Reflecting On Sustainability Standards

Author : United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789210018319

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Reflecting on Sustainability Standards by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Pdf

This paper summarizes the Voluntary Sustainability Standards' (VSS) Academic Advisory Council Roundtables. The roundtables aimed to foster the debate on the possibilities and limitations of sustainability standards as tools to environmental, social and economic sustainability. They were jointly organized by the United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards (UNFSS) and EVIDENSIA, in collaboration with the KU Leuven Center for Global Governance. This paper summarizes the discussions and outcomes of the three roundtable discussions. It brings different perspectives on VSS together which can inform and contribute to a comprehensive understanding of VSS effectiveness through GVCs. Through this paper, the “effectiveness” of VSS is defined along multiple dimensions, all of which are covered and assessed. A first dimension, goal-attainment effectiveness, focuses on the impact of VSS on a range of social, economic and environmental indicators. A second dimension, process effectiveness, analyses the degree to which VSS are adopted by economic operators and the drivers for adoption. A third dimension, constitutive effectiveness, focuses on the degree to which VSS change the overall approach of actors involved in the policy process towards sustainability, i.e., the degree to which their theories of change are used more widely. VSS role on international trade is also debated and discussed.

Author : United Nations Publications
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9211130417

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Reflecting on Sustainability Standards by United Nations Publications Pdf

This paper summarizes the Voluntary Sustainability Standards' (VSS) Academic Advisory Council Roundtables. The roundtables aimed to foster the debate on the possibilities and limitations of sustainability standards as tools to environmental, social and economic sustainability. They were jointly organized by the United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards (UNFSS) and EVIDENSIA, in collaboration with the KU Leuven Center for Global Governance. This paper summarizes the discussions and outcomes of the three roundtable discussions. It brings different perspectives on VSS together which can inform and contribute to a comprehensive understanding of VSS effectiveness through GVCs. Through this paper, the "effectiveness" of VSS is defined along multiple dimensions, all of which are covered and assessed. A first dimension, goal-attainment effectiveness, focuses on the impact of VSS on a range of social, economic and environmental indicators. A second dimension, process effectiveness, analyses the degree to which VSS are adopted by economic operators and the drivers for adoption. A third dimension, constitutive effectiveness, focuses on the degree to which VSS change the overall approach of actors involved in the policy process towards sustainability, i.e., the degree to which their theories of change are used more widely. VSS role on international trade is also debated and discussed.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0433514531

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EQUATOR PRINCIPLES AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ON ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY. by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ashok Dalwai,Arvind Mehta,Alok Shrivastava,Ajay Tyagi,Rina Ray,Rajesh Singh,Sutradhar Shailendra Joshi,Shreemat Pandey,Satish Tewary,Tarun Shridhar
Publisher : Blue Rose Publishers
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Reflections on India's Public Policies: by India's Experienced Policy makers by Ashok Dalwai,Arvind Mehta,Alok Shrivastava,Ajay Tyagi,Rina Ray,Rajesh Singh,Sutradhar Shailendra Joshi,Shreemat Pandey,Satish Tewary,Tarun Shridhar Pdf

Packing order in civil services is determined by the year of entry. Older the number of entry, senior an officer becomes. Each individual officer from the entry into service onwards gains diverse experiences at various levels till his/ her exit from the service. Most of the civil servants share their experiences at the personal level in the form of their memoirs. There are very few and far references in the public policy domain of sharing practical experiences in an objective manner. In the annals of the Indian civil services, it is for the first time that Ten officers of a batch had come together to share their experiences with constructive suggestions on a number of important issues. This kind of canvas covering wide-ranging subjects will be helpful to present and future policymakers and implementers. The topics covered and the authors involved make the book a shear magic.

Author : Alan S. Gutterman
Publisher : Business Expert Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781953349897

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Sustainability Standards and Instruments by Alan S. Gutterman Pdf

This book serves as an introduction to sustainability standards and instruments and includes chapters on initiatives of governmental and intergovernmental bodies, sectoral CSR commitments, CSR-related reporting and management standards, and securities exchanges and regulators. It is becoming increasingly clear that firms can contribute to their own wealth and to overall societal wealth by considering the effect they have on the world at large when making decisions and take operational actions to execute their strategies. All of this has led to growing interest in “corporate social responsibility,” or “CSR,” which has been described as the way that firms integrate social, environmental, and economic concerns into their values, culture, decision making, strategy, and operations in a transparent and accountable manner and thereby establish better practices within the firm, create wealth, and improve society. The commitments and activities associated with any CSR initiative should begin with compliance with laws and regulations promulgated by the governmental entities have jurisdiction over the firm’s activities; however, CSR extends well “beyond the law” to include important subjects as to which the law has not been able to keep. As a result, voluntary corporate responsibility standards developed from a variety of sources have emerged to fill the gap. This book serves as an introduction to sustainability standards and instruments and includes chapters on initiatives of governmental and intergovernmental bodies, sectoral CSR commitments, CSR-related reporting and management standards, and securities exchanges and regulators.

Author : Tony Wall
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031559969

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Sustainability in Business Education, Research and Practices by Tony Wall Pdf

Author : Phillip Paiement
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108417914

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Transnational Sustainability Laws by Phillip Paiement Pdf

This book examines how voluntary sustainability standards can be used to both regulate and coordinate producers in industries.

Author : Bimal Arora,Pawan Budhwar,Divya Jyoti
Publisher : Springer
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030137168

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Business Responsibility and Sustainability in India by Bimal Arora,Pawan Budhwar,Divya Jyoti Pdf

On the backdrop of the institutionalisation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability, and the emergence of multi-stakeholder-driven voluntary regulation, this timely collection places special emphasis on India and explores its international voluntary sustainability standards. The authors analyse the adoption and implementation of voluntary governance initiatives across a range of industries, offering insightful sectoral discussion and evaluation of voluntary sustainability standards as forms of transnational private regulation. This book will be of interest to anyone researching CSR, sustainability and supply chain management in emerging markets.

Author : Robert Brinkmann
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 2585 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783031019494

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The Palgrave Handbook of Global Sustainability by Robert Brinkmann Pdf

The field of sustainability continues to evolve as a discipline. The world is facing multiple sustainability challenges such as climate change, water depletion, ecosystem loss, and environmental racism. The Handbook of Sustainability will provide a comprehensive reference for the field that examines in depth the major themes within what are known as the three E’s of sustainability: environment, equity, and economics. These three themes will serve as the main organizing body of the work. In addition, the work will include sections on history and sustainability, major figures in the development of sustainability as a discipline, and important organizations that contributed or that continue to contribute to sustainability as a field. The work is explicitly global in scope as it considers the very different issues associated with sustainability in the global north and south

Author : Sinziana Dorobantu,Ruth V. Aguilera,Jiao Luo,Frances J. Milliken
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781787563162

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Sustainability, Stakeholder Governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility by Sinziana Dorobantu,Ruth V. Aguilera,Jiao Luo,Frances J. Milliken Pdf

The chapters in this volume cover a wide range of theoretical perspectives grounded in strategy, economics and sociology, employ various methodological approaches, and offer new arguments on the connections that exist between firms’ decisions relating to sustainability, CSR, and the governance of their stakeholder relations.

Author : Kye Gbangbola,Nicole Lawler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000029963

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Gold Standard Sustainability Reporting by Kye Gbangbola,Nicole Lawler Pdf

This highly practical and concise book shows you how to undertake a reporting process and produce a sustainability report in line with the new standards and frameworks presented by the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Fully updated to ensure compliance with the new standards, this second edition shows how to actually produce a sustainability report as well as the key processes in the planning: how to produce a business case; the development of actions plans; process and team leadership; and generating cross-functional buy in. Templates are provided for certain steps in order to simplify the tasks involved at each point in the process. Anyone involved in delivering or developing a process to embed sustainability reporting for an organization will find this book invaluable, for example Chief Sustainability Officers, Chief Financial Officers and Company Secretaries. It will also be of interest to students in the field of sustainability.

Author : Peter A. Wilderer,Edward D. Schroeder,Horst Kopp
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783527604463

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Global Sustainability by Peter A. Wilderer,Edward D. Schroeder,Horst Kopp Pdf

This first book to focus on cultural diversity as a key element of sustainable development in the context of science and engineering provides cross-disciplinary information and assistance in understanding our world in transition. As such, it furnishes the global scientific community and decision makers in governmental and non-governmental institutions as well as in industry with much-needed information on how the various factors affecting sustainable development -- including culture -- depend on and interfere with each other. Featuring a contribution by the President of the Club of Rome, HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal, this is vital reading for all (natural) scientists, engineers, economists, ecologists, environmental organizations, and consultants.

Author : Andreas Rasche,Mette Morsing,Jeremy Moon,Arno Kourula
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 667 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781009100403

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Corporate Sustainability by Andreas Rasche,Mette Morsing,Jeremy Moon,Arno Kourula Pdf

This introductory textbook by international experts explores the key issues, actors and processes in the field of corporate sustainability.

Author : Silvius, Gilbert
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781466641785

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Sustainability Integration for Effective Project Management by Silvius, Gilbert Pdf

Although it remains one of the most significant challenges in recent years, companies are beginning to integrate the ideas of sustainability into organized projects such as marketing, corporate communications, and annual reports. In this case, sustainability remains an important influence on the initiation of project management. Sustainability Integration for Effective Project Management provides a comprehensive understanding of the most important issues, concepts, trends, methodologies, and good practices in sustainability to project management. The research and concepts discussed in this publication are developed by professionals and academics aiming to provide the latest knowledge related to sustainability principles for prospective professionals, academics, and researchers in this area of expertise.

Author : Manuel Martinez,Raimar Scherer
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000155464

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eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction. ECPPM 2006 by Manuel Martinez,Raimar Scherer Pdf

The task of structuring information on built environment has presented challenges to the research community, software developers and the industry for the last 20 years. Recent work has taken advantage of Web and industry standards such as XML, OWL, IFC and STEP. Another important technology for the fragmented AEC industry is digital communication. Wired or wireless, it brings together architects, engineers and construction site workers, enabling them to exchange information, communicate and work together. Virtual enterprise organization structures, involving mobile teams over distance, are highly compatible with the needs of the construction industry.