Sustainability & Social Responsibility
This collection focuses on summaries on the following topics:
- Sustainability
- Social Responsibility
- Environmentalism
- Green Initiatives
There are over 20 summaries in this collection, with at least one new summary added each month. This collection offers an excellent overview of the key developments for professionals responsible for developing and managing corporate sustainability initiatives. Click here to see the current titles in the Sustainability & Social Responsibility collection
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In Meaningful Workplaces, Neal E. Chalofsky describes how strong and responsive Human Resource functions influence organizational effectiveness by building an employee-engaged, community-based...
As biotechnology has continued to advance, some eagerly anticipate the creation of new intellectual property and a new bioeconomy. On the other hand, some fear that the desire for profit is leading to the unethical...
Earth is warming, resources are dwindling, and people are worried. But some have sighted opportunities amid the gloom. In Sustainable Excellence, Aron Cramer and Zachary Karabell explain how savvy...
The earth today suffers from many problems ranging from climate change, insufficient food, dwindling energy resources, biodiversity, and poverty. Although the vast majority of human action is based on competition, many...
“Doing well by doing good” has become a common maxim in the business world, yet the data is not clear whether or not corporate social responsibility (CSR) and philanthropy actually produce any measure- able business...
In The Sustainability Champion's Guidebook, Bob Willard addresses the global need for sustainable practices and the influential role of the business world in the sustainability movement. Effective...
The right relationship that people must seek is “between the human economy, and the earth’s commonwealth of life,” write authors Peter G. Brown and Geoffrey Garver in Right Relationship. In the Quaker...
As Ann Rhoades and Nancy Shepherdson explain in Built on Values, the “perfect company culture” does not exist. The right culture for any company can be defined by determining what values are important...
The Great Recession has brought changes and challenges to all sectors of the economy, nonprofits included. Building Strong Nonprofits, edited by John C. Olberding and Lisa Barnwell Williams, is a...
The most successful companies credit their achievement, in part, to the ethical way in which they conduct their business and the ethical standards their employees follow. Organizations that operate with high integrity...
