Business and the environment; ‘green’ approaches to business

The De Gruyter Handbook of Sustainable Development and Finance explores the difficult and challenging issues confronting society and the environment, in the contexts of unprecedented climate change, bio-diversity loss and the global pandemic.

How do we understand human-nature relationships in tourism, or determine the consequences of these relationships to be "e;good,"e; "e;bad,"e; "e;right,"e; "e;wrong,"e; "e;fair,"e; or "e;just"e;?

Systemic change is required to move to a circular economy (CE) model which can meet the demands of a growing population in a manner that is decoupled from resource use and waste generation.

In kompakter Form stellt dieses Handbuch das notwendige Wissen über das Umweltmedium Luft zusammen.

Saving the world's flora and fauna, especially high-profile examples such as chimpanzees, whales and the tropical rain forests, is big business.

We have never had more freedom to acquire information to make decisions, and organizations have never been so pressed to demonstrate accountability as they communicate with better informed customers and users.

Essentials of Sustainability for Business teaches the core principles of sustainability in a concise format for those new to issues at the intersection of sustainability and business.

When asked for the definition of mental health and fulfilment, Sigmund Freud had two words: lieben und arbeiten, love and work.

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.

While global challenges such as a future pandemics and global warming seem insurmountable, innovation and cumulative small changes can help towards managing such disruptive events.

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.

Legal practice is both a profession and, increasingly, a business.

The book presents a rich collection of research studies on the theory and practice of corporate integrated reporting (IR) in South Asia.

This book builds on recent advances in the theory of sustainable development and links it with environmental stewardship in a dialectical manner, as envisioned by global scholars in this emerging field.

From green-lifestyle mavens who endorse products on social media to natural health activists sponsored by organic food companies, the marketplace for advice about how to live life naturally is better stocked than ever.

This book aims to analyze contexts and perspectives in the relationships between environmental sustainability, human development and organizations.

In this study, Richard Alexander presents a series of original and empirically based case studies of the language and discourse involved in the discussion of environmental and ecological issues.

Environmental Economics and Policy is a best-selling text for environmental economics courses.

Many countries around the world are engaged in decentralization processes, and most African countries face serious problems with forest governance, from benefits sharing to illegality and sustainable forest management.

The make-take-waste paradigm of fast fashion explains much of the producer and consumer behavior patterns towards fast fashion.

Actions to accomplish Agenda 2030 have gained propulsion across time yet remain undetermined in several respects.

The audit profession is at a tipping point.

The book features contributions that address both environmental economics and environmental management.

This book will show you how to build a sustainable reputation risk management framework and how to handle your next reputation risk crisis.

Business and NGOs are seen by many to be locked in a perpetual war of values and ideologies.

Our socio-economic systems continue to grow and evolve.

It is now clear that human activity has influenced how the biosphere supports life on Earth, and given rise to a set of connected environmental and social problems.

Life on Earth for humanity and our ecosystems is at a point of great change.

A Vineyard Odyssey is a fascinating saga of wine-the journey from vine to bottle-that takes the reader on a travelogue of the many hazards that lie along the way.

In combining practice and theory, this textbook provides a management perspective on the 'business case' for sustainability.

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Global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and war in Ukraine brought massive disruption to supply chains around the world, shining a light on the environmental impacts of such systems.

Most investment today is conducted by a relatively small number of institutional investors - pension funds and investment managers - who manage the pensions and saving funds of millions of ordinary people.

This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of the different environmental strategies adopted in the football world to foster sustainability.

This handbook is based on the premise that in order for sustainability to be sustainable, a profound psychological transformation has to take place at the individual and collective level.

Systemic change is required to move to a circular economy (CE) model which can meet the demands of a growing population in a manner that is decoupled from resource use and waste generation.

The spotlight of global scrutiny has shone particularly brightly on corporations' adverse impacts on human rights in recent years.

Materiality is the lynch-pin that can align your sustainability initiatives with your organizational strategy - and form the basis of communications and reports that generate trust and transparency.

This book examines the politics of harm in the context of palm oil production in Colombia, with a primary focus on the Pacific coast region.

Agriculture is the oldest and most traditional of economic sectors, and its business has seen major evolutionary leaps over the past century.

Australian Climate Policy and Diplomacy provides a well overdue critique of existing, and high-profile, publications that convey the 'greenhouse mafia' hypothesis, which posits that Australia's weak policy response to climate change is the result of a menacing domestic fossil fuel lobby.

Norms and standards make it easier for companies and other organisations to reliably meet high expectations.

This book unveils how the world in the twenty-first century will need to manage our most fundamental resource need, water.

This book is a practical guide for business professionals to develop and improve business intelligence and collective decision-making within their organisation.

This book presents the regenerative leadership framework that has emerged from doctoral research and consulting work with successful sustainability leaders and their organizations in business, education, and community.

Hydrogen has recently become a popular topic and is often described as the missing link to a successful green energy transition.

This book looks at how to build more resilience into socio-economic networks within local communities.

Most investment today is conducted by a relatively small number of institutional investors - pension funds and investment managers - who manage the pensions and saving funds of millions of ordinary people.

This book provides a combination of case studies and current action research describing how businesses and civil society organizations are working to alleviate poverty in local and global communities.