Our suggestions for some sustainable reading

Socially Responsive Organizations and the Challenge of Poverty

By Milenko Gudic, Alfred Rosenbloom & Carole Parkes (eds)

Hardcover: 295 pages, £50.00

ISBN: 978-1783530595

Publisher: Greenleaf Publishing

Published: July 2014

Few will argue that tackling poverty is an unworthy goal, but the business rationale for doing so is still far from clear. This book marks an important stepping-stone towards establishing a robust, evidence-based argument for companies and business educators to address the issue head on.

Green Leadership in China: management strategies from China's most responsible companies

By Sam Yoonsuk Lee, Ambigaibalan Ramasamy & Jay Hyuk Rhee

Hardcover: 80 pages, £53.99

ISBN: 978-3642550577

Publisher: Springer

Published: July 2014

Protecting the environment is a universal prerogative, but strategies and approaches for doing so vary widely. This well-researched book draws on extensive case studies and interview material to detail what best-practice environmental management looks like among Chinese firms.

Routledge Handbook of Sustainability and Fashion

By Kate Fletcher & Mathilda Tham (eds)

Hardcover: 324 pages, £125.00

ISBN: 978-0415828598

Publisher: Routledge

Published: August 2014

After decades in the dark, the global fashion industry is finally waking up to its environmental footprint and social impacts. This handbook looks at the complexity of building a more sustainable clothing industry and proposes a multi-disciplinary approach to the problem.

Smart Engagement

By John Ashton & Alan Knight

Paperback: 112 pages, £35.00

ISBN: 978-1910174180

Publisher: Do Sustainability

Published: July 2014

Stakeholder engagement is one of those topical themes on every company’s lips. Yet how are stakeholder needs and insights best integrated into a business’s strategy and processes? This short, insightful book distils the best advice from current research and points readers to cutting-edge practice.

The Managerial Sources of Corporate Social Responsibility: the spread of global standards

By Christian Thauer

Hardcover: 352 pages, £65.00

ISBN: 978-1107066533

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: September 2014

Why and under which conditions do companies voluntarily adopt high social and environmental standards? This academic-oriented book sets out to illustrate the internal drivers and management dilemmas driving social conduct in companies. Drawing heavily on transaction cost economics, Thauer applies his theoretical framework to practical examples in South Africa and China.

The Responsible Entrepreneur: four game-changing archetypes for founders, leaders, and impact investors

By Carol Sanford

Hardcover: 224 pages, £16.52

ISBN: 978-1118910757

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: August 2014

Entrepreneurs are an eclectic, often eccentric, bunch. But they share certain common characteristics. This fascinating book argues that social entrepreneurs fall into one of four categories: those that change their industry, their culture, their society or the governance models that bind them. Read it to find out which best describes you.

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