Business sustainability performance through sustainability awareness and business work ethics in Islamic institutions

Abstract

This study aims to examine the connection between global goals (sustainability) and corporate goals for long-term survival (business sustainability), as well as the role of Islamic business and work ethics in achieving them. 325 responses from employees of Islamic institutions were selected to be examined using the partial least squares (PLS-SEM). The results confirmed that business sustainability could be achieved by implementing Islamic business and work ethics and increasing awareness of sustainable goals (Sustainability Awareness). The results explained that when a company is aware of further goals such as sustainability, it will effectively achieve its ability to survive in the long term, called business sustainability. The originality of this study is providing a clear relationship between sustainability and business sustainability (long-term business goals), while previous research only analyzed sustainability toward business short-term goals.