Purpose ? The British retailer Marks & Spencer aspires to be the world's mostsustainable major global retailer by 2015. This paper seeks to examine how thecompany is embedding sustainability. Design/methodology/approach ? The paper iswritten as part of an ongoing investigation into how...

There could be as many as 300 million caregivers in the global workforce providing care for loved ones - elderly parents, a life-partner with a health condition, or a disabled child/sibling or close friend who needs support. As populations age around the world and welfare support declines, the...

It is estimated that there are more than 110 national and international business-led corporate responsibility coalitions. Given the growing reach and significance of these alliances, there is now a critical need for an informed and balanced analysis of their achievements, their progress, and...

Purpose – This paper aims to deal with the significance of leadership as driver of corporate responsibility and complementary, dynamic organizational change. It seeks to focus on the continuous attention required by competitiveness, and the cultural complexity of renewing business processes in...

Purpose – This paper aims to describe the emerging practice of joint management‐stakeholder‐committees (JMSCs) in which corporate executives take decisions in collaboration with stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach – To identify firms involving stakeholders in their governance...