Business and the environment; ‘green’ approaches to business

Whether smashed on toast or hailed as a superfood, the avocado has taken the world by storm, but what are the environmental and social impacts of this trendy fruit?

This book, first published in 1967, presents a concise picture of the demand and supply trends of timber around the world.

Sustainable Management: A Complete Guide for Faculty and Students is both a textbook for students, as well as a teaching guide for educators.

Since the 2008 financial crash the expansion of neoliberalism has had an enormous impact on nature-society relations around the world.

"e;We need to do Community Involvement better - we know we're spending millions each year on charitable causes; how can we find out what is really effective and what people will appreciate us for?

This book highlights cutting-edge ecodesign research, covering product and service design, smart manufacturing, and social perspectives in ecodesign.

This volume illustrates the relationship between environmental factors and economic development of countries from various angles.

This book advances the understanding of corporate sustainability and challenges and roles of sustainability accounting in the Asia-Pacific region.

The World Sustainable Development Outlook series has been developed to provide an overview of sustainable development, to discuss why it is important and to provoke forward thinking on the development of a more coherent approach to solving global problems related to sustainability through science and technology.

In response to the world's rapidly growing social, economic and environmental challenges, a growing wave of "e;social intrapreneurs"e; are harnessing the power of large companies to create new business solutions to address societal problems.

Winner of the Silver Axiom Business Book Award in the category of Sustainability.

How can society quickly convert to renewable energy?

This book sheds light on the management challenges of crisis and emergency response in an arctic environment.

Drawing on the work of leading researchers and practitioners from a range of disciplines, including economic geography, economics, economic history, finance, law, and public policy, this edited collection provides a comprehensive assessment of stranded assets and the environment, covering the fundamental issues and debates, including climate change and societal responses to environmental change, as well as its origins and theoretical basis.

Sustainability is, and continues to grow as, a key issue for organizations: in the board room; with investors, customers and regulators; and from employees whose demands on organizations include improving their social and environmental performance in return for loyalty and commitment.

ResponsAbility challenges conventional thinking about our governance and legal frameworks.

Corporate Social Responsibility in the Arctic considers the new trends and frontiers of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) studies that are shaping the future of global business strategy and ethics.

We live in a fundamentally changed world.

'A must-read for every leader who dares to create real impact.

The development of international business and of globalization in every field of activity requires the interaction of individuals and groups with diverse cultural, religious, ethnic and social characteristics in different institutional contexts.

The aim of this book is to catalyse global interest in the pursuit of transformational changes in natural resource and environmental management.

This unique book combines a colourful history of Bolivian politics with some of the most advanced quantitative techniques yet developed for socio-political risk analysis.

As urbanization, digitalization, rising social expectations, and the quest for greener development become increasingly important and called for, a need to transform infrastructure and its management has become more pronounced.

As business risks associated with water intensify - for example risks to oeprations, supply chains and reputation - many corporate sustainability professionals are seeking practical tools to help them understand and assess these risks.

Concepts of corporate social responsibility (CSR) are widely used by businesses, professional bodies and academics, but are also widely contested.

The book examines whether the jurisdiction of coastal States under international law can be extended to include powers of intervention towards vessels posing a significant risk to their coastal and marine environment, but which have not yet been involved in any incident or accident.

Societies around the world face an increasingly uncertain future as social and ecological changes create pressure on resource governance, and this uncertainty calls for new models that illuminate the intersections of civil society, public sector, and private sector resource management.

Increasingly, business leaders are tasked with developing new products, services, and business models that minimize environmental impact while driving economic growth.

The social role of sport enterprises is being increasingly recognized at both local and global levels.

Corporations and Sustainability: The South Asian Perspective is a collection of contributions from leading academics and practitioners which provides an overview of the key challenges and opportunities related to sustainability in South Asia.

In the first decades of the twenty-first century, the theory and practice of corporate citizenship and responsibility adapted significantly.

How do universities tackle wicked sustainability challenges faced by society?

The vast majority of invested assets do not consider environmental, social or governance (ESG) factors.

In 1973, a seminar was held by Resources for the Future to bring together the new and growing community of scholars researching into the general field of energy modelling.

Business schools have a special contribution to make in developing globally responsible, critical and independent-thinking future leaders and managers.

The world's people and their leaders face a complex and multifaceted set of 'eco-social questions'.

Caribbean small island developing states (SIDS) have witnessed great upheaval and change over the last decade and a half - from the global economic recession of 2008, the 2010 and 2021 earthquakes in Haiti, to hurricanes that devastated islands like Jamaica, Barbuda, Dominica and The Bahamas, volcanic eruptions, and health crises.

This book explores corporate environmental discourse by examining a sample of corporate environmental reports through the lens of environmental philosophy.

Qualitative methods of business research are emerging as vital tools.

Fashion, Upcycling, and Memory questions practices and explores its profound connection to memory and sustainability.

This book explores the nature of climate change in southern Africa, its impacts on tourism and the resilience, adaptation and governance needs in various tourism operations and environments.

The Responsible Investor is a practical introductory guide for private as well as institutional investors and financiers interested in environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.

This edited collection offers fresh perspectives on sustainable development and social impact using a circular economy framework.

Sustainability Science: Key Issues is a comprehensive textbook for undergraduates, postgraduates, and participants in executive trainings from any disciplinary background studying the theory and practice of sustainability science.

This book is a practitioner's guide to sustainable development, laying out strategies for attracting investment for communities and their partners.

In 2015, the United Nations launched the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to define and coordinate global priorities and aspirations up to 2030 in response to the economic, social and environmental challenges faced by the planet.