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Listed companies and integrating sustainable development: what role does the board of directors play?

Wolff, Dominique - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 11 (2011) 3, pp. 244-255

Purpose – This paper aims to analyze how the level of adherence to sustainable development principles has evolved and also how the integration of new “good” governing rules has evolved in conjunction with the formation and functioning of the boards of directors and their committees....

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Maximizing social return in the banking sector

Relaño, Francesc - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 11 (2011) 3, pp. 274-284

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to show that there are other options for a firm (or a bank) than just following the mainstream logic of maximizing financial profits. This is the case of the so‐called “social banks”, which appeared in the mid‐1980s. Unlike the “financial...

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CSR norms and organizational learning in the mining sector

Dashwood, Hevina S. - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 12 (2012) 1, pp. 118-138

major mining companies to adopt corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies, and frame them in terms of sustainable …

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A new era of development: the changing role and responsibility of business in developing countries

Lenssen, Joris‐Johann; Van Wassenhove, Luk N. - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 12 (2012) 4, pp. 403-413

summary of the discussion of the EABIS Colloquium 2011 (“Corporate Responsibility and Developing Countries”). Findings …

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Creating shared value as a differentiation strategy – the example of BASF in Brazil

Spitzeck, Heiko; Chapman, Sonia - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 12 (2012) 4, pp. 499-513

Purpose – This paper aims to create empirical evidence regarding shared value strategies recently propagated by Michael Porter and Mark Kramer. Design/methodology/approach – The authors analyze a single case study of a collaboration between BASF, André Maggi Group and Fundação Espaço Eco...

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In search of viable business models for development: sustainable energy in developing countries

Kolk, Ans; van den Buuse, Daniel - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 12 (2012) 4, pp. 551-567

Purpose – Although the crucial role of business, and of business‐based approaches, in development is increasingly emphasised by academics and practitioners, insight is lacking into the “whether and how” of viable business models, in environmental, social and economical terms. This...

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Sustainable globalization and implications for strategic corporate and national sustainability

Fernando, Ravi - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 12 (2012) 4, pp. 579-589

set a new gold standard for “corporate responsibility”, which is a “commitment to sustainable business” followed by a …

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Corporate sustainability through non-financial risk management

Wong, Anson - In: Corporate Governance 14 (2014) 4, pp. 575-586

Purpose – This paper aims at highlighting the significance in developing non-financial risk management, emphasizing the need of managing environmental and social issues for enhancing corporate sustainability. Particularly, through discussing the implications of non-financial risk management,...

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Corporate strategy and the environment: towards a four-dimensional compatibility model for fostering green management decisions

Martinez, Fabien - In: Corporate Governance 14 (2014) 5, pp. 607-636

corporate environmental responsibility and business strategy that reflects heterogeneity in this relationship. Four dimensions … challenges of corporate environmental and social responsibility. The resulting model contributes to a better understanding of … which firms may elicit contingencies of relevance to environmental and social responsibility, it is suggested that the model …

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Impact of externalities on sustainable development: evidence from public-private partnerships in Kazakhstan and Russia

Mouraviev, Nikolai; Kakabadse, Nada - In: Corporate Governance 14 (2014) 5, pp. 653-669

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the influence of public-private partnerships (PPPs) on social and economic conditions in Kazakhstan and Russia from a public economics perspective, namely, through the lens of a market failure and PPPs’ negative externalities....

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