[PDF] Research Handbook Of Sustainability Agency eBook

Author : Teerikangas, Satu
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 49,84 MB
Release : 2021-07-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1789906032

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This innovative Research Handbook answers crucial questions about how individuals and organisations can make a difference towards sustainability. Offering an integrative perspective on sustainability agency, it reviews individual, active, organisational and relational forms of sustainability agency, demonstrating the capacity of individuals and organisations to act toward sustainable futures.

Author : Sabri Boubaker
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 681 pages
File Size : 31,13 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1786432633

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The severe consequences of the global financial crisis 2008-2009 and numerous accounting frauds and financial scandals over the last fifteen years have let to calls for more ethical and responsible actions in all economic activities including consumption, investing, governance and regulation. Despite the fact that ethics in business and corporate social responsibility rules have been adopted in various countries, more efforts have to be devoted to motivate and empower more actors to integrate ethical behavior and rules in making business and managerial decisions. The Research Handbook of Finance and Sustainability will provide the readers but particularly investors, managers, and policymakers with comprehensive coverage of the issues at the crossroads of finance, ethics and sustainable development as well as proposed solutions, while focusing on three different levels: corporations, investment funds, and financial markets.

Author : Oliver Laasch
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 47,29 MB
Release : 2020-05-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1788971965

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Outlining origins of the field and latest research trends, this Research Handbook offers a unique and cutting-edge take on the numerous avenues to responsible management in the 21st century. Renowned contributors present iconic viewpoints that have formed the foundation of responsible management research, introducing cutting-edge conceptual lenses for the study of the responsible management process.

Author : Gunnar Rimmel
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,25 MB
Release : 2024-09-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781035316250

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This insightful Research Handbook provides an overview of the complex and multifaceted nature of sustainability reporting. Bringing together over 50 researchers from across the globe, it summarises the current state of knowledge, identifies key methodological approaches and research gaps, and encourages researchers to make further meaningful contributions to this dynamic field. The Research Handbook begins by considering how sustainability reporting practice has developed to date and analyses the role of reporting standard setters. Chapter authors delve into underexplored issues of green technology in management control and the interplay between corporate governance and environmental reporting, examining its effects on the capital market. Ultimately the Handbook emphasises the multidimensionality of sustainability reporting across the globe and identifies best practice for future research, in particular the use of creative thinking to develop original frameworks that provide more nuanced insights into sustainability issues. Advancing sustainability reporting knowledge, this Research Handbook is an invaluable resource for academics and students in accounting, environmental economics and corporate social responsibility. Emphasising the need for continued development in corporate sustainability reporting, this book is also beneficial to professionals working in corporate management and sustainability more broadly.

Author : Walter Leal Filho
Publisher : Springer
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 18,98 MB
Release : 2017-10-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319671227

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In this handbook social science researchers who focus on sustainability present and discuss their findings, including empirical work, case studies, teaching and learning innovations, and applied projects. As such, the book offers a basis for the dissemination of information, ideas and experiences acquired in the execution of research projects, especially initiatives which have influenced behavior, decision-making, or policy. Furthermore, it introduces methodological approaches and projects which aim to offer a better understanding of sustainability across society and economic sectors. This multidisciplinary overview presents the work of researchers from across the spectrum of the social sciences. It stimulates innovative thinking on how social sciences influence sustainable development and vice-versa.

Author : Walter Leal Filho
Publisher : Springer
Page : 976 pages
File Size : 34,64 MB
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319630075

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This multidisciplinary handbook explores concrete case studies which illustrate how sustainability science and research can contribute to the realization of the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It contains contributions from sustainability researchers from across the world.

Author : Gilbert Silvius
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 37,23 MB
Release : 2024-07-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1800885458

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This Research Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the role of project management in sustainable development. Examining how to successfully integrate sustainability into the processes and practices involved, it highlights the significant development in sustainable project management whilst exploring potential future directions for the field.

Author : Julian Nowag
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 589 pages
File Size : 45,14 MB
Release : 2024-07-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 1802204660

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This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. This Research Handbook explores the complex interplay between competition law and sustainability, and also provides key insights into the role and limitations that tax, environmental laws, consumer laws, and social laws have in promoting sustainability. A distinguished array of international experts examine core principles of environmental and social sustainability, delve into the economic dynamics that shape this multidimensional relationship, and critically analyse how competition law and policy can both positively and negatively shape sustainability outcomes.

Author : Angus Morrison-Saunders
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 23,31 MB
Release : 2015-09-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1783471379

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The Handbook of Sustainability Assessment introduces the theory and practice of sustainability assessment and showcases the state-of-the-art research. The aim is to provide inspiration and guidance to students, academics and practitioners alike and to contribute to the enhancement of sustainability assessment practice worldwide. It emphasises how traditional impact assessment practices can be enhanced to contribute to sustainable outcomes. Featuring original contributions from leading sustainability assessment researchers and practitioners, it forms part of the Research Handbooks on Impact Assessment series.

Author : Anna Grear
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 24,73 MB
Release : 2015-06-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 1782544437

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Bringing together leading international scholars in the field, this Research Handbook interrogates, from various angles and positions, the fractious relationship between human rights and the environment and between human rights and environmental law.