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Social and Environmental Responsibility in Small and Medium Enterprises in Latin America
Vives, Antonio - Inter-American Development Bank - 2005
measures to enhance and promote corporate social responsibility in SMEs. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has taken on a …This technical paper determines the extent to which small and medium enterprises (SMEs) behave responsibly, and propose … Latin America and over 1,300 firms surveyed. As SMEs represent over 95 percent of all firms in Latin America, provide …
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Konzepte und Wirkungen nachhaltigen Unternehmertums
Maaß, Frank; Chlosta, Simone; Icks, Annette; Welter, … - Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn - 2014
Betriebliches Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement zielt auf einen verantwortungsvollen Umgang mit Ressourcen und auf die entsprechende Gestaltung der innerbetrieblichen Abläufe ab. Dabei nutzen Unternehmen, die nachhaltiges Wirtschaften mit strategischen Zielen verbinden und hierbei über das gesetzlich...
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Examining, discussing and suggesting the possible contribution and role of Buddhist economics for corporate social responsibility
Welford, Richard - In: International Journal of Green Economics 1 (2007) 3/4, pp. 341-350
Key principles of Buddhist economics are discussed in relation to the private sector's role in contributing to sustainable development. It is suggested that many aspects of a Buddhist approach are consistent with recent developments in the field of corporate social responsibility. But a more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010669773
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Integrative management of sustainability performance, measurement and reporting
Schaltegger, Stefan; Wagner, Marcus - In: International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and … 3 (2006) 1, pp. 1-19
Sustainability performance management is a newly emerging term which addresses the social, environmental and economic (performance) aspects of corporate management in general and of corporate sustainability management in particular. The management of sustainability performance requires a sound...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005754581
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Investment and environmental management: the interaction between environmentally responsible investment and environmental management practice
Weber, Olaf - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 9 (2006) 4, pp. 336-354
Do investors, such as environmentally responsible funds, influence firms' decisions to implement environmental management practices? We present the results of a survey analysing the implementation standards of environmental management practices subject to the influence of environmentally...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563746
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Integrative management of sustainability performance, measurement and reporting
Schaltegger, Stefan; Wagner, Marcus - In: International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and … 3 (2006) 1, pp. 1-19
Sustainability performance management is a newly emerging term which addresses the social, environmental and economic (performance) aspects of corporate management in general and of corporate sustainability management in particular. The management of sustainability performance requires a sound...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008538767
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Investment and environmental management: the interaction between environmentally responsible investment and environmental management practice
Weber, Olaf - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 9 (2006) 4, pp. 336-354
Do investors, such as environmentally responsible funds, influence firms' decisions to implement environmental management practices? We present the results of a survey analysing the implementation standards of environmental management practices subject to the influence of environmentally...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005553143
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Dynamic capabilities for strategic green advantage: green electricity purchasing in North American firms, SMEs, NGOs and agencies
Gliedt, Travis; Parker, Paul - In: Global Business and Economics Review 12 (2010) 3, pp. 171-195
North American businesses, social economy organisations and government agencies are tackling the challenges of declining non-renewable energy resources and climate change by voluntarily purchasing green electricity (GE). This study uses a survey of 213 organisations that voluntarily purchase GE...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008755281
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Task force: Corporate social responsibility in Japan und Österreich
Pascha, Werner; Holtschneider, Uwe - Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Universität … - 2008
This report approaches Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Japan and Austria. It was elaborated by students in the … frame of a 'Task Force' seminar. It addresses empirically the issues of 1) public and private reporting of CSR, 2) case …Das vorliegende Heft untersucht Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in den Ländern Japan und Österreich. Es …
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Buddhist economics meets corporate social responsibility
Prayukvong, Wanna; Foster, M. John - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 8 (2014) 2, pp. 175-192
The standard neo-classical economic paradigm is the setting for most modern businesses. The underlying premises of this paradigm are not always in tune with the imperatives of the kind of corporate social responsibility agenda which businesses now face. This dissonance is rooted in an underlying...
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