Edited by Iveta Cherneva, this volume brings together finance industry perspectives from top global institutions, which focus on the bottom line for integrating ESG factors into the operations of the finance industry. Executives and senior practitioners answer the question: 'does following sustainable finance principles make commercial sense for a commercially-oriented financial institution, and if so, what evidence is there?'

Product Description: For business to flourish, society must flourish. In today's global economy, business serves the common good not only by producing goods and services but also by reaching out to the many who are not even in the market because they lack marketable skills and the resources to acquire them...read more

Product Description: This practical, easy-to-understand book sets a path to successfully building a culture for sustainability in today's global marketplace, providing "best practice" case studies from industries and sectors including manufacturing, business-to-business, hospitality, consumer products, telecommunications, and professional services...read more

Product Description: In January 2010, author, academic and social entrepreneur Dr Wayne Visser set off on a nine-month, 20-country quest to talk to entrepreneurs, business leaders and innovators and learn about how companies in all parts of the world can and are helping to tackle the world's most pressing social and environmental problems...read more

Product Description: 'A timely contribution to social entrepreneurship research from a Scandinavian view. Taking entrepreneurship as creative action in society as a whole, the authors counter widely held perceptions of (social) entrepreneurship: it is not an elite phenomenon but a form of action that we all engage in from time to time; it is not about system-changing disruptions but generally about small but real improvements in everyday life; it is not about autonomous action but about realizing freedom potential in societies where knowledge and learning have become essential for civic action...read more

Product Description: Assuming a pro-business viewpoint, this book criticizes sustainability and responsibility as it appears in the reports of corporations. It launches an appeal to the representatives of SMEs around the world to make accountability happen in government organizations and monopolies...read more

Product Description: Blending theory with practical application, this comprehensive text supports courses at the intersection of corporate social responsibility (CSR), corporate strategy, and public policy. Part I provides an overview of the field, defining CSR and placing it in the context of wider corporate strategy...read more

Product Description: This is the first comparative worldwide look at how social enterprise is shaped by local conditions. Social enterprise, the use of market-based, civil society approaches to address social issues, has been a growing global phenomenon for over twenty years...read more

Product Description: Corporate Responsibility (CR) has never been more prominent on the corporate agenda. More companies are coming to understand that it is in their economic interest to address social and environmental impacts in a manner that is integrated with their operations...read more

This text brings together case studies focusing on specific instances of corporate best practices. All too often, we showcase cases based on questionable or unethical corporate behavior. Instead, the editors bring together in this book examples of how some firms got it right. Certainly, there is no claim that the companies in these case are perfect; some of them may have histories that include questionable practices. But, these are companies that work to foster trust, both internally and in their relationships with customers, suppliers, shareholders, and the communities in which they operate. The book is not, however, merely a descriptive iteration of effective corporate conduct. The editors conclude with an analysis of frameworks for corporate and managerial ethical decision-making - frameworks that help to establish models for best practices. These frameworks then can be generalized and applied to other corporate situations, and replicated by other companies in their search for excellence and the resulting avoidance of misconduct.

Product Description: Sustainability is normally considered to be about choices for the future being limited by decisions made in the present, and is frequently portrayed as concerning environmental issues alone. The Durable Corporation rejects both of these notions to argue that sustainability is a more complex concept that involves balancing many factors...read more

Product Description: This collection of readings and cases begins with an introduction to moral reasoning, and then provides students with a wide range of opportunities to apply ethical theory to real contemporary managerial situations - including issues facing managers in the next century...read more

This collection of readings and cases begins with an introduction to moral reasoning, and then provides a wide range of applications of ethical theory to real contemporary managerial situations. The book includes a section on international business; a revised section on the environment; and new sections on diversity and strategy. Each section contains a case study and relevant theoretical articles that range from classics in philosophy to modern commentaries by business practitioners. (view table of contents)

This collection of cases contains analysis of nine pivotal business ethics cases that changed, or are in the process of changing, organizations and society for the better.

Filled with inspiring true-life stories, this optimistic guide to enlightened business practices shows readers how corporations can become ethically, environmentally, and socially conscious without losing in the marketplace. Original.

This collection of readings and cases begins with an introduction to moral reasoning, and then provides a wide range of applications of ethical theory to real contemporary managerial situations. The book includes a section on international business; a revised section on the environment; and new sections on diversity and strategy. Each section contains a case study and relevant theoretical articles that range from classics in philosophy to modern commentaries by business practitioners.

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Product Description: Quarter examines business owners who use their firms as laboratories for social innovation. After providing an introduction to this phenomenon in an historical perspective and discussing the 19th-century British industrialist Robert Owen, he provides ll case studies of contemporary innovators from six countries-the UK, US, the Netherlands, Germany, Canada, and New Zealand...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This illuminating new book presents a series of in-depth case studies from around the world based on numerous personal interviews with organisational leaders and focusing on their journey towards sustainability. The aim is to provide visions of a more sustainable future, and shed light on the path, milestones and solutions – in particular the management processes these organisations employed – to provide a reliable compass that others can follow...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)