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Book SynopsisChallenges On the Path Toward Sustainability in Europe provides readers with guidance on sustainable actions at firm, consumer and institutional level. It studies the wide ranging challenges of implementing the sustainable development goals in Europe, while also addressing the challenges for key stakeholders in the economy.
Vesna Zabkar and
Tjaša Redek offer a theoretical and empirical approach to addressing sustainable development, providing rich data analysis at cross-country level, as well as practical examples from the European context. Its scientific outlook is based on extensive theoretical and empirical data analysis, however refraining from an extensively technical approach.
Challenges On the Path Toward Sustainability in Europe is of direct relevance to both academics and practitioners seeking to expand their practical knowledge the subject as well as a richer theoretical background for analysing this field at the intersection of environmental and resource economics.
Table of ContentsChapter 1. The challenges on the path towards sustainability in the EU
Vesna Zabkar, Tjaša Redek Part 1: Where does Europe stand? Chapter 2. Sustainable Development Goals in the EU and the Challenges in Their Implementation
Tjaša Redek, Polona Domadenik, Matjaž Koman Chapter 3. How far is the European Union from sustainable development goals
Matjaž Koman, Polona Domadenik, Tjaša Redek Part 2: The corporate and consumer perspective Chapter 4. Strategic CSR: Mapping the state-of-the-art
Barbara Čater, Urša Golob, Vesna Zabkar Chapter 5. Towards better understanding of the corporate sustainability concept
Tomaž Čater, Patricia Fux Chapter 6. Why does a firm go bankrupt?
Denis Marinšek Chapter 7. Innovation for a Greener and More Profitable Future: A Conceptual Approach
Polona Domadenik, Matjaž Koman, Francesco Pastore Chapter 8. Environmental-sustainability aspect in the outsourcing of business-logistics services
Marko Jakšič, Marko Budler Chapter 9. Sustainable market exchange from the consumer perspective
Barbara Culiberg, Mateja Kos Koklic, Vesna Zabkar, Katarina K. Mihelič Part 3: The socio-economic and regulatory context of sustainable development Chapter 10. National Transfer Accounts indicators of economic dependency in the EU countries
Jože Sambt, Tanja Istenič Chapter 11. Promoting well-being through intergenerational transfers and gender equality in 25 EU Countries
Tanja Istenič, Jože Sambt, Daša Farčnik Chapter 12. The importance of human capital for sustainability
Daša Farčnik, Tanja Istenič Chapter 13. Reinforcement of social sustainability through education and public intangible capital
Eva Erjavec Chapter 14. Over-regulation, degradation of the rule of law and implementation of sustainable practices
Mitja Kovac, Ann-Sophie Vandenberghe Chapter 15. Towards a sustainable future: challenges ahead
Aleksandar Kešeljević, Tjaša Redek, Vesna Zabkar
