In the past decade the UK’s top construction contractors and consulting engineers have developed an extensive array of policies and procedures associated with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). This reflects the onus on companies and their personnel to behave in a transparent, accountable...

The construction process, right through from planning and design to use and demolition, has a major impact on society. Traditionally, concern has been focused on its environmental impact and the quest for sustainability, but this has now extended into the wider remit of Corporate Social...

This working paper is an encyclopedia entry on Economic Democracy written for: Rowe, Debra ACHIEVING SUSTAINBILITY, Cengage Publishing. The focus of the entry is on steps for advancing economic democracy, such as encouraging local self-reliance, and building up of local economies by supporting...