Drawing on stories and case studies, and with reference to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, this book's no-nonsense approach sets aside the ideals to confront the realities of business reform. It demonstrates the power and potential that a Single Organizing Idea can bring to any business prep..
Africa embodies many of the most vexing dilemmas that business faces in attempts to be responsible, ethical and sustainable. This collection brings together the critical debates, perspectives, experiences and success stories in the field of corporate citizenship in Africa...
This book argues that the strategic management of relationships with external stakeholders – what the author calls 'Corporate Diplomacy' – creates real and lasting business value. With colourful examples, practical tools and considered perspectives, the book hones in on a fundamental challenge for m..
Analyses business practice and performance on climate change. This work examines how climate-change-related policy development and implementation have influenced corporate performance, with the objective of using this information to consider how the next stage of climate change policy may be designe..
The significance of business-led CR coalitions – such as the WBCSD, UN Global Compact, International Business Leaders Forum – is indisputable. This book addresses the urgent need for informed and balanced analysis of their achievements, their progress and their potential. In addition, the book provi..
Blending a comprehensive theoretical framework and a range of cases, this book focuses on ethical failures to relate corporate responsibility to business ethics, corporate governance, and organization effectiveness...
This practical guide is designed to help business leaders and their managers understand how to assess the impact of corporate social responsibility factors on their core business strategy and operations, and help them identify and prioritize between subsequent options and resulting business opportun..
Corporate Social Performance in Emerging Markets provides an effective tool for companies to help them engage in CSR activities and become a responsible company in CEE countries such as Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia; focusing on the difference of stakeholders and their attitudes t..
How effective are businesses at improving working conditions in their supply chains through private regulation? Can private regulation be both stringent and popular with firms? This book analyzes the nature and origins of, the business demand for and the competition between all relevant private regu..
Based on in-depth research from 12 European countries, this book addresses a key gap in both the CSR and ER literatures, namely trade union policies towards CSR, their engagement with particular CSR initiatives, and the challenges they face in doing so...
This book investigates the evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility reporting in China and the reasons behind its rapid development and increase in social reports issued by Chinese enterprises...
Seeks to explore this "missing link" between Corporate Social Responsibility and governance mechanisms that are capable of embracing true stakeholder accountability. This book provides analysis of the complex relationships between the state, the market and civil society in the development of CSR, ac..