Embedded Sustainability

Author : Chris Laszlo,Nadya Zhexembayeva
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351278317

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Embedded Sustainability by Chris Laszlo,Nadya Zhexembayeva Pdf

Companies know how to meet the demands of shareholder value: years of managerial excellence testify to this achievement. Many also know how to create stakeholder value – through traditional approaches such as CSR and philanthropy which predictably lead to trade-offs and added costs. What remains elusive is discovering is how to meet both shareholder and stakeholder requirements in the core business – without mediocrity and without compromise – creating value for the company that cannot be disentangled from the value it creates for society and the environment. What if sustainability was embedded into the DNA of your organization? How can you incorporate environmental, health and social value into its very core? Many companies, despite their best intentions, "bolt on" sustainability as an afterthought to their core strategies. They trumpet green initiatives and social philanthropy which lie at the margins of the business, with symbolic wins that inadvertently highlight the unsustainability of the rest of their activities. Today's ecological and social pressures require a different business response – one that existing strategy frameworks fail adequately to address. In Embedded Sustainability, authors Chris Laszlo and Nadya Zhexembayeva explain and predict how companies can better leverage global challenges for enduring profit and sustained growth. They introduce the marquis concept of embedded sustainability: the incorporation of environmental, health, and social value into the heartbeat of the product life-cycle with no trade-off in price or quality – no social or green premium. This book helps readers to comprehend and implement the notion of embedded sustainability. At its best, embedded sustainability is invisible, similar to quality. In addition to delivering socially and environmentally conscious products for consumers, it is capable of considerably motivating employees. Most of all, it enables smart companies to create even more value for both their shareholders and stakeholders.

Author : Samuel Idowu,René Schmidpeter,Nicholas Capaldi,Liangrong Zu,Mara Del Baldo,Rute Abreu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 4043 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783031259845

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Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management by Samuel Idowu,René Schmidpeter,Nicholas Capaldi,Liangrong Zu,Mara Del Baldo,Rute Abreu Pdf

This encyclopedia is the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of reference for sustainability in business and management. It covers both traditional and emerging concepts and terms and is fully international in its scope. More than 700 contributions of internationally renowned experts provide a definitive access to the knowledge in the area of sustainable and responsible management. All actors in the field will find reliable and up to date definitions and explanations of the key terms and concepts of management in this reference work. The Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management represents all aspects of management and business conduct. It takes sustainability as a management concept that gives due credit to the complexity and diverging constraints in which businesses and corporations act today, and it emphasizes and focuses approaches that help ensure that today's management decisions and actions will be the basis for tomorrow's prosperity.

Author : Gregory Unruh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0578421275

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The Biosphere Rules by Gregory Unruh Pdf

Author : Pervez N. Ghauri,Ulf Elg,Sara Melén Hånell
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781804552490

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Creating a Sustainable Competitive Position by Pervez N. Ghauri,Ulf Elg,Sara Melén Hånell Pdf

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. This volume includes research-based cases highlighting different sustainability challenges and theory-based discussions around how firms can manage a multi-stakeholder perspective in relation to performance.

Author : Paolo Taticchi,Melissa Demartini
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030563448

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Corporate Sustainability in Practice by Paolo Taticchi,Melissa Demartini Pdf

Building better organisations, with a clear sense of purpose, is a common challenge faced by many entrepreneurs and executives in industry. A fully integrated corporate sustainability strategy can help organisations to better manage risks, to win business opportunities and to ultimately strengthen reputation. Building on the experience of renowned strategists, sustainability, finance and academic experts, this book offers practical tools and approaches that can be used to develop and implement fully integrated corporate sustainability strategies.

Author : Neil M. Boyd,Eric C. Martin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000440775

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Sustainable Public Management by Neil M. Boyd,Eric C. Martin Pdf

Sustainable Public Management explores key issues in public sector sustainable management that span from Nation/State to local government. It highlights state-of-the art articulations of public-private partnerships, public engagement, inter-organizational networks, sustainability policy, strategy, standard setting, and reporting. Sustainable management is an important topic across organizational forms in the private, not-for-profit, and public sectors because of the its practice is tied to some of the most pressing environmental and social problems that exist in the world. The public sector is especially important due to its scale and scope across the globe, the tangible impacts that public service delivery can make in resource efficiency and effectiveness, and in directly tackling critical sustainable development goals. This book will be of great value to scholars, students, and policymakers interested in Public Administration and Management, Sustainable Management and Development. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the Public Management Review.

Author : Sigrun M. Wagner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351803151

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Business and Environmental Sustainability by Sigrun M. Wagner Pdf

Environmental sustainability is increasingly important to organisations, whether for regulatory, financial or ethical reasons. Business and Environmental Sustainability looks at the environmental aspect of sustainability for all organisations pursuing competitive advantage. The book provides theoretical foundations from science, economics, policy and strategy, introduces three environmental challenges (climate change, pollution and waste) and looks at how corporate functions can address these. This textbook provides a thorough foundation by introducing readers to the science, reasoning and theory behind environmental sustainability and then delves into how these ideas translate into principles and business models for organisations to use. Next, it covers environmental challenges from climate change, pollution and waste, and then goes on to examine the different corporate functions (from supply chain management to human resources) to illustrate how environmental sustainability is managed and put into practice in organisations. Finally, a set of integrative case studies draws everything together and enables the reader to apply various analytical tools, with the aim of understanding how companies can not only reduce their environmental footprint but can positively contribute to environmental sustainability. Written by an award-winning lecturer, Business and Environmental Sustainability boasts a wealth of pedagogical features, including examples from a range of industries and countries, plus a companion website with slides, quiz questions and instructor material. This will be a valuable text for students of business, management and environmental sustainability and will also be suitable for broader courses on corporate responsibility and sustainability across environmental studies, political science and engineering.

Author : Ki-Hoon Lee,Stephan Vachon
Publisher : Springer
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137435767

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Business Value and Sustainability by Ki-Hoon Lee,Stephan Vachon Pdf

This book connects business sustainability to supply network-based value creation and enhancement, and tests a number of key propositions in complex supply networks to identify key challenges. Examining practical issues such as carbon trading, green product development, worker safety, child labour and relations with local communities, Business Value and Sustainability advances the understanding of sustainability in supply network management. In presenting a supply management perspective including a tighter control of the supply base and the development of supplier capability through collaboration with NGOs, the authors contribute to both the theoretical advancement and practical development of this field. The book aims to raise the sustainability standards of businesses in an increasingly complex and inter- and intra-connected global supply network.

Author : Miguel Angel Gardetti,Ana Laura Torres
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351285346

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Sustainability in Hospitality by Miguel Angel Gardetti,Ana Laura Torres Pdf

This ground-breaking research represents the most complete collection yet on how the hospitality industry is addressing sustainability and ethical issues. Covering supply chain management, innovative sustainability initiatives, CSR programmes, biologically-respectful tourism and Value Creation, Sustainability in Hospitality: How Innovative Hotels are Transforming the Industry presents valuable global viewpoints on embedding sustainability into all aspects of the hospitality industry, and the impact this could have on transforming the sector into an advocate for more sustainable, eco-conscious tourism.The chapters in this edited collection span organizational governance, human rights and labour practices, environment and climate change, fair operating practices, stakeholder engagement, CSR and strategic management. The global reach of the collection brings case studies from China, the US, the UK, Mexico and Italy, while company case studies include Fairmont Luxury Hotels and Sextantio.Sustainability in Hospitality: How Innovative Hotels are Transforming the Industry will be an essential read for academics researching the development of ethically-conscious and sustainable hospitality, and for hotel managers and group CEOs who want to know how sustainability and CSR can be embedded in their day-to-day operations.

Author : Michael G. Luchs,Scott Swan,Abbie Griffin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118971826

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Design Thinking by Michael G. Luchs,Scott Swan,Abbie Griffin Pdf

Develop a more systematic, human-centered, results-oriented thought process Design Thinking is the Product Development and Management Association's (PDMA) guide to better problem solving and decision-making in product development and beyond. The second in the New Product Development Essentials series, this book shows you how to bridge the gap between the strategic importance of design and the tactical approach of design thinking. You'll learn how to approach new product development from a fresh perspective, with a focus on systematic, targeted thinking that results in a repeatable, human-centered problem-solving process. Integrating high-level discussion with practical, actionable strategy, this book helps you re-tool your thought processes in a way that translates well beyond product development, giving you a new way to approach business strategy and more. Design is a process of systematic creativity that yields the most appropriate solution to a properly identified problem. Design thinking disrupts stalemates and brings logic to the forefront of the conversation. This book shows you how to adopt these techniques and train your brain to see the answer to any question, at any level, in any stage of the development process. Become a better problem-solver in every aspect of business Connect strategy with practice in the context of product development Systematically map out your new product, service, or business Experiment with new thought processes and decision making strategies You can't rely on old ways of thinking to produce the newest, most cutting-edge solutions. Product development is the bedrock of business —whether your "product" is a tangible object, a service, or the business itself — and your approach must be consistently and reliably productive. Design Thinking helps you internalize this essential process so you can bring value to innovation and merge strategy with reality.

Author : Tom Theis,Jonathan Tomkin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 1680921533

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Sustainability by Tom Theis,Jonathan Tomkin Pdf

With "Sustainability: A Comprehensive Foundation," first and second-year college students are introduced to this expanding new field, comprehensively exploring the essential concepts from every branch of knowldege - including engineering and the applied arts, natural and social sciences, and the humanities. As sustainability is a multi-disciplinary area of study, the text is the product of multiple authors drawn from the diverse faculty of the University of Illinois: each chapter is written by a recognized expert in the field.

Author : Christian Becker
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9400722850

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Sustainability Ethics and Sustainability Research by Christian Becker Pdf

The book identifies the specific ethical aspects of sustainability and develops ethical tools to analyze them. It also provides a methodological framework to integrate ethical and scientific analyses of sustainability issues, and explores the notion of a new type of self-reflective inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability research. With this, the book aims to strengthen the overall ability of academics to contribute to the analysis and solution of sustainability issues in an inclusive and integrated way.

Author : Abraham B. Shani,William A. Pasmore,Richard W. Woodman
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781780528076

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Research in Organizational Change and Development by Abraham B. Shani,William A. Pasmore,Richard W. Woodman Pdf

For 25 years Research in Organizational Change and Development has provided a special platform for scholars and practitioners to share new research-based insights. Volume 20 continues the tradition of providing insightful and thought-provoking chapters. Some papers bring new perspectives to classic issues in the field such as survey feedback, learning and change leadership. Others explore new territories, such as the role of computer mediated communication and its impact on organizational change and development, action learning and the role that it can play in the development of scholar-practitioners, the creation of actionable knowledge about organization development and change, and the role that ODC knowledge can play in assisting organizations to succeed within the new paradigm of sustainable value creation. Together, these chapters make an especially timely and intriguing collection. It represents a unique blend of theory and practice, intervention and research, revisiting traditional practices and introducing emerging new ones, providing multidisciplinary perspectives on current issues in the field and even a proposed new paradigm for organization development and change.

Author : Borland, Helen,Butler, Michael,Elliott, Caroline,Ormrod, Nathalie
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781800886001

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Embedding Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics in Business Education by Borland, Helen,Butler, Michael,Elliott, Caroline,Ormrod, Nathalie Pdf

This cutting-edge book finds that alternative teaching and learning methods, such as Responsible Management Learning and non-linear decision-making gameplay, can encourage deep learning, integrated thinking and a transformative consumer research perspective. Forward-thinking, it emphasises the importance of infusing the values of the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals into future curriculums, and discusses the eco-centric, embedded, transdisciplinary and personally transformative learning and teaching required to achieve these.

Author : Anthony Hopwood,Jeffrey Unerman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136532849

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Accounting for Sustainability by Anthony Hopwood,Jeffrey Unerman Pdf

If businesses and other organizations are to meet the many and complex challenges of sustainable development, then they all, both public and private, need to embed sustainability considerations into their decision-making and reporting. However, the translation of this aspiration into effective action is often inhibited by the lack of systems and procedures that take sustainability into account. Accounting for Sustainability: Practical Insights will help organizations to address these issues. The book sets out a number of tools and approaches that have been developed and applied by leading organizations to: - embed sustainability into decision-making, extending beyond an organization's boundaries to take into account suppliers, customers and other stakeholders; - measure and link sustainability and financial performance; - integrate sustainability into 'mainstream' reporting, both to management and external stakeholders. In-depth cases studies from Aviva, BT, the Environment Agency, EDF Energy, HSBC, Novo Nordisk, Sainsbury's and West Sussex County Council show in detail how accounting for sustainability works in practice in a wide range of organizational contexts. Published with The Prince's Charities: Accounting for Sustainability