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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