Business and the environment; ‘green’ approaches to business

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.

In June 2011, the city of Minot, North Dakota sustained the greatest flood in its history.

The Frugal Innovation and Bottom of the Pyramid Markets series comprises four volumes, covering theoretical perspectives, themes and various aspects of interest across four key geographical regions where BOP markets are located - South America, Asia, Africa and more engineered countries.

The overall framework for leaders is now changing and a reassessment of traditional economic and financial models is called for to foster the green and circular transition.

Using the author's extensive experience of advising public, private and non-profit sectors on personal, organization, and community behavioral and systems change knowledge and tools, this book applies a new lens to the question of how to respond to climate change.

This book provides a comprehensive assessment of how local corporate water strategies influence global water governance objectives.

This second collection of outstanding shortlisted contributions from the Critical Management Studies (CMS) Interest Group of the Academy of Management (AOM) Dark Side"e; case-writing competition continues to go where other business case studies fear to tread.

With an expanding awareness of the challenges of sustainability, featured more in the daily news than in higher education textbooks, scholars and faculty have been called to connect their syllabi to the 'real world'.

Changes in production and consumption patterns are a crucial element in advancing the sustainability agenda.

This book sheds new light on the role businesses can play in contributing to sustainability objectives, and how governance actors can better encourage their contributions.

This book primarily focuses on the coordinated development of port groups and the environment.

With the world's economies impacted by coronavirus, billions are feeling social, environmental, and economic injustices.

This book provides a holistic and accessible approach to sustainable fashion management.

A leader's ability to discover and implement innovations is crucial to adapting to changing technologies and customer preferences, enhancing employee creativity, developing new products, supporting market competitiveness, and sustaining economic growth.

Since the process of liberalization and opening of markets in the 1990s, the emerging markets have created a thriving culture of entrepreneurship, creativity and global collaboration.

This book examines the imperative role of global environmental governance, and the need to incorporate corporate environmental accountability and mechanisms for enforcement, to effectively address the global environmental crisis.

Green finance is heralded in theory and practice as the new panacea - the ideal way to support the green transition of businesses into more sustainable, environmentally responsible forms, by means of incentivized financial investments.

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

This book takes the central issues facing board members today and applies the giving voice to values framework while also providing insights from practicing board members who have faced these issues.

The failure of many governments to provide basic rights for their citizens has given rise to the expectation that globally operating corporations should step in and fill governance gaps, for example in the area of human rights.

Market reform promises more environmental protection and more profitable agriculture at lower financial cost.

In today's climate, companies must be economically successful and at the same time take social responsibility.

This book conceptualizes and clarifies the meaning of sustainable performance, approaching it holistically from different perspectives.

Ethiopia is facing environmental and poverty challenges, and urgently needs effective management of its environmental resources.

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.

Contributing to research, knowledge, and discourse on humanitarian logistics and supply chains in Africa, Supply Networks in Developing Countries introduces a unique perspective on the developing world, and how their supply networks can be enhanced and optimized.

The book explores the role of public market actors in sustainable and circular economy innovation and financing.

A Global CEO study by Accenture and the UN Global Compact has shown that 94% of CEOs think that their board should discuss sustainability.

Wellbeing in the workplace is an essential element in fostering a worker's sense of being valued, ensuring their engagement, and ultimately leading to higher levels of productivity and organizational performance.

To date, both internal and external corporate environmental reporting and management systems have focused on physical input-output measures.

This book critically examines sustainability challenges that humankind faces and offers responsible organising as a solution in responding to these challenges.

Sustainability will play an increasingly key role in the innovation process within businesses.

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At the start of the 21st century manufacturing is in the midst of a major transformation, with goods moving from factories in Sao Paulo, Ho Chi Minh and Guanzhou to the shelves of stores in New York, Hamburg and Sydney.

This book focuses on the Base of the Pyramid (BOP) in Latin America and examines the role of the markets in serving low-income populations as consumers, distributors, and entrepreneurs.

Environmental policy agendas, activism and academic research into ecological questions are all predominantly derived from the philosophical perspectives of the West.

The free market underpins our economy and our way of thinking around enterprise and value, but it is also a major factor in the sustainability problems that we now live with.

The Interdependent Organization provides its readers with a template for the development of an individualized transition plan to guide their journey toward becoming more organizationally sustainable.

Virtually unknown just a few years ago, gamification is fast emerging as a user engagement and behaviour change tool that succeeds where other tactics and strategies have failed.

This book will help business executives to (1) rethink their perceptions of climate risk (2) evaluate whether their company is effectively positioned, and (3) make informed and prudent business decisions about climate change risk in an environment rife with policy uncertainty.

This book proposes digitalization as a promising direction for green growth and sustainable development of the economy of Central Asia.

This book explores the practice of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) in the cities of the Global South.

This book presents a practical guide to help businesses navigate the complex topics of sustainability in the food industry.

Amidst an increasingly conscious consumer market, the fashion industry now faces more external pressures than ever.

Climate Change and Social Responsibility explores the complex relationships between climate change and social responsibility, offering a unique blend of historical context, future perspectives, and innovative solutions.

As sustainable development becomes an increasingly important strategic issue for all organizations, there is a growing need for management and executive education to adapt to this new reality.