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Finding a path in the sustainability jungle. A framework for corporate action.
Seelos, Christian - EconWPA - 2005
Collective concerns about sustainable development and proposals about how to achieve sustainability have produced a … sustainability; and yet the lack of clear definitions has left a vacuum of corporate guidance. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR …) has become a synonym for corporate action towards sustainability, but companies continue to struggle to understand how to …
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Innovations for the poor by the poor
Gupta, Anil K. - In: International Journal of Technological Learning, … 5 (2012) 1/2, pp. 28-39
mainly from 500 districts of India and some other parts of the world. Blending formal and informal science has become …
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Konzepte und Wirkungen nachhaltigen Unternehmertums
Maaß, Frank; Chlosta, Simone; Icks, Annette; Welter, … - Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn - 2014
Sustainability aims at a responsible use of natural resources and the environment as well as at shaping corporate … relations and restructuring the constitution of the firm. As such, sustainability is commonly and successfully used by small …, medium as well as large enterprises. Enterprises that turn sustainability into a strategic business goal, going beyond legal …
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Innovative business approaches for the reduction of extreme poverty and marginality?
Baumuller, Heike; Husmann, Christine Ladenburger; von … - Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF), Rheinische … - 2011
Extreme poverty is an immense political and market failure, wasting the potential of hundreds of millions of people. Investing in the creation of markets that include the extreme poor and marginalized should thus not only be considered as a charitable activity, but promises high returns on...
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Meaning Making by Managers: Corporate Discourse on Environment and Sustainability in India
Nambiar, Prithi; Chitty, Naren - In: Journal of Business Ethics 123 (2014) 3, pp. 493-511
The globally generated concepts of environment and sustainability are fast gaining currency in international business … discourse. Sustainability concerns are concurrently becoming significant to business planning around corporate social … key factor in determining company approaches to sustainability. But what do corporate managers understand by …
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Leveraging brand value through corporate responsibility
Pakseresht, Ashkan; Mark-Herbert, Cecilia - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 17 (2014) 3, pp. 281-297
Measurements of corporate values are associated with a number of challenges. The needs for making measurements relate to making strategic decisions for internal and external stakeholders. Traditionally, these estimates of, for example, brand value, have been expressed purely in terms of...
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Credits trading mechanism for corporate social responsibility: an empirically grounded framework
Hede, Shantesh; Nunes, Manuel José Lopes; Ferreira, Paula - In: International Journal of Technological Learning, … 7 (2014) 1, pp. 49-92
. By adopting a comprehensive perspective, the paper emphasises simultaneously social sustainability-related considerations …
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Le couplage « responsabilité sociale des entreprises » et « développement durable » : mise en perspective, enjeux et limites
Quairel, Françoise; Capron, Michel - In: Revue française de socio-Economie n° 11 (2013) 1, pp. 125-144
?institutional entrepreneurs? (WBCSD and SustainAbility), who have contributed along towards the institutionalization of big …
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Are stock markets influenced by sustainability matter? Evidence from European companies
Moneva, Jose M.; Ortas, Eduardo - In: International Journal of Sustainable Economy 1 (2008) 1, pp. 1-16
performance of a company and its financial performance measured by stock market value. Belonging to the Dow Jones Sustainability … Index, disclosing a Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Report and Sustainable Ratings are used as proxies for … sustainability. This article is based on sustainability as a multivariate issue, and exploratory factor analysis is used to model the …
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SMEs and corporate social responsibility. The perspective from Spanish companies
Munoz-Torres, Maria Jesus; Fernandez-Izquierdo, Maria … - In: International Journal of Sustainable Economy 1 (2009) 3, pp. 270-288
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) can be understood as an instrument for the application of sustainability in … were identified that could easily be included in their strategy to improve sustainability performance. Results show that …
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