Business and the environment; ‘green’ approaches to business

This book is the first among many books in supply chain management, which provides the readers with insights on how to select the best global supply chain out of inter-firm network, fables system or market firms.

For boards and executives, high-quality and transparent information is critical to allow effective decision-making.

Category Management in Purchasing is a comprehensive guide to strategic category management which provides a step-by-step guide to its implementation and use, and enables readers to deliver value and cost savings when sourcing and purchasing.

This book covers central issues in mitigating supply chain risks from various perspectives.

Contested Airport Land draws attention to the accelerating airport development in the Global South.

This book focuses on CSR in the public sector, in all its manifestations around the world, in order to consider its application in practice and its connections to sustainable objectives.

This book aims to develop the theme of non-financial reporting and the necessity of pursuing sustainable development with particular reference to Benefit Corporations and Certified B Corps.

To date, both internal and external corporate environmental reporting and management systems have focused on physical input-output measures.

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This book is testimony to the emergent nature of human security as an idea, as a useful construct and as an operational strategy.

The global response from business to social and environmental issues during the past decade has created a corporate responsibility movement.

This book highlights the applications of blockchain technologies to foster sustainable development in different fields.

WINNER: Choice Reviews - Outstanding Academic Title, 2024The traditional linear supply chain is no longer fit for purpose, and organizations must redesign their supply chains to become more customer-driven, agile, resilient and sustainable.

The art, fashion and wine industries are currently at various stages in their efforts to embrace and transition towards sustainability.

Problems facing manufacturing clusters that intersect information technology, process management, and optimization within the Internet of Things (IoT) are examined in this book.

The UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment initiative has led to around a third of the world's financial assets being managed with a commitment to invest in a way that considers environmental, social or governance (ESG) criteria.

When Advanced Project Management first appeared it quickly acquired a reputation for excellence on both sides of the Atlantic as a book that successfully bridges the gap between introductory texts on project management and specialist works on professional practice.

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

The COVID-19 pandemic changed world dynamics, working scenarios, as well as professional and emotional dimensions.

This book presents a series of studies on organizations across Europe, displaying new perspectives on institutional resilience of affected governance structures during crisis.

Around the world, virtually every company is engaged in some form of effort intended to improve the processing that takes place across an end-to-end supply chain system as they work towards moving their organizations to the next level of performance.

Naturally, nature has already shown us the way to solve many human problems, from deciphering simple engineering puzzles to unlocking the mysteries of flight.

The current economic situation has highlighted deficiencies in corporate governance while also showing the importance of stakeholder relations.

Zero Waste Fashion Design combines practical examples, flat patterns and more than 20 exercises to help you incorporate this sustainable technique into your portfolio.

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This 2-volume book highlights cutting-edge ecodesign research and covers broad areas ranging from individual product and service design to social system design.

This book provides 101 real-life construction management case studies from an author with over 40 years' experience in the construction industry and as a lecturer in construction management.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Business Intelligence (BI) and Big Data Analytics (BDA) are business related tasks and processes, which are supported by standardized software solutions.

This book examines the promise of High Speed Rail (HSR) technologies to win market share from carbon-intensive air transport through the strategic optimization of rail productivity and efficiency.

Our planet faces massive economic, social, and environmental challenges.

Supply chains, including logistics, are the functional elements of an organisation's operations.

This book presents a comprehensive study on intelligent container terminals.

Corporate responsibility is considered an oxymoron by much of society.

This book discusses the risks of information concealment in the context of major natural or industrial disasters - offering detailed descriptions and analyses of some 25 historical cases (Three Mile Island nuclear accident, Bhopal disaster, Challenger Space Shuttle explosion, Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear disaster, Enron's bankruptcy, Subprime mortgage crisis, Worldwide Spanish flu and SARS outbreaks, etc.

This book presents decision support tools that can be used in the early design stage to analyze the feasibility of a product and its components for remanufacturing.

It used to be the easiest way in the wine world to get a laugh - start extolling the virtues of English wine.

Integrated Reporting is having a profound impact on corporate thinking and reporting.

In the ever-evolving realm of retail commerce, the confluence of groundbreaking technologies is not merely a trend but a transformative force reshaping the industry's very foundations.

Originally published in 1992 Economics for the Wilds argues that an economics that properly values the resources of the wilds offers the best long-term security for their future.

The business world is at an important crossroads.

Environment and social responsibility are paramount for any modern business strategy, and the field of marketing is adapting itself to the new focus on sustainability.

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.

This book presents state-of-the-art research on responsible operations practices.

The Global North and Global South are in different stages of the journeys towards a sustainable future.

The construction industry is currently experiencing accelerating developments concerning societal demands along with project complexity, internationalization and digitalization.

This book introduces blockchain technology applications in supply chains.

In a world where trust in politicians, corporations and the processes that determine our lives continues to dwindle, this innovative book brings together research, case studies and stories that begin to answer a central question for society: How we can create organisations, institutions, groups and societies that can nurture trusting relationships with one another and among individuals?

This book presents a strategic decision-making process (i.