Corporate Sustainability in the 21st Century : Increasing the Resilience of Social-Ecological Systems
2019
Online
E-Book
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Corporate sustainability needs a rethink. We have entered the human-influenced Anthropocene age, and we are witnessing accelerating changes in earth system processes. Businesses'current initiatives, such as product innovation and pollution reduction, are not enough to combat the intensifying social-ecological challenges that face us.Corporate Sustainability in the 21st Century is an innovative new textbook which provides a fresh conceptual framework for understanding and engaging with sustainability, now and in the future –'Business In Nature.'This book critically discusses key concepts and topics related to corporate sustainability, with a focus on corporate sustainability strategies and corporate value chains. Setting itself apart from existing books, it introduces ideas from global ecology and the natural sciences to provide readers with a new language for discussing business and sustainability. This book maintains an international perspective throughout, with a wealth of examples, case studies and discussion questions. It will be a valuable text for students of corporate sustainability; business, nature and society; and environmental studies, and will also be useful for managers seeking a new perspective on how being'green'can fit with business goals.
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Corporate Sustainability in the 21st Century : Increasing the Resilience of Social-Ecological Systems
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Sardá, Rafael ; Pogutz, Stefano |
Veröffentlichung: | 2019 |
Medientyp: | E-Book |
ISBN: | 978-1-138-74459-2 (print) ; 978-1-138-74465-3 (print) ; 978-1-351-72072-4 (electronic) ; 978-1-351-72073-1 (electronic) ; 978-1-315-18090-8 (electronic) |
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