Corporate sustainability : managing responsible business in a globalised world / edited by Andreas Rasche, [and 3 others]. - Secon edition. - xxviii, 637 pages ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Corporate sustainability - what it is and why it matters -- Part I. Corporate sustainability: approaches -- Historical perspectives on corporate sustainability -- Ethical approaches to corporate sustainability -- Stakeholder approaches to corporate sustainability -- Strategic approaches to corporate sustainability -- Political approaches to corporate sustainability -- Ecological approaches to corporate sustainability -- Part II. Corporate sustainability: actors -- Multinationals, small and medium-sized enterprises and sustainability -- Alternative types of organising for corporate sustainability -- Sustainability professionals -- Investors and sustainable finance -- Government and corporate sustainability -- NGOs, activism and sustainability -- Consumers and corporate sustainability -- Part III. Corporate sustainability: processes -- Corporate governance and sustainability -- Reputation and corporate sustainability -- Reporting, materiality and corporate sustainability -- Sustainable partnerships -- Business model innovation for sustainability -- Sustainability standards -- Part IV. Corporate sustainability: issues -- Business and human rights -- Labour rights in global supply chains -- Business, climate change and the Anthropocene -- Anti-corruption governance, global business and corporate sustainability -- International development and corporate sustainability -- Corporate sustainability: where are we going?

"This introductory textbook explores key issues and recent discussions within the field of corporate sustainability and social responsibility, through theoretical and practical perspectives. Written by an international team of experts, the chapters introduce the actors and corporate processes that shape firms' management of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Spanning strategy, communication, changing regulation and governance, the book grapples with critical issues such as anti-corruption, labour rights and climate change, balancing incisive critique with suggestions for meaningful change. This analysis, supported by study questions and further learning resources in each chapter, equips students to effectively tackle sustainability challenges in their corporate work. A regularly updated companion website provides adaptable lecture slides and case studies with discussion questions for instructors. This is an essential text for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on corporate sustainability, CSR and business ethics and also relevant to political science, international relations and communications"--

9781009114929

2022043439


Social responsibility of business.
Corporate governance.

HD60 / .C6965 2023

658.408 / C817