This edited collection critically explores the efforts of the apparel industry to improve safety conditions and suggests governance reforms that will resolve lingering issues. The volume examines two consortia: the Alliance and the Accord, which set up cooperative auditing systems of supplying...

Dieses Buch liefert für die Bekleidungs- und Textilbranche einen fundierten, praxisbezogenen Überblick über CSR-Strategien, CSR-Kommunikation und Managementprozesse. Es richtet sich an alle Fach- und Führungskräfte, die sich aktuell mit den Fragen rund um die Themen...

Introduction -- Understanding of CSR and its standards -- Trends in CSR practices -- CSR practices in the private enterprises of Bangladesh -- CSR and its practices in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector.- CSR in Private Enterprises -- Comparative Experiences of Bangladesh and Vietnam -- Conclusion.

This book presents innovative strategies for sustainable, socially responsible enterprise management from leading thinkers in the fields of corporate citizenship, nonprofit management, social entrepreneurship, impact investing, community-based economic development and urban design. The book’s...

This is a seminal book for anyone who wants to understand, shape or study the communication surrounding sustainability in their interactions with colleagues, employees, supply chain partners, and external stakeholders. It develops essential insights on the basis of an extensive review of...

Theoretische Grundlagen der Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung -- Leitlinien zur Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung -- Zwecke der Normierung der Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung -- Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung nach GRI im HDAX -- Kurzfristige Ereignisstudie -- Langfristige Ereignisstudie --...

This book is devoted to the analysis of the three main financial crises that have marked this century: 2001 Argentina’s defaulting on its external debt, the American subprime crisis in 2008, and the current European debt crisis in Europe. The book pursues three major objectives: firstly, to...

This book describes and refutes thirteen ideas involving free market principles and the US economic system, arguing that these (mostly familiar) ideas are myths. The myths are deeply ingrained in the United States' self-image and in political discourse, and are hailed as indisputable,...