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Corporate Sustainability, Social Responsibility and Environmental Management (ePub eBook) 1st ed. 2017


Corporate Sustainability, Social Responsibility and Environmental Management (ePub eBook) 1st ed. 2017

eBook by Camilleri, Mark Anthony

Corporate Sustainability, Social Responsibility and Environmental Management (ePub eBook)

£79.50

ISBN:
9783319468495
Publication Date:
27 Feb 2017
Edition:
1st ed. 2017
Publisher:
Springer Nature
Imprint:
Springer
Pages:
195 pages
Format:
eBook
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Corporate Sustainability, Social Responsibility and Environmental Management (ePub eBook)

Description

This book provides a concise and authoritative guide to corporate social responsibility (CSR) and related paradigms, including environmental responsibility, corporate sustainability and responsibility, creating shared value, strategic CSR, stakeholder engagement, corporate citizenship, business ethics and corporate governance, among others. It is primarily intended for advanced undergraduate and / or graduate students. Moreover, it is highly relevant for future entrepreneurs, small business owners, non-profit organisations and charitable foundations, as it addresses the core aspects of contemporary strategies, public policies and practices. It also features case studies on international policies and principles, exploring corporate businesses environmental, social and governance reporting.Mark Camilleris new book provides an excellent overview of the eclectic academic literature in this area, and presents a lucid description of how savvy companies can embed themselves in circular systems that reduce system-wide externalities, increase economic value, and build reputation. A valuable contribution.Charles J. Fombrun, Founder of Reputation Institute and a former Professor of Management at New York University and The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USAI am pleased to recommend Dr. Camilleris latest book, Corporate Sustainability, Social Responsibility, and Environmental Management. The book is a rich source of thought for everyone who wants to get deeper insights into this important topic. The accompanying five detailed case studies on a wide array of corporate sustainable and responsible initiatives are helpful in demonstrating how theoretical frameworks have been implemented into practical initiatives. This book is a critical companion for academics, students, and practitioners.Adam Lindgreen, Professor and Head of Department of Marketing, Copenhagen Business School, DenmarkThis book is an essential resource for students, practitioners, and scholars. Dr. Mark Camilleri skillfully delivers a robust summary of research on the business and society relationship and insightfully points to new understandings of and opportunities for responsible business conduct. I highly recommend Corporate Sustainability, Social Responsibility, and Environmental Management: An Introduction to Theory and Practice with Case Studies.Diane L. Swanson, Professor and Chair of Distinction in Business Administration and Ethics Education at Kansas State University, KS, USAMarks latest book is lucid, insightful, and highly useful in the classroom. I strongly recommend it.Donald Siegel, Dean of the School of Business and Professor of Management at the University at Albany, State University of New York, NY, USAThe theory and practice of corporate sustainability, social responsibility and environmental management is complex and dynamic. This book will help scholars to navigate through the maze. Dr Camilleri builds on the foundations of leading academics, and shows how the subject continues to evolve. The book also acknowledges the importance of CSR 2.0 - or transformative corporate sustainability and responsibility - as a necessary vision of the future.Wayne Visser, Senior Associate at Cambridge University, UK. He is the author of CSR 2.0: Transforming Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility and Sustainable Frontiers: Unlocking Change Through Business, Leadership and InnovationCorporate Sustainability, Social Responsibility and Environmental Management: An Introduction to Theory and Practice with Case Studies provides a useful theoretical and practical overview of CSR and the importance of practicing corporate sustainability.Geoffrey P. Lantos, Professor of Business Administration, Stonehill College. Easton, Massachusetts, USAThis book offers a truly comprehensive guide to current concepts and debates in the area of corporate responsibility and sustainability. It gives helpful guidance to all those committed to mainstreaming responsible business practices in an academically reflected, yet practically relevant, way.Andreas Rasche, Professor of Business in Society, Copenhagen Business School, DenmarkA very useful resource with helpful insights and supported by an enriching set of case studies.Albert Caruana, Professor of Marketing at the University of Malta, Malta and at the University of Bologna, ItalyA good overview of the latest thinking about Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Management based on a sound literature review as well as useful case studies. Another step forward in establishing a new business paradigm.Ren Schmidpeter, Professor of International Business Ethics and CSR at Cologne Business School (CBS), GermanyDr. Camilleri's book is a testimony to the continuous need around the inquiry and advocacy of the kind of responsibility that firms have towards societal tenets. Understanding how CSR can become a modern manifestation of deep engagement into socio-economic undercurrents of our firms, is the book's leading contribution to an important debate, that is more relevant today than ever before.Mark Esposito, Professor of Business and Economics at Harvard University, MA, USAMarks book is a great addition to the literature on CSR and EM; it will fill one of the gaps that have continued to exist in business and management schools, since there are insufficient cases for teaching and learning in CSR and Environmental Management in Business Schools around the globe.Samuel O. Idowu, Senior Lecturer in Accounting at London Metropolitan University, UK; Professor of CSR at Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, China and a Deputy CEO, Global Corporate Governance Institute, USACorporate Social Responsibility has grown from 'nice to have' for big companies to a necessity for all companies. Dr Mark Camilleri sketches with this excellent book the current debate in CSR and CSR communication and with his cases adds valuable insights in the ongoing development and institutionalization of CSR in nowadays business.Wim J.L. Elving, Professor at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Contents

Part I: An Introduction to the Corporate Social Responsibility Agenda.- Part II: Case Studies on Social and Environmental Issues in Business.

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