Although green innovation and technology is not new, so far very limited information is available regarding the diversified approaches for green technologies and engineering.
This book examines leadership and management in natural resources, drawing on literature, principles, and the author's own experiences as a leader and activist.
Toughening environmental legislation, national and supra-national environmental product policies and growing customer demands are focusing the attention of companies on the environmental and broader social issues linked to the creation and delivery of their products and services.
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management introduces students to purchasing as it relates to the supply chain and other functions and systems within an organization, such as marketing, logistics, and operations.
In a turbulent world of geopolitical change, declining trust in institutions, and increasing scrutiny of companies, the big question facing leaders is: what difference does business make?
Extraordinary technological progress, but also the experience gained from the global COVID-19 pandemic, force the future vision of the world's economic development to assume a close coexistence and intense interaction between production (manufacturing) and logistics and supply-chain management.
This two-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th Olympus International Conference, ICSC 2024, held in Katerini, Greece, during May 24-26, 2024.
Social Value in Practice offers the reader a simple, accessible guide for considering, creating, and delivering social value in projects and within their organisation.
This book integrates Working Capital Management, Trade Credit, and Supply-Chain Finance in a comprehensive framework, illustrated by dozens of case studies, including a leading case which explains how improved working capital practices have led to over U$1 billion in savings for a large company.
This book provides a step-by-step guide to implementing lean at SMEs using an approach that has been tested and fine-tuned at over a hundred organizations across India, South East Asia and the Middle East.
Corporate social responsibility is now an established agenda for large companies, with a new profession emerging that engages in the social and environmental contribution of business.
As trade and production have increasingly crossed international boundaries, private bodies and governments alike have sought new ways to regulate labour standards and advance goals of fairness and social justice.
Green Innovation in Central and Eastern Europe aims to explore the crucial role of green innovation in guiding organisations towards sustainable development amidst contemporary environmental challenges.
Dieses Buch bietet eine Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitung für Sozialwirtschaft, Freie Wohlfahrtspflege und Kirche, um Nachhaltigkeitsthemen und damit Zukunftsthemen zu identifizieren und implementieren.
Winner of the 2024 Business Book Awards (Change & Sustainability category)Winner of the Bronze Axiom Business Book Award 2024 in the Philanthropy / Non Profit / Sustainability category.
It is crucial that engineers - from students to those already practising - have a deep understanding of the environmental threats facing the world, if they are to become part of the solution and not the problem.
DreamMakers: Innovating for the Greater Good profiles stories of businesses, cross-sector initiatives and movements and whole communities that are collaborating to create a flourishing world.
In The Responsible Fashion Company, Rinaldi and Testa argue that the fashion industry is at a crossroads: the need for a global shift to a sustainable model has never been more urgent.
Beyond the Bottom Line: Integrating the UN Global Compact into Management Practice is the first book to look at how the Ten UN Global Compact Principles and the sustainability agenda can be incorporated into business practice.
Under and post COVID-19 conditions, companies are adapting to smart ways of operating and managing logistics processes to counteract the negative implications of the pandemic.
Projects are inherently risky, since they involve some level of uncertainty, doing something new in the target environment, but the percentage of projects seen as a success is still disappointingly low, especially for IT projects.
This book critically examines the concept of 'supply chain agility' (SCA) in a novel context, shedding light on its implications for executives and professionals.
An in-depth, enlightening look at the integrated reporting movement The Integrated Reporting Movement explores the meaning of the concept, explains the forces that provide momentum to the associated movement, and examines the motives of the actors involved.
Dieses Buch zeigt die wichtige Rolle der Distributions- und Handelslogistik vor dem Hintergrund des zunehmenden Einflusses der Digitalisierung auf Prozesse, Strukturen und Systeme in den logistischen Netzwerken der Konsumgüterwirtschaft.
The return to business-as-usual after the economic earthquake that rocked financial markets, wrecked banks and brought to light the grotesque distortions of casino capitalism on people and planet must be resisted.
This book is a practical guide for business professionals to develop and improve business intelligence and collective decision-making within their organisation.
