Business and the environment; ‘green’ approaches to business

This book examines the current and controversial topic of the sulphur cap in maritime supply chains, a new regulation set to be enforced in 2020.

Eco-innovations are crucial for reducing the environmental damages arising from economic activities, and are one of the main drivers of a successful transition towards sustainable development and remedying essential climate change problems.

This book covers the multi-faceted incentives, trade-offs, and challenges associated with the economics and politics of resource efficiency investments.

This book is designed as a basic text for courses that are part of an interdisciplinary program in environmental studies.

This book raises awareness of environmentally friendly and resource-sparing management of winter sports areas, in order to increase the number of certified ski areas.

This book analyzes how and under what conditions collaborating corporations can effectively manage relationships with their suppliers in order to decrease the risk of suppliers' noncompliance with codes of conduct and standards.

This book explores how the interrelated concepts of responsible citizenship, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability can be interpreted, researched and taught.

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

This book takes a fresh look at current issues in corporate social responsibility (CSR) with a special focus on emerging economies.

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

This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the linkages between business and society by addressing key issues in corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability, ethics and governance.

This book focuses on environmental and social factors in international supply chains and industry networks.

This book provides transdisciplinary analyses of the automotive plastics production and recycling system, including prognoses, scenarios and solutions for corporate sustainability management.

This book explores different dimensions of the field of corporate governance and social responsibility.

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.

This edited book responds to the need for a better understanding of how climate change affects North America and for the identification of processes, methods and tools that may help countries and communities to develop a more robust adaptive capacity.

This book explores national and transnational companies' Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in times and settings in which they are confronted with economic and social challenges and analyzes these situations, ranging from the financial crisis to fourth generation sustainability.

This book discusses the unique relationship between societies and businesses in the Mediterranean region, with contributions from public figures and academics from Middle Eastern and Arab societies, as well as from North America and Europe.

This ambitious volume sets out to understand how every company impacts public health and introduces a robust model, rooted in organizational and scientific knowledge, for companies committed to making positive contributions to health and wellness.

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.

This book offers an interdisciplinary discussion of the fundamental issues concerning policies for sustainable transition to renewable energies from the perspectives of sociologists, physicists, engineers, economists, anthropologists, biologists, ecologists and policy analysts.

This book explores the importance of the agriculturally-based fiber and textile industry, and how local, small-scale operations and markets, coupled with a connection to soil health, can lead the way to new transformative changes.

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Digital Sustainability: Navigating Entrepreneurship in the Information Age explores the intersection of technology and sustainability, offering a panoramic view of innovative strategies and solutions for building a more environmentally conscious and socially responsible future.

This volume examines the importance of leadership in developing an effective sustainability strategy.

Decentering Fashion on the Silk Roads focuses on the dynamism of fashion, textile craft, heritage, and sustainability in Central Asia and beyond.

The role of firms, corporations, and businesses in shaping social outcomes has long been a key area of focus for economics and business scholars.

Increased ecological awareness and the growing scarcity of resources have led to the introduction of new environmental standards, triggering enterprises, regions, and even countries to adopt new business models and industrial reconversion approaches.

This book contains a collection of studies on the interactions between businesses in Africa and Global Value Chains (GVCs) in terms of social, environmental and economic sustainability.

This book covers the multi-faceted incentives, trade-offs, and challenges associated with the economics and politics of resource efficiency investments.

This book explores how the interrelated concepts of responsible citizenship, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability can be interpreted, researched and taught.

This book seeks to understand how society and businesses are affected by, and respond to, the coronavirus crisis in various parts of the world.

Green Banking is the first guide encompassing all the disciplines necessary to realize renewable energy projects.

The vital need for alternative resources and reaction routes, environmentally friendly and economically feasible industrial chemical processes has become a ubiquitous reality.

This volume presents a transdisciplinary approach to implementing a circular economy in international business.

The vital need for alternative resources and reaction routes, environmentally friendly and economically feasible industrial chemical processes has become a ubiquitous reality.

A clarion call for marketing to return to its roots and integrate sustainability principles, this book illustrates how the marketing function can drive organizations, delighting customers and impacting positively on society and the environment.

Organizations are increasingly recognizing the importance of sustainability and responsibility.

Companies and policy makers are prioritizing environmental, social, and governance goals as part of their strategies.

This book introduces readers to the main types of corporate sustainability practices.

This book seeks to revise and challenge the roles and traditional realms of influence that national and local governments, and businesses at a critical juncture in terms of achieving sustainable development, faces when tackling the dual challenges of climate change and post-COVID recovery.

Increased ecological awareness and the growing scarcity of resources have led to the introduction of new environmental standards, triggering enterprises, regions, and even countries to adopt new business models and industrial reconversion approaches.

In contemporary times, most organizational functions (such as finance, marketing, and supply chains) have assessed their impact on the environment.

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

This book discusses and exchanges information on principles, strategies, models, techniques, methodologies and applications of technological challenges in a digital era.

This book examines the spectrum of green behaviors in organizational settings, focusing on the contribution that employees make through their environmental engagement.

This volume presents a transdisciplinary approach to implementing a circular economy in international business.

This book provides a holistic approach to understand the challenges and opportunities related to the planning and management of sustainable development in tourism.