Business and the environment; ‘green’ approaches to business

This book shows how digital transformation has the power to revolutionize the way procurement operates, and discusses how especially buyer decisions are empowered through artificial intelligence.

Multi-actor partnerships are promoted as central to the achievement of sustainable development.

Imagine that you are a responsible investment money manager.

The physical distribution of products is an important element in the marketing operations of all productive enterprises, and in many cases efficient distribution is the most important single factor leading to success.

The bioeconomy is steadily becoming more important in regional, national and European public policies.

Businesses in African countries continued to face crises due to COVID-19, supply chain, and climate change.

While the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities of small firms have been analysed to some extent, their engagement in international networks relating to CSR is less understood.

Operational research (OR) methods are used in many fields of sciences like computer engineering, industrial engineering, social works, business management, medical studies and finance.

There is now widespread understanding that business and management must evolve and act responsibly in the world giving full consideration to people and planet, not just profit.

Modern industry faces many communication challenges, including social media.

This book outlines the scope of sustainability and green practice in supply chain operations, which has continued to grow with a rapid speed.

This book explores sustainable wealth management and the challenges that arise for asset managers in times of ecological crises and climate change.

In the context of the worldwide concern with the sustainability of current forms of development, business managers are being required to engage with environmental policy more creatively than in the past.

This book provides some regional aspects considered by manufacturing firms in their decisions to gain competitiveness and have effects on the performance of their supply chains (SC).

This edited volume brings together contributions from multiple experts in academia to explore the practical implications of the Net Zero Economy for corporate social responsibility and sustainable value creation in today's world.

This book provides one of the most detailed and comprehensive examinations of the Moroccan argan tree, the products derived from it and its cultural significance.

"e;If necessity is the mother of invention, then deregulation is the father, and r- enue management (also known as yield management) is the couple's golden child - at least as far as operations research is concerned.

This book describes a variety of teaching and academic research applications that effectively utilize FlexSim to: (1) provide guidelines, methods and tools for simulation modeling and analysis in a variety of educational settings and (2) address a variety of important design and operational issues in industry.

Originally published in 2002, the revised third edition of the Gower Handbook of Purchasing and Supply Management views procurement as standing on the boundary of the firm, looking outwards and scanning the environment for new opportunities and threats.

Presenting a vision of the luxury sector and its management, this edited book describes "e;the new luxury"e; through a comprehensive view of the value chain, from concept to market.

Logistics and supply chain management is at the heart of almost every organization globally, as such, developing a well-rounded understanding of these areas has never been more important.

Due to its societal and economic relevance, Project Management (PM) has become an important discipline and a concept critical to modern organizations, public and private.

Gegenstand dieses Lehrbuches ist die Materialbedarfs- und Ressourcenbelegungsplanung, wie sie in kommerziell verfügbaren Produktionsplanungs- und -steuerungssystemen angeboten wird.

This book introduces blockchain technology applications in supply chains.

The informal manufacturing sector, characterized by activities such as handicrafts, cottage industries, micro-enterprises, and small-scale industries, contributes significantly to local economies.

How can businesses around the world incorporate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their models, policies and practices?

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.

In today's competitive economy, digital transformation and technology adoption is the most effective strategy for establishing a strong corporation.

Long before the financial meltdown and the red alert on climate change, some far-sighted innovators diagnosed the fatal flaws in an economic system driven by greed and fear.

This book is a remarkable case study of an environmental policy initiative for a national environmental regulatory system in the information age.

The integration of renewable energy resources into the electricity grid presents an important challenge.

Politicians stand at a crossroads where the path to green policies is fraught with political risks, as the immediate costs to society may overshadow the profound future benefits.

Efforts to establish the measurement and control of sustainability have produced notable tools, but those instruments lack applicability in practice.

Companies face a variety of risks resulting from cost reduction strategies, rationalization measures, global sourcing, and outsourcing activities.

Most countries in the world today have entered an advanced phase of globalization with the objective of increasing growth of output and employment.

Logistics and Supply Chain Management students will gain a fundamental understanding of how to manage logistics strategically with this new textbook.

This book offers a novel multi-portfolio approach and stochastic programming formulations for modeling and solving contemporary supply chain risk management problems.

A complete guide to managing technical issues and procuring third-party resources The Wiley Guides to the Management of Projects address critical, need-to-know information that will help professionals successfully manage projects in most businesses and help students learn the best practices of the industry.

Dieses Buch stellt wissenschaftliche Fortschritte in den Bereichen Einkauf, Materialwirtschaft, Supply Chain Management und Logistik vor.

Better Corporate Reporting outlines the latest frameworks for enhancing non-financial and sustainability reporting.

Designers of technology have a major responsibility in the current age.

This edited book presents a comprehensive analysis of the multidimensional aspects associated with decision making in renewable energy investment projects.

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

Sustainable Business: Key Issues is the first comprehensive introductory-level textbook to address the interface between environmental challenges and business solutions to provide an overview of the basic concepts of sustainability, sustainable business, and business ethics.

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?

Responsible Innovation.

The book provides an overview of socially responsible consumption and marketing, as well as a collection of teaching cases that discuss and emphasize how 21st-century organizations, both for-profit and non-profit, are addressing socially responsible consumers and meeting their changing needs while remaining profitable.

Management and the Sustainability Paradox is about how humans became disconnected from their ecological environment throughout evolutionary history.

Do you really think you are getting a good deal when given that free mobile phone for switching service providers, if a multinational retailer undercuts its competitors or by the fact that food is relatively cheaper today in many countries than ever before?