Business and the environment; ‘green’ approaches to business

In her book, Dr Ulpiana Kocollari presents a unique contribution to the debate on Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability by clearly expressing how the configuration of a firm's social dimension can help identify inclusive corporate governance models, define innovative management processes and reshape performance measurement systems for the evaluation and assessment of sustainable economic, social and environmental results.

What's it like to be a social entrepreneur - not a textbook social entrepreneur but one on the ground?

This book analyses the effect of biological risk on business and management by considering case studies from Malaysia, Lebanon, and G20 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recent years have seen a surge of interest in 'the commons' based on a simple yet radical idea: great improvements in production and management could be achieved by reducing barriers to knowledge exchange and power-sharing.

Traditional costing models for new systems and new buildings in industry, defence or government, have tended to focus on the costs of acquisition and implementation, with scant regard for the costs of running the system or decommissioning after use.

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The major environmental impact of most businesses derives from energy usage.

This book covers key aspects of the governance of the world economy, from the structures of capitalism to regional economic integration through the trading and production systems.

This book examines the effects of the pandemic on supply chains and consequent adjustments made by companies to cope with these effects.

This collection breaks new ground by investigating applications of degrowth in a range of geographic, practical and theoretical contexts along the food chain.

This book discusses applied life cycle and supply chain management approaches for the sustainable development of tourism in Asian countries.

Qualitative methods of business research are emerging as vital tools.

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This book lays the foundations for quality modeling and analysis in the context of supply chains through a synthesis of the economics, operations management, as well as operations research/management science literature on quality.

Gold winner of the AXIOM Business Book Award in the category of Philanthropy, Non-Profit, Sustainability.

The fashion industry has a high environmental impact in terms of its carbon, water and waste footprint, and is therefore facing increased pressure from multiple stakeholders to balance environmental, social and economic needs - the triple bottom line.

Companies that have integrated a contribution to society into their business models are more likely than others to succeed for the long term.

According to the health data released by the Organization forEconomic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the UnitedStates spends more per capita on healthcare than any otherOECD country.

Routledge Handbook of Social and Sustainable Finance brings together an international cast of leading authorities to map out and display the disparate voices, traditions and professional communities engaged in social finance activity.

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.

In a world of unprecedented challenges and opportunities, Fintech stands as a pivotal force, at the crossroads of technology, finance, and sustainability.

Practical Wisdom in Management is the first in-depth case-study book to explore how practical wisdom from spiritual and philosophical traditions inspires corporate culture and leadership.

The last decade has seen increasing awareness of the importance of understanding corporate environmental management systems (EMSs) and their relationships with sustainability, competitiveness and institutional practice.

While Lean principles have been around for decades, the practices have yet to keep current with the growing area of Sustainability.

This book analyses the development of strategic supply chain modelling and its role in optimisingdecision-making in business, in relation to advances in technology and increased demand due to globalisation.

Environmental concerns are at the forefront of governments, NGOs, businesses and organizations around the world.

This book covers various topics related to economics and the social sciences, such as artificial intelligence, sustainability, ESG, and tax administration.

The world's environmental future will be determined in significant part by what happens in the rapidly industrialising and urban economies of Asia.

Environmental sustainability is the future of business.

This book explores themes in the rhetoric of vegetarian discourse.

Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Management In ten volume, is a compilation of technical terms add expressions used in management literature and communications.

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.

The book comprises high-quality refereed research papers presented at the 4th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Logistics Engineering (ICAILE2024), held in Guiyang, China, on April 16-17, 2024, was organized jointly by Wuhan University of Technology, the National Technical University of Ukraine "e;Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute"e;, the Polish Operational and Systems Society, Wuhan Technology and Business University, Guizhou Vocational and Technical College of Transportation, and the International Research Association of Modern Education and Computer Science.

Organisations are now focused on total customer satisfaction.

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.

Innovation in Environmental Leadership offers innovative approaches to leadership from a post-industrial and ecological vantage point.

In order for High Technology (HT) companies to tackle contemporary demanding market challenges, they frequently deploy time-reduction strategies with respect to product launch.

Corporate sustainability, now regarded as a vitally important topic on the agenda for businesses, has in recent years not only become embedded in postgraduate study, but is now also widely taught at the undergraduate level in business schools.

This book provides the latest research on net zero policies, environmental sustainability, and the practical implications for adopting sustainable technologies in the current scenario.

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.

All industrialization is deeply rooted within the specific geographies in which it took place, and echoes of previous industrialization continue to reverberate in these places through to the modern day.

A circular economy perspective embraces a notion that we design everything to be reused for as long as possible, and then recaptured and repurposed when reuse is no longer possible.

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

The term sustainability has become one of the most significant in the current era.

The last thing the world needs is yet another book delineating business-induced dangers and damages such as environmental disasters, social inequalities and unethical conduct.

This book opens up a critical dimension to the field of industrial ecology.

Mining can have negative environmental and social impacts, but can also be responsible.

Sustainable development will not be possible without fundamental improvements in resource productivity and energy efficiency, the adaptation of material flows into natural cycles as well as a radical change in production and consumption patterns.