Business and the environment Books

Book SynopsisClimate change is the greatest market failure in world history and thus the most urgent challenge in the world of business for the foreseeable future. This book brings together experts to shed light on the historical impact of business on climate change and of climate change on business.The book shows how corporate responses to climate change emerged out of earlier environmental concerns, regulatory frameworks, and in many cases already established business strategies. Contributors to the book analyse the evolution of business strategies to navigate environmental challenges even before climate crisis was widely recognized as an urgent concern.The historical insights presented by this book will be essential reading for business historians, as well as students, scholars and reflective practitioners with an interest in the environment, political economy, business strategy, and risk management.

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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 SynopsisAs managers grapple with the challenges of the effects of climate change in a hyper-connected, global economy, they are paying increasing attention to their organisation's resilience - its capacity to survive, adapt, and flourish in the face of turbulent change. Sudden natural disruptions and increasingly vulnerable supply chains are increasingly the new normal. Business as usual is no match for this new world and many companies are unaware of how fragile they really are. If they are going to cope, management needs a new paradigm, one that considers as an interrelated whole the infrastructure, the built environment, the ecosystems, and the social fabric in which businesses operate. Resilient by Design provides managers with a more complete approach to creating lasting success in a changing world. Rich with examples and case studies of organisations that are designing resilience into the very fabric of their organisations, it explains how to connect the important external systems, stakeholders, communities, infrastructure, supply chains, and natural resources, to create innovative, dynamic organisations that survive and prosper under any circumstances. Resilient enterprises continue to grow and evolve in order to meet the needs and expectations of their shareholders and stakeholders. They adapt successfully to turbulence by anticipating disruptive changes, recognising new business opportunities, building strong relationships, and designing resilient assets, products, and processes. Written by one of the leading experts in how such companies are built and managed, Resilient by Design offers a better way forward in a world that is increasingly less certain than ever.

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Book SynopsisIndustries that drive economic growth and support our comfortable modern lifestyles have exploited natural resources to do so. But now there’s growing understanding that business can benefit from a better relationship with the environment. Leading corporations have begun to leverage nature-based remediation, restoration, and enhanced land management to meet a variety of business needs, such as increasing employee engagement and establishing key performance indicators for reporting and disclosures. Strategic Corporate Conservation Planning offers fresh insights for corporations and environmental groups looking to create mutually beneficial partnerships that use conservation action to address business challenges and realize meaningful environmental outcomes. Recognising the long history of mistrust between corporate action and environmental effort, Strategic Corporate Conservation Planning begins by explaining how to identify priorities that will yield a beneficial relationship between a company and non-profit. Next, O’Gorman offers steps for creating ecologically-focused projects that address key business needs. Chapters highlight existing projects with different scales of engagement, emphasising that headline-generating, multimillion-dollar commitments are not necessarily the most effective approach. Myriad case studies featuring programmes from habitat restoration to environmental educational initiatives at companies like Bridgestone USA, General Motors, and CRH Americas are included to help spark new ideas. With limited government funding available for conservation and increasing competition for grant support, corporate efforts can fill a growing need for environmental stewardship while also providing business benefits. Strategic Corporate Conservation Planning presents a comprehensive approach for effective engagement between the public and private sector, encouraging pragmatic partnerships that benefit us all.

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Book SynopsisFew entrepreneurs are aware of the benefits and opportunities available through the SBA. There are few resources available to guide entrepreneurs through the process. “Approved” was written to fill that gap by providing a step-by-step guide to the SBA loan approval. Applying for a business loan can be difficult, time intensive and expensive, but it doesn’t have to be. “Approved” was written to provide a straightforward road map to obtain approval. After finishing “Approved”, you will be able to highlight strengths (and mitigate weaknesses) from a lender’s perspective, provide a simple business plan identifying how the business will be profitable for the long term, and accurately prepare a business loan application that can be immediately submitted through underwriting unlike most business applications submitted.Table of ContentsPart One: 21 Reasons Why You Want an SBA Loan Chapter 1: Why You Want an SBA Loan: Reasons 1-11 Chapter 2: Why You Want an SBA Loan: Reasons 12-21 Part Two: SBA Terms, Conditions, and Eligibility Chapter 3: Types of SBA Loans Available Chapter 4: SBA 7(a) Loan Eligibility Chapter 5: SBA 7 (a) Loan Terms and Conditions. Part Three: Your Credit Profile Chapter 6: The Personal Credit Profile Chapter 7: The Business Credit Profile Chapter 8: The SBA Application Credit Profile Chapter 9: The SBA Lender Credit Profile Part Four: The Business Plan Questionnaire Chapter 10: The Business Plan Questionnaire Part Five: The SBA Loan Application Chapter 11: The SBA Loan Application Checklist Chapter 12: Business Loan Application Summary Chapter 13: Sources and Uses of Funds. Chapter 14: Business Debt Schedule Chapter 15: IRS Form 4506-T Chapter 16: Business Information and History Form Chapter 17: Financial Projections Chapter 18: Personal Financial Statement---SBA Form 413 Chapter 19: Personal Income and Expense Chapter 20: Statement of Personal History---SBA Form 912 Chapter 21: Management Résumé with Eligibility Chapter 22: Credit Authorization Chapter 23: Next Steps

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Book SynopsisCo-operatives are found in all industry sectors and almost all countries around the world. However, despite their significant economic and social contributions, the academic literature has largely ignored these important businesses. This book is a detailed examination of the co-operative enterprise business model and the factors that help to enhance its sustainability and resilience, as well as those forces that lead to its destruction.The authors synthesize theories of business model design and strategic and marketing management to examine the forces that sustain and enhance co-operative enterprise. Organised into six themes and focussed on five key research questions, the chapters explore case studies from around the world and across a wide range of industries and aim to stimulate debate.This comprehensive work expands upon existing research whilst introducing new concepts, and will appeal to both academics and practitioners. It will also interest managers of co-operative enterprises and those who seek to better understand this unique type of business.Table of ContentsContents: PART I: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS 1. An Overview of the Research Tim Mazzarol, Elena Mamouni Limnios and Sophie Reboud 2. A Conceptual Framework for Research into Co-operative Enterprise Tim Mazzarol, Richard Simmons and Elena Mamouni Limnios 3. Defining Co-operative Enterprise: Towards a Taxonomy of Member-owned Business Johnston Birchall PART II: ORGANISATIONAL TRANSFORMATION 4. Irish Agricultural Co-operative Modelling and Remodelling: Responding to a Dynamic Business and Policy Environment Olive McCarthy and Michael Ward 5. Challenge Dairy Co-operative, 2000–2010: In Pursuit of Control of the Last Litre of Milk Bradley Plunkett, Fabio R. Chaddad and Michael L. Cook 6. Responding to the External Environment: The Evolution of Brazilian Dairy Co-operatives Fabio R. Chaddad 7. To be or not to be a Co-op? – The Case of Australia’s Grain Co-operatives CBH and ABB Grain Tim Mazzarol, Elena Mamouni Limnios and Richard Simmons PART III: BEST PRACTICE IN CO-OPERATIVE GOVERNANCE 8. Leadership and Coordination in Federated Co-operative Systems: Insights from a Federated Marketing System F. Nicoleta Uzea and Murray E. Fulton 9. Pacemaker Co-operatives Across Primary Industries: What Drives Organisational Resilience? Elena Mamouni Limnios, Tim Mazzarol and Geoffrey N. Soutar 10. Different Fortunes of Three Vegetable Farmer Co-operatives in China Xuchu Xu, Qiao Liang and Yuling Gao 11. Losing Sight of Purpose – the United Farmers Co-operative Company Elena Mamouni Limnios and Tim Mazzarol 12. Recommendations for Boards of Directors of Investor Owned Firms from the Co-operative Model Isabelle Allemand, Bénédicte Brullebaut and Sophie Raimbault PART IV: THE TRUE VALUE OF MEMBERSHIP 13. Measuring and Communicating the True Value of Membership: The Case of the Pindos Poultry Co-operative Constantine Iliopoulos and Irini Theodorakopoulou 14. Common Assumptions and Co-operative Membership: The Case of the Irish Credit Union Movement Noreen Byrne 15. Marketing Our Co-operative Advantage (MOCA): The Challenges of Implementation Georgina Whyatt and Sophie Reboud 16. Generating Value for Members: The Case of an Austrian Co-operative Bank Dietmar Roessl and Isabella Hatak 17. The Social Value of Multi-stakeholder Co-operatives: The Case of the CEFF System in Italy Silvia Sacchetti and Ermanno C. Tortia 18. Mobility Car Sharing: An Evolving Co-operative Structure Peter Suter and Markus Gmür 19. Case Study of a Meat Co. Ltd Lawson Savery PART V: PARTICIPATION IN FINANCIAL MARKETS 20. The Financing of Mondragon Co-operatives: A Legal Analysis Izaskun Alzola Berriozabalgotia 21. The Italian Co–operative Banking and Financial System: Institutions, Performances and Theoretical Background Marco Mazzoli and Gabriele Quadrelli 22. Governance, Organisational Design, Financial Structure and Investments in a Co-operative Firm Marco Mazzoli PART VI: INNOVATION IN CO-OPERATIVES 23. Shared Services and Performing Arts Co-operatives Edwin Juno-Delgado, Maureen McCulloch and Christine Sinapi 24. Innovation in Agricultural Co-operatives: Contrasting Images, the Example of Sparkling Wine and Cereals Michel Martin, Sophie Reboud and Corinne Tanguy 25. Evolution of a Modern Co-operative Business Model: The Case of Livestock Improvement Corporation Delwyn Clark 26. Organisational Innovation in Fresh Produce Co-operatives; the Case of FresQ in The Netherlands Jos Bijman 27. Citizen-Based Co-operatives in the Field of Renewable Energy: The Case of Solargenossenschaft Rosenheim Elisabeth Reiner, Richard Lang and Dietmar Roessl PART VII: DRAWING CONCLUSIONS 28. Conclusions and Lessons Learnt Tim Mazzarol, Delwyn Clark, Sophie Reboud and Elena Mamouni Limnios Index

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Book SynopsisBusiness sustainability has advanced from greenwashing and branding to being a business imperative. Stakeholders, including shareholders, demand, regulators require, and companies now need to report their sustainability performance. No longer is this a choice for businesses. A decade ago, fewer than 50 companies released sustainability reports, and now more 8,000 global public companies disclose sustainability performance information on some or all five economic, governance, social, ethical, and environmental (EGSEE) dimensions of sustainability performance, and this trend is expected to continue. Indeed, more than 6,000 European public companies would be required to disclose their environmental, social, governance and diversity information for their 2017 reporting year. However, the proper determination of sustainability performance, accurate and reliable reporting and independent assurance of sustainability information remain major challenges for organizations of all types and sizes.Through reading this book, you will:Identify sustainability strategies to create innovation in new products, services, energy-efficiency, environmental facilities and green initiatives.Understand the role and responsibilities of all participants in the corporate reporting process, including directors, officers, internal auditors, external auditors, legal counsel, and investors.See ways to improve public trust, investor confidence, business reputation, employee satisfaction, corporate culture, social responsibility and environmental performance.Learn all five economic, governance, social, ethical and environmental (EGSEE) dimensions of sustainability performance separately and their integrated and interactive effects on achieving the goal of creating sustainable value for all stakeholders, including shareholders.Learn how to adopt best practices in sustainability development and performance, and deliver effective integrated sustainability reporting and assurance.Table of ContentsPreface1. Introduction to business sustainability performance, reporting, and assurance 2. Relevance and importance of business sustainability for corporations3. Business sustainability drivers4. Financial dimensions of sustainability performance and reporting5. Nonfinancial dimensions of sustainability performance and reporting6. Sustainability performance reporting and assurance7. Future of sustainability performance, reporting, and assurance8. Sustainability performance, reporting, and assurance in actionAbout the author

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook provides a comprehensive study of research, practice and policy at the nexus of accounting and sustainability, or sustainable development. Internationally renowned accounting academics in the field offer critical discussions of the topic to stimulate debate as the future policy infrastructure is formed.Chapters explain key drivers of developments at the nexus, critique those developments, summarise the findings of research on key themes in the field, and suggest areas for further research, offering evidence-based practice and policy solutions. The Handbook sets the scene by exploring accounting, power, social justice and unsustainability, before moving on to appraise the role of enterprise value-based integrated reporting in (un)sustainable development. It further analyses contemporary issues in the field, including climate change-related disclosures, accounting for greenhouse gases and emissions trading schemes.The thorough coverage of key issues in accounting and sustainability, and the analysis of research literature in the Handbook will make this a critical read for accounting and business researchers and students. It is an invigorating guide for policymakers and policy influencers, accounting professionals and business leaders looking to move forward in a more sustainable way.Trade Review'The Handbook of Accounting and Sustainability presents thorough coverage of the issues, the obstacles, and the opportunities within the sustainability accounting domain. The compilation is an excellent read and is a valuable resource for anyone interested in exploring the role that accounting could play in addressing our world’s problems.' -- Den Patten, Illinois State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface x 1 Accounting and sustainability: an introduction 1 Carol A. Adams PART I SETTING THE SCENE: ACCOUNTING AND SUSTAINABILITY 2 Bringing together finance and sustainability: the perspective of A4S 10 Helen Slinger 3 The development and implementation of GRI Standards: practice and policy issues 26 Carol A. Adams, Abdullah M. Alhamood, Xinwu He, Jie Tian, Le Wang and Yi Wang 4 Conceptions of materiality in sustainability reporting frameworks: commonalities, differences and possibilities 44 Stuart Cooper and Giovanna Michelon 5 Capital market perspectives on sustainability accounting and reporting 67 Richard Slack 6 Calls for accountability and sustainability: how organizations respond 89 Hannele Mäkelä and Charles H. Cho PART II ACCOUNTING, POWER, SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE AND (UN)SUSTAINABILITY 7 Accounting for sustainability: insights from the institutional logics perspective 110 Massimo Contrafatto 8 Accounting, sustainability and the feminine 136 Christine Cooper, Andrea M. Romi and Daniela Senkl 9 Shadow accounts and alternative portrayals 157 Michelle Rodrigue and Matias Laine 10 Rethinking accounting for employees from living wage perspectives 173 Andrea B. Coulson 11 Connecting global SDGs to local government: a developing country case 191 Danture Wickramasinghe, Chandana Alawattage, Lee Parker and Alvise Favotto PART III CRITIQUING THE ROLE OF INTEGRATED REPORTING IN (UN)SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 12 Critical analysis of the contribution of Integrated Reporting (IR) to sustainability 210 Charl de Villiers and Ruth Dimes 13 Indigenous cultural values, integrated reporting and sustainability 224 Russell Craig, Rawiri Taonui, Lúcia Lima Rodrigues and Susan Wild PART IV CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN ACCOUNTING AND SUSTAINABILITY 14 The history and future of sustainability assurance 241 Roger Simnett, Shan Zhou and Hien Hoang 15 Environmental management accounting: development, context, contribution and outlook 260 Stefan Schaltegger, Roger L. Burritt and Katherine Christ 16 An exploration of developing approaches to water accounting 279 Matthew Egan and Gloria Agyemang 17 Sustainability accounting via databases: current work and future possibilities 300 James Hazelton, Shane Leong and John Dumay 18 Directions for future research to steer environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing to support sustainability: a systematic literature review 318 Subhash Abhayawansa and Oren Mooneeapen PART V CLIMATE CHANGE-RELATED DISCLOSURES, ACCOUNTING FOR GREENHOUSE GASES AND EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEMES 19 The state of climate change-related risk disclosures and the way forward 343 Kathleen Herbohn, Peter Clarkson and Mark Wallis 20 Accounting for carbon emissions trading schemes 365 Hongtao Shen and Nan Huang 21 Greenhouse gas accounting and disclosures by cities 381 Parvez Mia, James Hazelton and James Guthrie 22 Evolution of climate-related disclosure guidance and application of climate risk measurement in research 397 Jonathan Jona and Naomi Soderstrom Index 421

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Book SynopsisHow businesses can and are acting to redress social and environmental issues is a question of growing academic interest. Bringing together a range of interdisciplinary perspectives, this insightful Research Agenda evaluates the current state of the art of sustainability and business and assesses key challenges for the field.Multidisciplinary chapters provide instrumental, economic, network and political perspectives on issues that are crucial in gaining insight into sustainability challenges facing businesses today, from socially responsible consumption behaviours and organisational resilience to climate change and sustainability transitions in extractive industries. Its diverse contributions highlight the breadth and depth of analyses and perspectives that are necessary to set a dynamic agenda for future research on sustainability and business. Advancing novel research questions and methodologies, the editors illustrate the path ahead for carrying out research that impacts the science and practice of business and sustainability, as well as creating meaningful change for our species and planet.Offering an advanced yet accessible introduction to the current state and future direction of sustainability and business, this incisive Research Agenda will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars of business, sustainability studies, and environment studies. Its practical insights will also benefit MBA students and business executives moving into sustainability.Trade Review‘This timely collection offers a comprehensive review of interdisciplinary scholarship in sustainable business, alongside a future agenda for progressing research on multiple themes. An essential reference point for undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers wishing to contribute to this increasingly important field of inquiry.’ -- Josephine Mylan, University of Manchester, UK‘Sustainability asks profound questions of contemporary businesses that cannot be answered through business-as-usual approaches, economists’ tendency to assume away unfortunate things, or by analyses limited to individual firms. This book resets the business and sustainability research agenda through a refreshingly multi-level perspective on key issues including supply-chains, post-pandemic resilience, degrowth and low-carbon transitions. A must-read to grasp the challenging future now unfolding for business.’ -- Ken Peattie, Cardiff University, UK‘Despite the wide use of Brundtland's 1987 definition of sustainability, the term continues to be understood differently by different actors. The editors have assembled an impressive collection of thinkers across different supply chains and governance regimes to highlight the gaps in our current understandings on how sustainability is understood and operationalised within the corporate sphere. With a good balance of conceptual chapters and case studies, this book will serve both generalist and specialist scholars alike.’ -- Helena Varkkey, University of Malaya, MalaysiaTable of ContentsContents: 1 An introduction to A Research Agenda for Sustainability and Business 1 Sally V. Russell, Rory W. Padfield and Christian Bretter 2 Sustainability agency in business: an interdisciplinary review and research agenda 19 Tiina Onkila, Satu Teerikangas, Katariina Koistinen and Marileena Mäkelä 3 A critical review of the socially responsible consumer 37 Ning Lu, Phani Kumar Chintakayala, Timothy Devinney, William Young and Ralf Barkemeyer 4 Examining both organisational environmental sustainability & organisational resilience: sketching an initial framework 53 Kerrie L. Unsworth and Rebecca Pieniazek 5 Just transition: the tension between work, employment and climate change 69 Jo Cutter, Vera Trappmann and Dunja Krause 6 Business models for sustainability: the current state of the literature and future research directions 85 Suzana Matoh, Katy Roelich and Jonatan Pinkse 7 A research agenda for green supply chain management 103 Chee Yew Wong and Qinghua Zhu 8 Researching business and sustainability in specific sectors: the example of the construction industry 119 Alice Owen and Paul Francisco 9 A research agenda for the extractive industries and the low carbon transition 135 Laura Smith, James Van Alstine and Alesia Ofori 10 Business sustainability in SMEs: towards an Afrocentric research agenda 153 Samuel Howard Quartey 11 Sustainability management tools: value of reporting and assurance 167 Kari Solomon, Sally V. Russell and Effie Papargyropoulou 12 Digital disruption: towards a research agenda for sustainability and business in a digital world 185 Rory W. Padfield, Alexandra Dales, Jyoti Mishra and Thomas Smith 13 Resilience in times of crisis: lessons learnt from COVID-19, and the future resilience of businesses and society 205 Zahra Borghei Ghomi, Layla Branicki, Stephen Brammer and Martina K. Linnenluecke 14 The need to align research on economic organisations with degrowth 217 Ben Robra and Iana Nesterova Index 233

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Book SynopsisTravel is central to our lives, and the transport system brings us the goods and services that we need and allows us to access the experiences and opportunities that we seek. Yet our transport system has many problems: congestion and overcrowding, noise, air pollution and carbon emissions, deaths and injuries, and the intrusion of vehicles into unsuitable locations. Much effort and money has been devoted to tackling these problems, over many years, but progress is slow. Recognition of the urgent need to respond to climate change is prompting major transport developments – particularly a switch to electric vehicles – and it is also argued that the amount of travel we undertake will need to be reduced. The coronavirus pandemic caused a great shock to our travel patterns, showing us that we could manage with much less movement if we had to. But as the pandemic recedes, our travel behaviour is largely reverting to what it was before, albeit with less commuting to work and less shopping in person. This book offers a comprehensive overview of the transport system. It looks at how it has developed, at how it will need to evolve to meet our need for travel – sustainably and economically – and at what our options are for meeting those needs.Trade Review"David Metz is a true guru in the field of understanding transport behaviours, and anything he writes is worth reading. The path of pandemic recovery, and the burning platform of decarbonisation, have highlighted the existential importance of understanding how and why people travel in this rapidly changing world, and as such David’s insight is more important than ever." Isabel Dedring, Global Transport Leader, Arup, and former Deputy Mayor for Transport, London; "This is a tour de force survey from one of our most thoughtful transport experts. He shows how the car will remain important and how transport planners and modellers keep focusing on the wrong thing in looking at time savings. Decarbonising will thus require a new way of thinking; no easy answers but lots of options". Bridget Rosewell, Commissioner, National Infrastructure Commission; "If there were any justice in the world, David Metz would be carried around London in a golden palanquin, rather than, as he admits in the book, driving a 2004 Fiat Punto. The author has been consistently right about transport for many years, in the face of collective insanity from transport policymakers. His central insight about what people value from transportation is revelatory, and could perhaps have prevented many billions from being squandered in misdirected investment". Rory Sutherland, vice chairman of Ogilvy UK and co-author of ‘Transport for Humans: Are We Nearly There Yet?’

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Book SynopsisThis book contains a collection of studies on the interactions between businesses in Africa and Global Value Chains (GVCs) in terms of social, environmental and economic sustainability. This is particularly pertinent given the asymmetrical power distribution between the global buyer and the African supplier, their governance relationships and the ongoing competitive pressures to reduce costs and increase flexibility to meet GVC demands. Rather than focusing on the sustainability of a single organization, GVCs address the sustainability of inter-firm value chains and global industries as a whole. With little differentiation between value chain creation and social / environmental degradation extending to people and raw material extraction (upstream) and disposal or recycling (downstream), sustainability issues need to be at the forefront of African business research interests. Nowadays, sustainability is considered a competitive advantage for a firm looking to join a GVC. Whether sustainability is approached from the viewpoint of an exporting firm motivated to join a GVC in its respective industry or whether a firm’s continuing contractual or collaborative relationship with a buyer depends on its compliance with sustainability standards, both approaches focus on the ability of firms in Africa to benefit from joining sustainable GVCs.Trade Review“Africa and Sustainable Global Value Chains has many merits. … it offers many distinct approaches to and perspectives on GVCs and sustainability in Africa. The inroads built by it are informative. They have the potential to inspire future research on the topic.” (Sören Scholvin, Africa Spectrum, November 4, 2022)Table of ContentsForeword - Diego Vazquez-Brust and Joseph Sarkis: Foreword Editorial - Regina Frei, Sherwat Ibrahim and Temidayo Akenroye Part 1: Background and motivation - Why do global buyers engage in GVCs with Africa? 1. Sustainable practices of African big firms in Global Value Chain - April Bai and Matthew Quayson 2. Sustainability for Global Value Chains: A bibliometric review on African based studies - Jamal elBaz, Saadia Iddik and Fedwa Jebli 3. Embodied land resources trade in major African countries: A global trade and supply chains perspective - Joseph Sarkis and Xu Tian (Mini) 4. Risk assessment for global buyers in GVCs with Africa - Lanre Jawando Part 2: Why do African suppliers engage in GVCs? 5. Maatian Philosophical Perspective of Sustainability - David B. Zoogah 6. Adoption of Supplier Codes of Conduct through the lens of Innovation Diffusion Theory - Johannes Heller 7. Practical insights to developing sustainability conscientious African Firms - Ekpen Owie 8. Exploring the barriers to adoption of sustainable agriculture practices in the process of coffee farming: implications for global value chain - Temidayo Akenroye 9. An explorative study of the extent to which multinational buyer firms’ sustainability requirements include/exclude Zambian Contractors and suppliers - Progress Choongo, Christine Chanda Nakamba, Peter Lubosi Simasiku Part 3: How do African suppliers engage in GVCs? 10. Assessing Lean readiness in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment in Sudan - Mohammed Hassan Sayed and Alfatih H. Ismail 11. The buyers’ response to bridge the gap across markets: a case of exporting agricultural products from Nigeria - Frank Ojadi 12. Sustainability in Ethiopian Textile Supply Chains - Marcus Brandenburg, Berihun Bizuneh, Taame Berhanu and Ambachew Maru Woubou 13. Handcraft Export business in Ghana - Audrey Forson Part 4: How do global buyers engage in GVCs with Africa? 14. The Impact of EPA on West Africa: The mediating role of an intra-African Trade Policy for Africa’s sustainable growth in the Global Value Chain - Peter Adjei-Bamfo, Emmanuel Lartey, Bernard Odoi, Stephanie Adjei-Bamfo and Emmanuel Baiden 15. Governance mechanisms and Sustainability compliance in Egypt Food Chains - Yasmine Elhenawy 16. Danish-Nigerian dairy supply chains - Natalie Heinisch 17. Re-imagining corporate sustainability in sub-saharan Africa: Evidence from the maize supply chain of a leading Nigerian commodities business - Lanre Jawando Conclusion - Regina Frei, Sherwat Ibrahim and Temidayo Akenroye

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Book SynopsisThe De Gruyter Handbook of Sustainable Development and Finance explores the difficult and challenging issues confronting society and the environment, in the contexts of unprecedented climate change, bio-diversity loss and the global pandemic. In this seminal text exploring a wide range of topics, and in the devastating wake of COVID-19, scholars and practitioners analyse the effectiveness of current and proposed actions to build a sustainable future, and the public and private finance necessary to prevent an impending planetary catastrophe. The first section of the handbook introduces readers to the origins and evolution of sustainable development. An examination of public and private finance follows in the next two sections, presented from the perspectives of authors from both ‘developed’ and ‘developing’ countries. Climate change, one of the largest sectors of finance for sustainable development, is investigated in detail, as is the new and emerging development frontier, the ‘blue’ economy of the world’s oceans. Suitable for students, policymakers and the public at large, the handbook highlights the lessons learned and points the way forward for sustainable development and finance in the wake of the global pandemic, and the challenges to come.

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Book SynopsisIn September 2020, China announced that it would peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and become carbon neutral by 2060. How and whether it can achieve the target is a matter of great concern to the international community. This is the first book to provide a comprehensive analysis of the underlying theory of "Low-Carbon Plus", in which "low carbon" is the core and "plus" represents the critical areas that will go through low-carbon transformation (including industry, agriculture, buildings, transportation, energy and consumption), and puts forward the most practical path for China to achieve carbon neutrality. Starting from the basic theory of the Low-Carbon Plus strategy, the book introduces the low-carbon development situation domestically and abroad, summarizes the essential experiences and inspirations, and outlines a roadmap for China to implement the strategy. While focusing on emission reduction in primary and secondary industries, this book strongly recommends the development of low-carbon finance and low-carbon consumption, which can facilitate the ultimate realization of the Low-Carbon Plus strategy. As a fruitful result of the research by China’s national think tank, Low-Carbon Plus is an emerging development model that complements economic development and forces technological innovation, institutional innovation, and mind shift, and it is expected to have a significant and far-reaching impact on global economic growth.

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Book SynopsisIn a world facing environmental challenges and socio-economic inequalities, SMEs can drive positive change by integrating sustainability principles into their business practices. This book examines the relationship between sustainability, green management, and SME performance, providing insights, strategies, and case studies to guide SMEs towards a more sustainable future and long-term viability. Drawing from extensive research, the book analyzes the drivers, barriers, and motivations influencing SMEs' adoption of sustainability practices. It offers practical recommendations on overcoming resource constraints, awareness gaps, regulatory complexities, and resistance to change. It explores emerging trends such as digital technologies, circular economy approaches, clean energy transitions, and social innovation and discusses collaboration among SMEs, academia, and government agencies as a crucial factor for innovation and scaling up sustainable practices. Sustainability, Green Management and Performance of SMEs is a comprehensive and practical guide for SMEs seeking to integrate sustainability into their business strategies. It inspires and supports SMEs on their journey towards environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and long-term profitability, thus enabling them to unlock new business opportunities, gain a competitive edge, and secure their future in a changing global economy.

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Book SynopsisTo ensure the well-being of the planet, we need marketing heroes on the barricades for a sustainable future. Research shows that more than 80% of consumers are looking at companies to take the lead in this transition. At the same time, it appears that less than 10% of the messages about sustainability are credible to the public. Speak up Now! helps companies seize this historic opportunity and shows how we can make the shift to a world where business success goes hand in hand with the survival of the planet.

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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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Book SynopsisThe term sustainability has become one of the most significant in the current era. It seems to be ubiquitous amongst academics, politicians, business leaders, media personnel and even the general public. It is no exaggeration to state that it is considered all over the world to be the most pressing issue to be addressed for the long-term future of the planet and its inhabitants. The topic is of course complex, and the issue of sustainability is under much debate as to what it actually is and how it can be achieved, but it is completely certain that the resources of the planet are fixed in quantity and, once used, cannot be reused except through being reused in one form or another. At present, much of the discourse of sustainability has focused upon the environment and in particular upon climate change and the effects that this is having. Thus, the discourse has tended to be about mitigation.Sustainability of course requires all three pillars of the triple bottom line—economic, environmental and social—to be addressed. Indeed, it might be considered that the effects upon the social, and how we choose to live our lives, might well be the most profound effect of achieving sustainability. This book therefore focuses upon some of the many aspects of the social and how we can adapt our lives to accommodate the requirements of sustainability. it therefore takes a very different approach to addressing the issues of sustainability, while of course not ignoring the other pillars.This book therefore sets out to examine various aspects of the changes to personal, corporate and institutional behaviour which may have to come about in our search for sustainability. It is tended to address some of the issues and how they are being dealt with in various parts of the world. As always, our concept is to share best practice and thereby enrich both the discourse and our progress towards sustainability. Thus, we focus upon the current situation while also considering the extent to which the focus is changing so much that we need to think about new approaches to our understanding of behaviour and differing effects in practice. The international origins of the contributors to this book make this an original contribution taking some of the best ideas from around the world.This book therefore addresses these issues from a perspective not generally addressed by researchers, or even by politicians and the press. It therefore provides fresh perspectives upon the important issue of our common future. As always, this approach is based on the tradition of the Social Responsibility Research Network srrnet.org (a worldwide body of scholars with membership of several thousand), which in its 20-year history has sought to broaden the discourse and to treat all research as inter-related and relevant to business. This tradition has always been to explore the subject widely and to seek relevant solutions, while also sharing best practice. This book is based primarily upon some of the contributions from the network at our recent conference and shows both commonality and diversity in approaches and effects.Table of ContentsPart 1 Changing practice: 1. Fostering digital sustainability in higher education through e-learning concepts Khoyratty Bushra & Bheekharry Normada Devi.- 2. Intrapreneurship: a competent method toward organizations' sustainability Najwa Ashal, David Crowther & Fayez Albadri.- 3. Media Regulation in Mauritius: A Critical Analysis Ambareen Beebeejaun.- 4. Greenstraw: A social enterprise practicing and promoting sustainability Srushti Govilkar, Kritika Jaiswal, Ruchi Tewari & Aatman Shukla.- Part 2 Managing sustainability: 5. Sustainability Reforms and Corporate Disclosure: The Case of a Small Island Developing State Dineshwar Ramdhony.- 6. Contribution to the Implementation of SDG 4 – the case of Université des Mascareignes, the youngest public Higher Education Institution in Mauritius Vimi Neeroo Lockmun-Bissessur, Martin Samy & Swaleha Peero.- 7. The Impact of Leadership on Engagement at Work: A Comparison Between Temporary and Staff Workers Maria João Santos & Flávio Oliveira.- Part 3. Preparing for the future: 8. The Sustainability Reporting in the Municipalities: A Study in Portugal Cristina Gois.- 9. School Citizen Assemblies: Developing educational and civic engagement ecosystems of action and social change Chris McLean.- 10. Improving corporate governance practices in the Catholic Church's dioceses José Lázaro Oliveira Nunes, Marcia Juliana d’Angelo & Raysa Geaquinto Rocha.- 11. Relationships among the New Facet Leadership Style, quality of work life, satisfaction and performance in the secondary schools of Mauritius Subrun Veerunjaysingh.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix About the Author xi Introduction xiii 1 History of Environmental and Corporate Entanglement 1 2 New Businesses and New Business Models 21 3 The Partnership between Investors and Corporations 45 4 The New World of Bonds 71 5 Rating Regional ESG Progress 93 6 The Role of Ratings 125 7 How Public and Private Partnerships Can Support ESG 149 8 Partnership, Philanthropy, and the Pursuit of Social Good 171 9 ESG Frameworks and Voluntary Standards 199 10 Challenges of Today and Tomorrow 221 Appendix: ESG Analysis for Beginners 259 Index 269

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Book SynopsisIn Nature's Fortune, Mark Tercek, CEO of The Nature Conservancy and former investment banker, and science writer Jonathan Adams argue that nature is not only the foundation of human well-being, but also the smartest commercial investment any business or government can make. The forests, floodplains, and oyster reefs often seen simply as raw materials or as obstacles to be cleared in the name of progress are, in fact as important to our future prosperity as technology or law or business innovation. Who invests in nature, and why? What rates of return can it produce? When is protecting nature a good investment? With stories from the South Pacific to the California coast, from the Andes to the Gulf of Mexico and even to New York City, Nature's Fortune shows how viewing nature as green infrastructure allows for breakthroughs not only in conservation, protecting water supplies; enhancing the health of fisheries; making cities more sustainable, liveable, and safe; and dealing with unavoidable climate change, but in economic progress, as well. Organisations obviously depend on the environment for key resources, water, trees, and land. But they can also reap substantial commercial benefits in the form of risk mitigation, cost reduction, new investment opportunities, and the protection of assets. Once leaders learn how to account for nature in financial terms, they can incorporate that value into the organisation's decisions and activities, just as habitually as they consider cost, revenue, and ROI. A must-read for business leaders, CEOs, investors, and environmentalists alike, Nature's Fortune offers an essential guide to the world's economic, and environmental, well-being.

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Book SynopsisWhat if the foundation of your family business were threatened by something out of your control? What if the livelihood of 70 employees and their families were at stake, as the license to operate your business became called into question? What if 57 years of family history, grown through generations of hard work and sacrifice, were at risk of being lost? What if the reasons were actually one with which you fundamentally agreed? Journey to 8 states, 3 national parks and 3 countries to experience the life-changing education and adventures that led Trent A. Romer to finding sustainability for his plastic bag manufacturing business and himself.

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