The best of the latest sustainability literature
Handbook of Research on Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility
By Paul HiIl & Ryan Langan (eds)
Hardcover: 432 pages, £140.00
ISBN: 1781003785
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: July 2014
Marketing is often pooh-poohed among the “harder” management disciplines of finance, strategy and the like. Yet its role in building interest in sustainability and creating a market for responsible products and services is fundamental. This comprehensive compendium provides an intriguing examination of the relationship between corporate social responsibility and marketing. Useful for both practitioners and students.
Corporate Social Entrepreneurship: integrity within
By Christine Hemingway
Paperback: 274 pages, £27.99
ISBN: 1107447194
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: July 2014
It would be easy for business ethicists to hang up their hats, such is the seemingly continuous litany of corporate scandals. Hemingway is an optimist, however. In this captivating book, she provides a strong empirical argument for why managers’ moral compasses so often send them off course – and what can be done to redirect them.
Corporate Social Responsibility and Development in Pakistan
by Nadeem Malik
Hardcover: 168 pages, £85.00
ISBN: 0415709113
Publisher: Routledge
Publisher: August 2014
If corporate responsibility is an oxymoron, as some claim, then corporate responsibility in Pakistan must be the extreme expression of such incongruous contradiction. So be prepared to be surprised: this well-researched book argues convincingly for the role that private enterprise can – and must – play in the development of this troubled Asian state.
Sustainability and Innovation: the next global industrial revolution
By Salah M El-Haggar (edited)
Hardcover: 352 pages, £29.95
ISBN: 9774166477
Publisher: Cairo Press
Published: October 2014
If the first industrial revolution was all about mass production realised through the exploitation of primary resources (especially coal), then the next with be driven by clean tech and green manufacturing. This compelling set of studies provides a practical introduction to the latest sustainable production methods.
Business and Sustainability: between government pressure and self-regulation
By Achim Lang & Hannah Murphy (eds)
Hardcover: 192 pages, £90.00
ISBN: 3319072382
Publisher: Springer
Published: October 2014
The recent introduction of India’s new CSR code, which mandates large companies to give a percentage of profits to charity, has reignited the perennial policy discussion around regulation and voluntarism. This edited volume provides a balanced account on the pros and cons of both sides of the debate.
Co-operatives in a Post-Growth Era: creating co-operative economics
By Sonja Novkovic & Tom Webb (eds)
Paperback: 320 pages, £19.99
ISBN: 1783600779
Publisher: Zed Books
Published: October 2014
Business leaders might raise an eyebrow at the notion of a “post-growth” era, but co-operative economic models have a long and distinguished heritage (notwithstanding the Co-operative Group’s recent woes). This collection of essays argues that a stronger co-op movement is the best chance of a more inclusive, more sustainable global economic system.
Sustainable London?: the future of a global city
By Rob Imrie & Loretta Lees (eds)
Paperback: 352 pages, £27.99
ISBN: 1447310608
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: September 2014
In a bid to become a cleaner, healthier capital city, London has done much over recent years to improve its polluted air, congested streets and contaminated river. From transport and housing to education and property, this wide-ranging book asks what a sustainable city looks like and whether or not the UK capital fits the bill.
Africa's World Trade: informal economies and globalization from below
By Margaret Lee
Paperback: 192 pages, £21.99
ISBN: 1780323503
Publisher: Zed Books
Published: October 2014
Trade is usually discussed in the macro: flows of capital between nations, multilateral agreements and so forth. This provocative book looks at “afro-neoliberal capitalism” in micro: a fascinating collection of oral history and in-depth case studies from the front lines of Africa’s modern-day marketplaces.
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