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Book SynopsisThis open access book is a compact guide to the development of sustainable business, which has become the central concept in discussions about the future development of humanity and planet earth. It provides basic terminology and concepts on sustainable business and offers insights into a new management paradigm that integrates social and environmental dimensions into business models, strategies, and operations. New business concepts such as the donut economy, the circular economy, social innovation and sustainable leadership are introduced and the book outlines how they influence the way we run businesses today and in the future. This book lays the foundation for new management thinking in business and academia, making it a essential reader for professionals and students alike.

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Book SynopsisEnvironmental sustainability is perhaps the key societal challenge of our times. Achieving it will require a significant level of financing and investment, and here the role of the banking industry is fundamental. Banks can play a broader and far-reaching role by adopting environmental concerns in their internal and external business operations. Principles of Green Banking is a comprehensive account of the different aspects of green banking and offers theories and principles as well as practical how-to guidelines to adopt green banking practices. This book discusses why green banking is central to achieving sustainable development. It illustrates the evolution of green banking around the world, different types of environmental risks created by firms and how these risks offer threats to sustain ability, and ongoing trends and patterns of green banking practice. Critically, it also presents an outline of the regulatory framework necessary to help the entire banking sector adapt to the change towards green banking. It is a valuable resource for financial sector professionals and scholars in the fields of sustainable finance and banking.Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. ENVIRONMENTAL RISK, SUSTAINABILITY AND BANKING 3. TRENDS IN ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY BANKING 4. GREEN BANKING: DEFINITION AND APPROACHES 5. THE NEED AND IMPACT OF GREEN BANKING 6. THE PRINCIPLES OF GREEN BANKING 7. GREEN BANKING INTERVENTION AND ADOPTION PROCESS 8. GREEN BANKING AND RISK MANAGEMENT 9. THE GREEN BANKING REGULATORY AND POLICY FRAMEWORK 10. FUTURE CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD

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Book SynopsisThis volume presents theoretical and empirical research on universities and their entrepreneurial ecosystems to better grasp the connections between universities and their surrounding environments and their engagement with sustainability. The book provides a better understanding of the entrepreneurial characteristics of universities. It examines the ways in which universities’ collaboration and participation in an ecosystem support business and industry transformation. It also investigates how universities function within the university/industry/government/third sector relationship nexus. The book enables the systematisation of the literature while simultaneously builds theory, empirically testing existing theories, and contributes towards a future research agenda geared towards sustainability. The book gathers contributions from varied geographical contexts providing an international perspective.

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Book Synopsis As living, economic and cultural spaces, cities require a sustainable energy system and must be designed to be highly energy efficient. The book provides a framework for practitioners and scientists on how the energy transition can contribute to achieving climate goals in the building sector. Innovations and creative approaches for solutions from the lighthouse projects of the Solar Building/Energy Efficient City funding initiative are presented.

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Book SynopsisWhat 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? One such international leadership team created a new model of eco-development (economic and ecological) and introduced it with an array of on-the-ground programs into a village on the edge of one of India’s original nine Project Tiger nature reserves. This book presents the story of this remarkable center. It argues that to save an endangered species, you have to save its environment, and to save those, you must "save" the people that live with them, by providing eco-sensitive ways to grow economically, without encroaching on the natural environment or helping poachers. This "Golden Triangle" model is put forth in this book that includes eco-development facts and figures, engaging "how-it-happened" vignettes, insights and lessons learned, and results – including a four-times increase in tiger numbers, generation of new base-of-pyramid businesses, fierce eco-protectiveness by local people, eager adoption of eco-technologies, and economic and social betterment. Scalable implications are provided for economic and ecological development worldwide.

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Book SynopsisHumans and human wellbeing depend on the natural resources provided by Planet Earth, and they depend on the solidarity between human beings. That is, on the social resources provided by society. Both types of resources are available to everyone: they are public goods. The book approaches the topic from various angles, including the often-neglected dimension of measuring. It offers a holistic conception that covers the macro- and the micro-economic, the political and the developmental aspects. It shows which range of action is available at different levels of decision-making and which outcomes these may provide. And it emphasizes that a philosophical base is needed for understanding and managing the topic, and that wellbeing can only be improved and the common good can only be maintained if the public and the private sectors cooperate. With the advent of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals, this cooperation has received momentum in all its facets and for all levels – from the local to the global. The book is aimed both at scholars and students as well as practitioners in businesses and in public service. In academia, it may serve as a companion to textbooks on, e.g., public finance, sustainable development, social affairs, and public-private partnerships, both in undergraduate and graduate levels. For professionals in businesses and in public service, the book offers an insight into the topic that does not recur to an academic language. There is always a need for books that appeal both to readers who are managers as well as to scholars who wish to glance beyond their adopted profession. Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Defining public goods and commons Chapter 2: Typologies of public goods and commons Chapter 3: Sources for providing public goods and commons Chapter 4: Policy making and managing Chapter 5: The global level revisited: Public goods in the SDGs Conclusion: Businesses, individuals and state actors collaborating for public goods and human wellbeing

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Book SynopsisThe decisions a corporation makes affect more than just its stakeholders and can have wide social, environmental, and economic consequences. This facilitates a business environment built around the practical regulations and transparency necessary to ensure ethical and responsible business practice. Corporate Social Responsibility for Valorization of Organizations is a critical scholarly resource that examines organizational management through a new perspective that considers corporate social responsibility within the relationship between companies and society. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics, such as organizational innovation, corporate strategy, and cultural enterprises, this book is geared towards professionals, economists, students of business and finance, policy makers, and government agencies.

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Book SynopsisThe nation's economy is in trouble, but one cash crop has the potential to turn it around: cannabis. ABC News reports that underground cannabis industry produces $35.8 billion in annual revenues. But, thanks to Nixon and the War on Drugs, marijuana is still synonymous with heroin on the federal level even though it has won mainstream acceptance. Too High to Fail is an objectively (if humorously) reported account of how one plant can change the shape of our country, culturally, politically, and economically. It covers everything from a brief history of hemp to an insider's perspective on a growing season in Mendocino County, where cannabis drives 80 percent of the economy. Doug Fine follows one plant from seed to patient in the first American county to fully legalize and regulate cannabis farming. He profiles a critical issue to lawmakers, media pundits, an ordinary Americans. It is a wild ride that includes college tuitions paid with cash, cannabis-friendly sheriffs, and access to the world of the emerging legitimate, taxpaying "ganjaprenneur."Trade Review"Well-researched.... eye-opening and persuasive." — Bill Maher, The New York Times Book ReviewPraise for Too High to Fail:"Fine examines how the American people have borne the massive economic and social expenditures of the failed Drug War, which is 'as unconscionably wrong for America as segregation and DDT.' A captivating, solidly documented work rendered with wit and humor." — Kirkus (Starred Review)"In his entertaining new book...[Fine] successfully illuminates an unusual world where cannabis growers sing “Happy Birthday” to [friendly law enforcement] while crossing their fingers against the threat of federal raids.This informative book will give even hardened drug warriors pause." — Publishers WeeklyPraise for Farewell, My Subaru:“Fine is a…storyteller in the mold of…Douglas Adams. If you’re a fan of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy-style humor — and also looking to find out how to raise your own livestock to feed your ice-cream fetish — Farewell, My Subaru may prove a vital tool.” — Washington Post“[Fine] is Bryson funny.” — Santa Cruz Sentinel“This is Green Acres for the smart set—a witty and educational look at sustainable living. Buy it, read it, compost it.” — AJ Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically“A chuckle or a wry grin is waiting on every page, if not each paragraph. It’s the kind of humor that builds gradually, that sneaks up on you with such stealth that you hardly even realize what a good time you’re having until it’s all over. By the end of Farewell, My Subaru you can think of nothing that would seem like more fun than hanging out at Fine’s ranch, vainly striving to keep his goats from eating the rose bushes. Think James Herriot’s All Creatures Great and Small — updated as appropriate for the iPod generation.” — Salon"Well-researched.... eye-opening and persuasive." — Bill Maher, The New York Times Book Review

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the crucial sustainability challenge of reducing food waste at the level of consumer-society. Providing an in-depth, research-based overview of the multifaceted problem, it considers environmental, economic, social and ethical factors. Perspectives included in the book address households, consumers, and organizations, and their role in reducing food waste. Rather than focusing upon the reasons for food waste itself, the chapters develop research-based solutions for the problem, providing a much-needed solution-orientated approach that takes multiple perspectives into account.Chapters 1, 2, 12 and 16 of this book are available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.comTable of Contents1 Introduction: Solutions for managing food waste Elina Närvänen, Nina Mesiranta, Malla Mattila and Anna Heikkinen PART I: Changing the behaviour of actors at distribution and consumption levels 2 Household food waste – how to avoid it? An integrative review Lisanne van Geffen, Erica van Herpen and Hans van Trijp 3 Nudging in food waste management: Where sustainability meets cost-effectiveness Anna de Visser-Amundson and Mirella Kleijnen 4 Managerial practices of reducing food waste in supermarkets Christine Moser PART II: Connecting actors and activities within systems 5 The evolution of the German anti-food waste movement: Turning sustainable ideas into business Johanna F. Gollnhofer and Daniel Boller 6 Distributed agency in food waste – A focus on non-human actors in retail setting Lotta Alhonnoro, Hanna Leipämaa-Leskinen and Henna Syrjälä 7 Between kitchen sink and city sewer: A socio-ecological approach to food waste in environmental design Ellen Burke and N. Claire Napawan 8 Creating resilient interventions to food waste: Aligning and leveraging systems and design thinking Danielle Lake, Amy McFarland and Jody Vogelzang PART III: Constituting socio–cultural meanings 9 Assumptions about consumers in food waste campaigns: A visual analysis Ulla-Maija Sutinen 10 From scarcity to abundance: Food waste themes and virtues in agrarian and mature consumer society Outi Uusitalo and Tuomo Takala 11 Mobilising consumers for food waste reduction in Finnish media discourse Liia-Maria Raippalinna Part IV: Innovating practical solutions 12 Insect-based bioconversion: Value from food waste Trevor M. Fowles and Christian Nansen 13 Gleaning: Turning food waste at farms into marketable products Christine M. Kowalczyk, Brian Taillon and Laura Hearn 14 Exploring food waste reducing apps – A business model lens Fabio de Almeida Oroski 15 ECOWASTE4FOOD project: Cases for food waste reduction at city and regional levels in the EU Samuel Féret 16 From measurement to management: Food waste in the Finnish food chain Hanna Hartikainen, Inkeri Riipi, Juha-Matti Katajajuuri and Kirsi Silvennoinen

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This open access book discusses the challenges and opportunities faced by companies in an age that increasingly values sustainability and demands corporate responsibility. Beginning with the historical development of corporate responsibility, this book moves from academic theory to practical application. It points to ways in which companies can successfully manage their transition to a more responsible, sustainable way of doing business, common mistakes to avoid and how the UN Sustainable Development Goals are integral to any sustainability transformation. Practical cases illustrate key points. Drawing on thirty years of sustainability research and extensive corporate experience, the author provides tools such as a Step-by-Step strategic guide on integrating sustainability in collaboration with stakeholders including employees, customers, suppliers and investors. The book is particularly relevant for SMEs and companies operating in emerging markets. From a broader perspective, the value of externalities, full cost pricing, alternative economic theories and circular economy are also addressed.

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Book SynopsisIntroduction to the concept of sustainability and Agenda 2030.- Chapter 1: No Poverty The Case of MAS Holdings.- Chapter 2: Zero Hunger The Case of Microsoft.- Chapter 3: Good Health and Well-Being The Case of Danone.- Chapter 4: Quality Education The Case of The Borgen Project.- Chapter 5: Gender Equality The Case of Volvo AB.- Chapter 6 Clean Water and Sanitation - the case of Coca-Cola AB.- Chapter 7 Affordable and Clean Energy - the case of Tesla.- Chapter 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth - The Case of PUMA.- Chapter 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure - The Case of Accenture.- Chapter 10 Reduced Inequalities - The case of Smurfit Kappa.- Chapter 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities: The Case of LKAB.- Chapter 12 Responsible Consumption and Production: The Case of IKEA.- Chapter 13 Climate Action - The Case of Netflix.- Chapter 14 Life Below Water: The Case of Walt Disney.- Chapter 15 Life on Land: The Case of Unilever.- Chapter 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions The Case of Choco4Peace.- Chapter 17: Partnership for the Goals The Case of Nike.- Index.

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive book addresses the multifaceted challenges posed by technological innovation, ecological transitions, and sustainable business practices.

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Book SynopsisPart I: Foundational Concepts of Sustainability.- Introduction.- Chapter 1: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).- Chapter 2: Triple Bottom Line (3BL).- Chapter 3: Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG).- Chapter 4: Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs).- Chapter 5: Creating Shared Values (CSV).- Part II: Strategic Approaches to Sustainability.- Chapter 6:Circular Economy.- Chapter 7: Stakeholder Engagement & Management.- Chapter 8: Base of Pyramid (BoP).- Chapter 9: Human Rights and Business.- Chapter 10: Corporate Advocacy for Policy Change.- Part III: Sustainable Operations Management.- Chapter 11:  Sustainable Production and Manufacturing.- Chapter 12: Sustainable Supply Chain and Logistics.- Chapter 13: Eco-Efficient Customer Service.- Chapter 14: Green Inventory Management.- Chapter 15: Quality Control for Sustainability.

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Book SynopsisVolume 2 Introduction.- Part I: Sustainability in Business Functions.- Chapter 1: Sustainable Human Resource Management.- Chapter 2: Green & Social Marketing Strategies.- Chapter 3. Financial Management for Sustainability.- Chapter 4. Sustainable Sales Techniques.- Chapter 5. Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Business.- Part  II: Innovative and Specialized Practices.- Chapter 6. Sustainable Urban Solutions.- Chapter 7. Innovations in Green Technology.- Chapter 8. Social and Eco-Entrepreneurship.- Chapter 9. Community & Impact Investing.- Chapter 10. Integration of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).- Part III: Addressing Challenges and Future Trends.- Chapter 11. Climate Change and Risk Management.- Chapter 12. Resilient Global Supply Chains.- Chapter 13. Sustainable & Green Finance.- Chapter 14. Corporate Accountability & Sustainability Standards.- Chapter 15. Digital Transformation for Sustainability.

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Book SynopsisEinleitung.- Problemerzeugende Trends und zentrale Begrifflichkeiten.- Das Untersuchungsproblem im Lichte theoretischer Grundlagen.- Methodik der empirischen Untersuchung.- Deskription der Fallstudien und einzelfallbezogene Analysen.- Integrative Diskussion der Fälle in der erklärenden fallübergreifenden Analyse.- Fazit.

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Book SynopsisTeil I: Ziel der Gesetzgebung.- Regelungsinhalt der EU-Entwaldungsverordnung (EU-DR).- Kontrollen und Sanktionen.- Praktische Umsetzung der EU-Entwaldungsverordnung im Unternehmen.- Zusammenfassung und Ausblick.- Anhang: Auszug aus der Entwaldungsverordnung.-Teil II: Purpose of the Regulation.- Regulatory Content.- Checks and Sanctions.- Implementing the EUDR in a company.- Summary and Outlook.- Annex: Extract from the EU Deforestation Regulation.

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses the rising concept of 21st century societal marketing which entails that marketers should fulfill the needs of their target group in ways that enhance the well-being of a society as a whole. In the past, social responsibility and corporate ethics may not have been the key elements of corporate and business strategy. However, in the last decade the picture has changed dramatically. Consumers are more concerned about ethical issues and the effects of business activities on the environment and the society. The impact and importance of ethical consumerism is escalating. The consumers are more attentive and expect companies promote their ethical credentials in order to make them more accountable of their actions. This book also reveals how companies should realize that corporate social responsibility (CSR) is not an illustration of corporate altruism but a source of opportunity, and competitive advantage. Finding and following social initiatives as a part of the key business model is proved to be one of the competitive strengths in many instances. This book covers different issues related to ethics, social responsibility and sustainability in marketing and presents different cases and applications from different countries. Together with the best practices, each case and research is expected to shed light on how to improve the role of marketing in helping to the development and well-being of the society.Table of Contents1 OverviewIpek Altinbasak-Farina and Sebnem BurnazPART I Ethics in Marketing2 The Politics of Purchasing: Ethical Consumerism in TurkeyAbdulkadir Ozturk, Sima Nart, and Remzi Altunisik3 Spark Emotions to Intensify Ethical SensitivityH. Eser Borak4 Competitive Deviance from Ethicality: A Focus on Online SettingsGozde Nur Kazazoglu Sahin, A. Bengi Ozcivan, and Sebnem Burnaz5 Ethics in Sustainabilty MarketingCanan MadranPART II Social Responsibility in Marketing6 Consumer Perceptions and Responsiveness towards Corporate Social Responsibility Activities: A Sectoral OutlookHatice Aydin7 Analyzing the Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility Perception on Organizational Identification from Employee Perspective Halil Emre Akbas, Serdar Bozkurt, Sadiye Oktay, and Semih Yilmazer8 The Contribution of the UNGC to Develop CSR Strategies in Higher Education Industry: A Case StudyGresi Sanje and Eser Levi9 Psychological Barriers to Environmentally Responsible ConsumptionInci Dursun10 Corporate Social Responsibility In Packaging: Environmental and Social IssuesMeltem Kiygi Calli11 A Study on the Impact of Mandatory Provisions on CSR Strategies of Indian Companies Supriti Mishra and Gargee BanerjeePART III Sustainability in Marketing12 Non-Profit Foundation and Brand Alliances As A Reputation Management ToolMerve Yanar Gurce and Ibrahim Kircova13 Sustainable Consumption: An Attempt to Develop A Multidimensional Voluntary Simplification Lifestyle ScaleEzgi Merdin-Uygur14 Sustainability Practices of Higher Education Institutions: An Analysis from a Developing CountrySerap Atakan and Tutku Eker Iscioglu15 Dynamics of Sustainable Entrepreneurship: A Proposed 4S Model Mine Yilmazer and Meltem Onay16 Developing Sustainable Strategies at the Base of the PyramidRanjit Voola and Archana Voola17 Do We Know Organic Food Consumers? Personal and Social Determinants of Organic Food Consumption Sevtap Unal, F.Gorgun Deveci, and Tugba Yılmaz18 Profiling Green Consumers in an Emerging Country ContextIpek Altinbasak- Farina and Gozde Guleryuz-TurkelAbout the AuthorsIndex

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Book SynopsisReassembling Residual Knowledge: An Ethnographic Overview of the Baniwa Organizations in the Northwest Amazon.-  Exploring the social impact of corporate social investment in South Africa.- Characteristics for Presidential Candidates in Ecuador: Insights from a Delphi Method Approach.- The Challenge of Non-Revenue Water: A Soon-To-Be an Exhausted Resource.- Genoveva Espinoza & Jorge Huacho.- Comprehensive Approaches in Agricultural Policies for Sustainability: A Literature Review.- A Sustainable Alternative for Pulp and Paper Production.- Etc...

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Book SynopsisPart 1: Contextualizing Inclusion in Sustainability.- Exploring the Nexus of Sustainability, Marginalization, and Inclusion of People with Disabilities and the Marginalized.- The Landscape of Marginalization and People with Disabilities.- Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Inclusivity.- Theoretical Frameworks and Inclusion for People with Disabilities and the Marginalized.- Part II: Barriers to Inclusive Sustainable Practices.- Identifying Barriers to People with Disabilities and the Marginalized Inclusion.- People with Disabilities and the Marginalized Inclusion Policy Frameworks and Their Limitations.- The Intersection of Technology and Inclusion for People with Disabilities and Marginalized Communities.- Education and Capacity Building for Individuals with Disabilities.- Part III: Strategies for Inclusive Sustainable Development.- Community Engagement and Empowerment for Individuals with Disabilities and Marginalized.- Monitoring, Evaluation, and Accountability for People with Disabilities and the Marginalized.- Emerging Trends and Technological Innovations and People with Disabilities and the Marginalized.

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