Business and the environment; ‘green’ approaches to business

This text challenges students to think critically about global issues that affect the business environment and provides them with a wealth of pedagogical features that help cement learning.

In today's competitive environment, smart technologies are increasingly recognized as key enablers of corporate sustainability.

This book is an original, accessible, and thought-provoking introduction to the severe and broad-ranging challenges that climate change presents and how societies can respond.

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

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.

HOW SUSTAINABLE IS INNOVATION?

Food is a massive industry and the many key players involved have very different interests.

Ein Bio-Bäcker lebt vor, wie nachhaltiges Wirtschaften gelingt – für Mensch und Umwelt.

Can employees be trained to make more ethical decisions?

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.

This book discusses the concepts of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) that are the core of various paradigms used in strategic management to understand competitive advantage as well as flexibility in organizational boundaries.

Voluntary environmental agreements (VEAs) - generally agreements between government and business - have been regarded by many as a key new instrument for meeting environmental objectives in a flexible manner.

Corporate citizenship and corporate social responsibility have become hot topics of debate for business, academia and organised civil society in Latin America.

There is widespread rhetorical agreement that the fashion industry must get itself onto a more ethical and sustainable footing.

This book explores the integration of innovative technologies in the fashion industry to enhance efficiency, sustainability, and customer experience.

This timely handbook provides a current and comprehensive examination of integrated reporting, both practical and research-based.

The Organisation of Tomorrow presents a new model of doing business and explains how big data analytics, blockchain and artificial intelligence force us to rethink existing business models and develop organisations that will be ready for human-machine interactions.

The topic of 'stranded assets' created by environment-related risk factors has risen up the agenda dramatically, influencing many pressing topics in relation to global environmental change.

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

Successful businesses are built on trust.

What is the primary purpose of business?

Digitalizing Sustainability outlines why 'business as usual' isn't working and sets out five Transformational Forces which can be used to innovate and scale sustainability solutions using digital means.

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.

What is the role of the university?

The definitive guide for people wanting to make a positive difference in the world.

Logistics refers to the processes that start with resources and their acquisition, storage, and transportation to their destination.

Contested Waste' examines socio-environmental conflicts involving waste pickers in the Global South, uncovering the systemic injustices that underpin contemporary waste policies.

Product Stewardship in Action describes how and why leading companies are taking responsibility for the environmental impact of their products and packaging.

It is increasingly clear that fifty years of international development have done little to reduce poverty in Africa.

This book applies artificial intelligence to lean production and shows how to practically combine the advantages of these two disciplines.

Sustainability is a concept that unifies the environment, economy, and society, and has spread as a key concept in enterprise management.

After three decades of rapid economic growth, China became the world's second largest economy in 2010 after the United States of America.

This book gives students a thorough overview of the environmental issues that impact the supply chain and details strategic methods of addressing the political, social, technological, market, and economic concerns that have caused organizations to reconsider their impact.

At a time when the human impact on the environment is more devastating than ever, business initiatives frame the quest to "e;green"e; capitalism as the key to humanity's long-term survival.

The modern era is marked by intricate disruptions originating from diverse sources, carrying long-term implications.

The main theme of this book is that, within contemporary capitalist societies a materialist outlook informed by science has triumphed creating the lack of a spiritual dimension to give meaning and purpose to the activities that are necessary for a capitalist society to function effectively.

The transformative role of culture, its ability to create value for the benefit of current and future generations, is widely recognized by academics of many disciplines, professionals and policymakers.

Are your sustainability efforts making as much impact as they could be?

We live in challenging times.

The book provides a holistic and practical approach to lean management throughout the business value chain.

This book is ground breaking in its study of business actors in climate and energy politics.

This book offers a glimpse into the future.

Businesses that thrive in the 21st century will be those that are smart about "e;engagement"e;.

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.

Fashion, a realm often associated with trends and whims, is undergoing a transformation-one that goes beyond aesthetics to embrace sustainability as a guiding principle.

Water scarcity is an increasing problem in many parts of the world, yet conventional supply-side economics and management are insufficient to deal with it.

DreamMakers: Innovating for the Greater Good profiles stories of businesses, cross-sector initiatives and movements and whole communities that are collaborating to create a flourishing world.

All organisations have a responsibility to ensure they have a minimum negative impact on the environment and act as a haven for human development that contributes to positive outcomes for society.

This monograph offers a comprehensive examination of responsible tourism, meticulously deconstructing the core tenets of socio-cultural, environmental, and economic accountability within the framework of sustainable tourism.