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.
Author(s): Dalia D’Amato, Anne Toppinen, Robert Kozak
Series: Routledge Research in Sustainability and Business
Publisher: Routledge/Earthscan
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 277
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of contributors
Acknowledgements
PART I: Business Sustainability Today
1 A Little Chapter on the Big Picture
2 Towards the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Business Strategy and Operations
3 Sustainable Business Models: State of the Art and Emerging Avenues
PART II: Framing and Managing Sustainability
4 Potential of the Green Economy Discourse to Advance Sustainability in Business
5 The Circular Bioeconomy: Company-Level Strategic Perspectives
6 Strategies for Brand Owners and Retailers in the Circular Bioeconomy Transition
7 Servitization and the Future of Business Development – Insights from the Forest Industry
PART III: Governance and Policy Mechanisms
8 The Private Sector Engagement Paradox: The Proliferation of Finance and Market Driven Sustainability Tools Alongside the Acceleration of Environmental Degradation
9 Intact Forest Landscapes and the Forest Stewardship Council: Lessons for NGO–Business Cooperation
10 The Internet of Trees and Networked Surveillance: A Multi-Stakeholder Effort to Protect the Resilience of Ecosystems
PART IV: Business Sustainability Tomorrow?
11 The Quandary of Sustainability-Oriented Innovations
12 Business in a Strongly Sustainable Society?
13 The Quest for a Sustainable Hybrid Business
14 Sustainable Futures and the Changing Role of Business in Society
Index
