Esg Mindset

Author : Matthew Sekol
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2024-04-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781398614253

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ESG Mindset by Matthew Sekol Pdf

Businesses who take environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) seriously can transform their companies, industries and economies worldwide. Learn how to think critically about ESG to ensure your company remains resilient with sustainable growth in the long term. ESG goes beyond decarbonization commitments, corporate goals and industry awards to core business issues, stakeholders and the balance sheet. Managing these risks and opportunities requires courage, imagination and careful analysis to improve and innovate around what is and isn't working at a company. It requires mainstreaming a consistent definition of ESG so key decision-makers are empowered to act across the business and their value chains, including in daily business practices, communication with stakeholders, financial considerations, and the integration of new technologies and products. ESG Mindset guides business leaders, ESG specialists and CSR strategists through the nuanced and most thoughtful ways to focus on these core business issues. Equipping readers with an enhanced way to think through complex business decisions and interconnected crises, the book provides accessible perspectives and real-world examples from companies around the world that have implemented a meaningful approach to ESG and learned lessons along the way. Readers will learn how to think about pressing ESG challenges from a new perspective and build defensibility in their efforts to future-proof a business and potentially save the world as only they can.

Author : Kerul Kassel,Isabel Rimanoczy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351063326

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Developing a Sustainability Mindset in Management Education by Kerul Kassel,Isabel Rimanoczy Pdf

With an expanding awareness of the challenges of sustainability, featured more in the daily news than in higher education textbooks, scholars and faculty have been called to connect their syllabi to the ‘real world’. This book doesn’t just offer the ‘why’; it offers the ‘how’ through presenting the definition and model of the ‘sustainability mindset’ to help educators frame curricula to facilitate broad and deep systemic learning among current and future leaders. A sustainability mindset is intended to help individuals analyze complex management challenges and generate truly innovative solutions. The sustainability mindset breaks away from traditional management disciplinary silos by integrating management ethics, entrepreneurship, environmental studies, systems thinking, self-awareness and spirituality within the dimensional contexts of thinking (knowledge), being (values) and doing (competency). This book is aimed at professors, faculty members, instructors, teaching assistants, researchers and doctoral students in higher learning management education programs. Chapter contributors are all teaching professionals from programs around the world, who have been doing research and creating curricula, assessments, tools, and more for the students in their classes, and the book will be globally applicable.

Author : Alan Murray
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781541789104

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Tomorrow's Capitalist by Alan Murray Pdf

The Next Big Idea Club, Best Leadership Books of 2022 In an era of political and cultural extremism, America’s corporate leaders have emerged as the pragmatic center of a movement for social and economic progress. The core tenets of a capitalist system that dominated the world for more than a century are being challenged as never before. Narratives about the failures of capitalism, the greed of the 1 percent, and the blindness of corporations to public need have made their mark and are driving change. These aren’t the superficial cosmetic fixes that generated so much cynicism in the past, but a revolution in the way corporations are imagined and run. Tomorrow’s Capitalist reveals how corporate CEOs—the ultimate pragmatists—realized that they could lose their “operating license” unless they tackle the fundamental issues of our time: climate, diversity and inclusion, and inequality and workforce opportunity. Responding to their employees and customers who are demanding corporate change, they have taken the lead in establishing the bold new principles of stakeholder capitalism, ensuring that for the first time in more than a half a century it is not just shareholders who have a say in how corporations are run. Alan Murray vividly captures the zeitgeist of the real and compelling dynamic that is transforming much of the corporate world.

Author : Abeba N. Turi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783031179983

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Financial Technologies and DeFi by Abeba N. Turi Pdf

The hunt for new forms of value generation is shaping the future of economic and financial interactions, leading to the emergence of innovative business models and technological enablers. Other than challenging our time and space limits, such technological advancements, in some cases, have allowed the generation of value at nearly zero marginal cost. Inevitably, emergent tech solutions are fundamental game changers in digital and conventional finance. In this regard, the book fleshes out the core developments and trending fintech 2.0 solutions that pause challenges and bring opportunities for businesses and economies. It comprises nine main chapters with collective insights and interdisciplinary perspectives covering the business, tech, and regulatory layers of financial technologies and decentralized finance. Besides, the book illustrates how to leverage these state-of-the-art technologies for the evolving digital and decentralized finance world. The book targets a broad audience of researchers, academia, industry professionals, fintech enthusiasts, and the general business audience with timely data and up-to-date cases.

Author : Danyelle Guyatt
Publisher : Ethics International Press
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781804410677

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Cultivating a Sustainable Mindset in Finance by Danyelle Guyatt Pdf

Cultivating a Sustainable Mindset in Finance explores the behavioural challenges and opportunities to cultivate a sustainable mindset amongst financial professionals that could accelerate capital allocation to combat climate change. It draws on real life examples of institutional investors. While many investors recognize the growing need to incorporate climate change into investment decisions, it is not a straightforward task, and there are a multitude of challenges that investors face that slow down the speed and scale of action required to adapt investment processes. Some of these barriers have been widely debated and often cited, such as lack of consistent signals from government policy-makers, the need to upscale new technology advances, a lack of suitable investable opportunities or lack of data, models, or suitable metrics. However, there are additional challenges that relate specifically to investor behaviour itself, that are often overlooked. Through real-life case studies and survey evidence, this book explores the psychological underpinnings of investment decisions, including the dominant mindset of financial professionals, the prevalence of cognitive biases, cultural drivers, and personal relationships (both at the individual level and inside and outside organizations), and sets out a pathway to cultivate a sustainable mindset to accelerate capital allocation with the urgency that is needed to combat climate change. It is of interest to researchers and students in finance and investment; to investment firms; and to any organization looking to make sense of sustainability financing.

Author : Griselda Dávila-Aragón,Salvador Rivas-Aceves
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811626135

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The Future of Companies in the Face of a New Reality by Griselda Dávila-Aragón,Salvador Rivas-Aceves Pdf

This book analyzes the changes brought on to economic and business activities in Latin America due to the new scenarios, environments and social dynamics the world is facing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, at both micro- and macroeconomic levels. Recent changes to working environments has brought discussions on work-life balance to the forefront, and creating support mechanisms to attract and retain the next generation of workers has become a primary focus for talent managers. At an industry level, there are expectations that once the crisis passes, there will be massive capital inflows toward ESG investments in emerging markets driving the transformation of companies. Consequently, ESG business models will have a cascading effect in the whole supply chain (upstream, midstream and downstream) and will generate greater value for all stakeholders. At the same time, technologies of the fourth industrial revolution, such as Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence, have gradually been adopted by companies leading the charge in ESG business models. The financial sector has taken the lead in these two technologies, but the challenge generated by the COVID-19 pandemic forced other sectors to innovate rapidly in order to remain afloat. Using empirical and theoretical frameworks, the contributors in this book identify the most attractive alternatives to benefit consumers in an adverse environment like the one the world is facing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which while posing a significant challenge for most industries, has also created new opportunities for innovation and ingenuity, analyzing case studies from the coffee and medical tourism sectors in particular.

Author : Doug MacKie
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000981735

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The Handbook of Climate Change Leadership in Organisations by Doug MacKie Pdf

Climate change is one of the most significant and challenging problems we face today, and many organisations have recognised their responsibility in reducing emissions and environmental degradation and regenerating biodiversity. However, conventional leadership has failed to respond adequately to the magnitude of the threat, and a profound change in corporate leadership is required to substantively cut emissions and change climate policy to minimise further destructive environmental impact. This book sets out the qualities and approaches needed by leaders to successfully develop and implement climate change mitigation and adaptation policies. Bringing together the foremost experts in climate change leadership from business, leadership, psychology and coaching backgrounds, this book addresses the failures of current leadership practice and proposes a variety of models of how climate change leadership capabilities can be effectively developed in organisations. It is structured around four concepts: foundations, which includes models of environmental, ecological and evolutionary leadership; transitions, which looks at transformational and ethical models that are being repurposed for the age of sustainability; progressions, which explores innovative models that are being developed for the current age including systems, adaptation and maturity-based models of leadership; and actions, which includes models of sustainable goal setting and climate leadership coaching and development. The book is written for corporate leaders, researchers and educators and will be an invaluable addition to the leadership curriculum and executive development programmes to help the next generation of leaders respond to global challenges.

Author : Pia Heidenmark Cook,Lisen Wirén
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781398616264

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Embedding Sustainability by Pia Heidenmark Cook,Lisen Wirén Pdf

Embedding Sustainability is a practical, solutions-focused guide for sustainability managers and leaders to embed sustainability in organizations and drive improved performance. For organizations to truly embody sustainability, it must infuse all operations. Sustainability change agents need to be the conductors of the orchestra, making sure everyone has the same objective, is working with the same goals and is moving at the same pace. Embedding Sustainability charts the journey from purpose, scope and assessment to strategy, implementation and integration. It outlines the steps required to engage and commit employees to deliver to the same goals, creating a workplace where success is achieved through collective effort. Drawing on impressive experience, the authors share valuable tools and tips, lessons and coaching, factoring in different organizational maturity levels, international contexts and cultural differences and stakeholder mapping. It explores leadership principles, values, culture, strategies and engagement methods. Embedding Sustainability provides mid-senior sustainability professionals with guidance and encouragement to continue with their work and avoid common mistakes, while also prioritizing their own wellbeing. It will help sustainability change agents navigate the unique challenges of this role, find solutions to problems and maintain a positive outlook.

Author : Alex Edmans
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108494854

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Grow the Pie by Alex Edmans Pdf

Companies can both serve society and generate profit. This book shows how - based on rigorous evidence and an actionable framework.

Author : O.C. Ferrell,Debbie M. Thorne,Linda Ferrell
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2023-01-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781948426534

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Business & Society by O.C. Ferrell,Debbie M. Thorne,Linda Ferrell Pdf

Formerly published by Chicago Business Press, now published by Sage Business and Society provides a strategic framework that integrates business and society into organizational strategies to showcase social responsibility as a highly actionable and practical field of interest, grounded in sound theory. In corporate America today, social responsibility has been linked to financial performance and is a major consideration in strategic planning. This innovative text ensures that business students understand and appreciate concerns about philanthropy, employee well-being, corporate governance, consumer protection, social issues, and sustainability, helping to prepare them for the social responsibility challenges and opportunities they will face throughout their careers. The author team provides the latest examples, stimulating cases, and unique learning tools that capture the reality and complexity of social responsibility. Students and instructors prefer this book due to its wide range of featured examples, tools, and practices needed to develop and implement a socially responsible approach to business.

Author : Mark Starik,Gordon P. Rands,Jonathan P. Deason,Patricia Kanashiro
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2023-01-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781802202458

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Handbook of Multi-Level Climate Actions by Mark Starik,Gordon P. Rands,Jonathan P. Deason,Patricia Kanashiro Pdf

The Handbook of Multi-Level Climate Actions emphasizes the need for significant climate action by every capable person on the planet at multiple levels of human experience and society. This includes individuals/households, formal and informal groups, organizations/communities, from local to global, and all levels of businesses, governments, and nonprofit organizations. It highlights the many ways that our species can meet the climate crisis and how entities at every level of human experience are, could be, and should be developing and implementing climate solutions, including those advancing energy efficiency, renewable energy utilization, and nature’s ability to sequester carbon.

Author : Luminita Chivu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031479250

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Constraints and Opportunities in Shaping the Future: New Approaches to Economics and Policy Making by Luminita Chivu Pdf

Author : Dr Shuchita Singh,Dr Arpana Kumari,Dr Piali Haldar
Publisher : Book Bazooka Publication
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2023-01-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789391363123

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Digital Disruption and Environmental, Social & Governance by Dr Shuchita Singh,Dr Arpana Kumari,Dr Piali Haldar Pdf

Rightly said but hardly adopted. The purpose of compiling this book is to invoke the thoughts of sustainable business practices in minds of readers. In the disruptive business environment, it is very important to address the need of an ecosystem which can create the disruptive, sustainable technologies. All stakeholders like nonprofits leaders, policymakers, academicians, business leaders and entrepreneurs will have to act responsibly towards Environmental, Social and Governance related issues to ensure sustainable growth of corporates, economies, nations and eventually the entire community on the planet. This book is a compilation of 18 chapters with well researched perspectives in the area of digital disruption and ESG practices in the corporates. The book can be offered as a handy compendium of readings of the dynamic business environment.

Author : Diana Verde Nieto
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781398613645

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Reimagining Luxury by Diana Verde Nieto Pdf

It has never been more important for the luxury industry to embrace sustainability and transform their businesses for a better future. However, in order to become authentically sustainable, companies need to shift their mindsets. Reimagining Luxury offers invaluable guidance for businesses seeking to thrive in a sustainable future. Authored by Diana Verde Nieto, an expert in the field, and incorporating insights from industry leaders such as LVMH, L'Oreal, and Kering, as well as respected figures like Harvard Professor John Kotter and former Unilever CEO Paul Polman. This comprehensive guide provides practical advice on how to shift mindsets, heartsets and practices to achieve sustainable economic growth. Whether you're an established luxury organization or a new player in the field, this book is an essential resource for navigating the changing landscape of sustainability and innovation in the 21st century. Reimagining Luxury empowers 'the reimaginers' to take action and create change by offering practical frameworks and concrete examples. Whether you are an industry professional with years of experience or just starting out, the book will help accelerate your path towards positive change. Covering everything from environmental and social topics to positive storytelling, Reimagining Luxury offers readers a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness of these issues and the steps necessary to address them holistically. The author, Verde Nieto, brings a wealth of knowledge and practical experience to the table as an Adviser at Sustainnovate and Co-Founder of Positive Luxury. Readers can trust that the advice presented is based on both deep expertise and practical experience. If your goal is to embrace sustainable innovation as a catalyst of social and economic growth, then Reimagining Luxury is a must-read.

Author : Satyajit Chakrabarti,Ashiq A. Sakib,Souti Chattopadhyay,Sanghamitra Poddar,Anupam Bhattacharya,Malay Gangopadhyaya
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 822 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781000929348

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Interdisciplinary Research in Technology and Management by Satyajit Chakrabarti,Ashiq A. Sakib,Souti Chattopadhyay,Sanghamitra Poddar,Anupam Bhattacharya,Malay Gangopadhyaya Pdf

IRTM 2023 We live in an inter-connected world. In the era of Industry 5.0, technology is getting embedded more and more in the way ‘we learn, live, work and play’. This progression is accelerating at a pace never seen before. Inter disciplinary and collaborative research across disciplines within the Technology domain and Management domain, and across the Technology — Management interface is opening up exciting new possibilities for solving problems whose solutions are beyond the scope of a single discipline, domain or practice, and helping to create a brave, new world. We are living in an incredible time of change. Our effort to hold such an interdisciplinary conference, in the virtual mode, apparently resonated across the academic community, as was evident from the huge response that the first ever conference on “Interdisciplinary Research in Technology and Management”, (IRTM) held in February 2021 had received from participants across many countries. This has encouraged the organizers to hold the next edition of the conference physically in Kolkata on a larger scale in the online mode. The pandemic unleashed by Covid 19 in the last two years has shaken the socio-economic foundations of countries and societies to a point where the world cannot be the same as before the pandemic. It has re-focused the world’s attention on the priority of healthcare, and healthcare infrastructure and its innovative management. Inevitably, questions have again been raised more vehemently on what kind of a world we want to live in. Environmental concerns are being pursued with renewed vigour, The urgency of developing new, robust infrastructure relevant for the new world is gaining wider consensus. By 2030, as reports suggest, cyber – physical systems, internet of things and wearable technology will be everywhere and in everything, renewable energy will power the world, and digital entertainment will take centre stage among other developments. The third edition of the conference on “Interdisciplinary Research in Technology and Management” attempts to spotlight the above concerns. The number of tracks on which papers are invited from scholars, researchers, consultants and practitioners to share their interdisciplinary research and consultative work has been enlarged. As before, the papers will be peer reviewed and authors of the selected papers will be invited to present their papers in the IRTM conference. The presentation of papers will be interspersed with Keynote Talks by eminent experts on the theme of the conference or individual domains.