Corporate Strategy and Sustainability is a substantially updated, detailed overview of sustainability issues for business and economics students. Built to teach the evolution of the history of sustainability practices, this edition has expanded coverage of social sustainability issues, non-Western perspectives and sustainable supply chains. Rich in cases, these too have been updated to demonstrate best practice and the practical application of theory. Extensive discussions of tools show how incorporate sustainability issues apply to strategic decision making. The book accentuates the value and importance of a strong sustainability approach in an age of climate change emergency. This textbook is an ideal companion to instructors and students of sustainability in business, economics and management.

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Taylor & Francis Ltd

Psychology Press Ltd

CRC Press

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
Preface
Other Books by the Author
PART 1 Introductory Material
1 Introduction and Context
2 A Brief History of Corporate Response to Sustainability Issues and Their Current Status
PART 2 Some Key Concepts and Methodology
3 Eco-efciency, Circular economy and other Paradigms
4 Closing the Loop: Mimicking Nature – Biomimicry and Industrial Ecology
5 Thinking Systemically (I): Mass Balances and Industrial Metabolism
6 Thinking Systematically (II): Lifecycle Analysis
7 Thinking Systemically (III): A Brief Note on Carbon Accounting
8 Thinking Systemically (IV): LCA, Carbon Footprinting, and Input-Output Analysis
PART 3 Case Studies
9 Waste to Profts: The Case of Consolidated Mining and Smelting Ltd.
10 Designing the Corporation of the 21st Century: Case Study of Interface Inc.
11 MOWI – World Leader in Aquaculture: A Questionable Solution
12 The Search for Innovative Business Models: An Historical Case Study of Ooteel Forest Products, Ltd.
13 Assessing Ooteel’s Strategic Options
14 Defning Sustainability and its Components: Case Study of Suncor Ltd.
15 Volkswagen: A Case Study in Corporate Malfeasance and Recovery
16 Five Short Cases: Patagonia, H&M, Walmart, Ford, Fossil Fuel Companies
PART 4 Special Topics
17 Internalizing Sustainability into Corporate Strategy
18 Reforming the Financial System
19 Social Enterprise and the Social Return to Investment
20 Corporate Culture and Leadership
21 Afterword
Index

2024-12-23