Business and the environment; ‘green’ approaches to business

This book examines corporate social responsibility theories and models in the context of developing countries.

This book examines corporate social responsibility theories and models in the context of developing countries.

The main theme of this book is the social dimension of the circular economy (CE).

Creating value is the foundation of all business.

Mary Barra's quest to move GM to a manufacturer of electric cars has captured the attention of automobile aficionados, green-business advocates, and leaders of all types who have to admire Mary's toughness in moving forward despite the overwhelming obstacles in her path.

This edited book aims to ignite both an academic and practitioner-oriented discussion regarding the question how the business and government sector can adapt to today's fast-changing climate.

At first glance, accountability and innovation seem to contradict one another.

The tools of environmental economics guide policymakers as they weigh development against nature, present against future, and certain benefits against uncertain consequences.

The tools of environmental economics guide policymakers as they weigh development against nature, present against future, and certain benefits against uncertain consequences.

Communities are rightly concerned about the indiscriminate use of natural resources, environmental pollution, poverty, health, and education, among other social problems.

The interaction of sustainability governance and global value chains has crucial implications the world over.

This book is a comprehensive reference on ISO management system standards and their implementation.

Serial entrepreneur and business visionary Dale Partridge reveals seven core beliefs that create success by putting people first.

This book examines a new topic in Human Resource Management (HRM), green - or environmental - HRM, analysing the role humans play in environmental management at work and environmental behaviours at workplaces around the world.

The tangible value of increased water efficiency, reuse and recycling and improved social license to operate are moving more companies to adopt water stewardship strategies.

Sustainable entrepreneurship has attracted growing attention in both scholarly and practitioner circles.

The traditional idea of leadership as being about the solo, heroic leader has now run its course.

Viele etablierte Unternehmen, die sich mit dem Thema Digitale Transformation beschäftigen, stehen bei der Entwicklung Digitaler Innovationen vor immensen Herausforderungen, da sie unter anderem wenig mit den sich verändernden Dynamiken in einer digitalen Welt vertraut sind.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Indian corporations following the 2013 legal mandate on corporate spending of profits for CSR.

In this book we capture and explore different aspects of value in corporate social responsibility (CSR).

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What do Brazil's top beauty brand, America's second-fastest-growing restaurant chain, and the world's third bestselling car have in common--besides achieving enormous success with revenue in the tens of billions?

This engaging book encourages us to tap into humanity's highest ideals to solve environmental and social problems and become better people in the process.

Climate change is threatening our world.

Strategies and techniques for making a living with intensive food production in small spaces There are 40 million acres of lawns in North America.

The New Sustainability Advantage shows how the benefits of the "e;triple bottom line"e; can increase a typical company's profit by at least 51 to 81% within five years, depending on the company's size and industry sector, while avoiding risks that could jeopardize its financial wellbeing.

The highly acclaimed manual for changing everyday habits-now in an all-newthird edition!

The Ark of Shared Value is a fundamental guide for those involved in designing and implementing sustainable business projects.

Embedded in and interrelated with its broader socio-economic and political context, the tourism system currently faces profound challenges.

A multifaceted ecological and socio-cultural crisis confronts us, and the irresponsible and unsustainable operations and actions encouraging this predicament are bound up with contemporary societal, economic, organisational, and managerial practices.

Today's solutions are social and technical.

Without respecting and nurturing 'place' we cannot achieve a state of ecological sustainability.

The book is one of the first ones focussing on how organisations (civil society, corporations, and public sector ones) are contributing to sustainability.

What would you get if you combined an entrepreneur, a technologist, a financier, and a strategist/ecologist with an international chef, corporate lawyer, architect, and more?

This book offers a pragmatic approach to the benefits of spirituality and sustainability for both individual and organizational success.

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

Averting Climate Catastrophe Together addresses the necessity of meeting the Paris Agreement temperature target and explores what framework could enable climate action in an effective, efficient and equitable manner that is consistent with that goal.

This book analyzes digital transformation in organizations through digital strategy, digital capability, and digital culture.

We need to develop a better understanding of how to generate effective strategic adaptation in times of abrupt environmental changes.

This book offers a pragmatic approach to the benefits of spirituality and sustainability for both individual and organizational success.

Without respecting and nurturing 'place' we cannot achieve a state of ecological sustainability.

Reimagining business models is a tall order for any management team, and especially so in today's business landscape of continual disruptive change.

This book presents cutting-edge findings that draw on the use of AI, the Industrial Internet of Things, Blockchain, and Co-Analytics for the development of Circular Economy (CE) models to make organizational activities more sustainable.

In September 2020, China announced that it would peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and become carbon neutral by 2060.

Digital transformation in organisations can improve business agility, operational efficiency, customer service, and contribute to sustainability initiatives.

Para las compañías, la sustentabilidad no es un simple caso de ganancias versus planeta, sino más bien en cambio un tema más sutil sobre (alguna) gente versus (otra) gente, aquellos buscando trabajo y bienes baratos versus otros que buscan un medioambiente puro.