This book offers African, Asian, Latin American, European, and North American perspectives on institutions and regulations promoting sustainable economic growth in the post-2015 development agenda in areas such as environment, labour, risk management, corporate social responsibility, corporate...

Since UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan launched the Global Compact in 1999, over 12,000 organisations around the world have voluntarily adopted and promoted its values and Ten Principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and corruption. This corporate citizenship initiative has...

This volume explores the meaning of the Paris Climate Agreement 2015 for business; it analyses its challenges and implications, and establishes required actions by the private sector in order to reduce global warming and mitigating climate change effects. We bring together evidence-based,...

This is the first in a two volume study of Corporate Social Responsibility and corporate behaviour from around the world, taking in viewpoints from five continents and over ten countries. These case studies present a detailed analysis of best practice in the corporate world in the areas of...

Advances in Sustainability & Environmental Justice Volume 12: Principles and Strategies to Balance Ethical Social and Environmental Concerns with Corporate Requirements brings together a range of practitioners and academics from the world of business who examine corporate social responsibility...

Chapter 1: Setting the scene: Public and Private Crisis Response and Sustainable Recovery -- Chapter 2: The leading role of National Governments in building forward better -- world and how states can capitalize on mega trends -- Chapter 3: Why does the private sector have a fundamental...