The role of business in global sustainability transformations
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The role of business in global sustainability transformations
（Routledge research in sustainability and business）（Earthscan from Routledge）
Routledge, 2023
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Drawing on contributions from more than thirty scholars and experts in the field, this book examines the role of business as an enabler, as an inhibitor, and ultimately as a co-actor in global sustainability transformations expected over the next few decades.
The Role of Business in Global Sustainability Transformations employs several theoretical perspectives and provides abundant examples and cases to discuss a variety of emerging concepts, phenomena, and trends shaping business sustainability. Weaving through the chapters, the editors present core tensions and sources of inertia towards transformative change, and acknowledge that envisioning multiple solutions and pathways are possible and desirable. They advocate for the need to align visions, actions and time horizons between policy, society and business in addressing the interlinked socio-ecological challenges that our society currently faces.
This book will be an important resource for scholars and professionals working in the field of sustainability and sustainable business, and a vital educational text for students interested in this discipline.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Part 1 - Business sustainability today
A little chapter on the big picture
Robert Kozak, Anne Toppinen, Dalia D'Amato
Towards the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in business strategy and operations
Angelina Korsunova and Kaisa Korhonen-Kurki
Sustainable business models: state of the art and emerging avenues
Romana Rauter, Tomas Santa-Maria, and Josef-Peter Schoeggl
Part 2 - Framing and managing sustainability
Potential of the green economy discourse to advance sustainability in business
Maria Fernanda Tomaselli, Kahlil Baker, Michael Barkusky, Noriko Kusumi
The circular bioeconomy: company-level strategic perspectives
Ari Jantunen and Anni Tuppura
Strategies for brand owners and retailers in the circular bioeconomy transition
Fabian Schipfer, Gulsah Yilan, Francesca Govoni, Piergiuseppe Morone
Servitization and the future of business development - Insights from the forest industry
Katja Lahtinen and Liina Hayrinen
Part 3 - Governance and policy mechanisms
The private sector engagement paradox: the proliferation of finance and market driven sustainability tools alongside the acceleration of environmental degradation
Ben Cashore
Intact forest landscapes and the FSC: lessons for NGO-business cooperation
William Nikolakis and Peter Wood
The internet of trees and networked surveillance: a multi-stakeholder effort to protect the resilience of ecosystem
Mario Schultz and Peter Seele
Part 4 - Business sustainability tomorrow?
The quandary of sustainability-oriented innovations
Eric Hansen, Jaana Korhonen, Rajat Panwar, Marko Hakovirta
Business in a strongly sustainable society?
Iana Nesterova and Ben Robra
The quest for the sustainable hybrid business
Ellen Stenslie
Sustainable futures and the changing role of business vis-a-vis with society
Anne Toppinen, Robert Kozak, Dalia D'Amato
Index
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