysis model is employed. The study examines high-frequency verbs, nouns, modal verbs, and outcomes of topic modeling. It explores discourse and social practices in the reports, highlighting companies’ proactive approach to SDGs. The paper introduces new research perspectives and methodologies to linguistics and discourse analysis.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Culture, Design and Social Development (CDSD 2023)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
26 March 2024
ISBN
10.2991/978-2-38476-222-4_27
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-222-4_27How to use a DOI?
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© 2024 The Author(s)
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