ABSTRACT
Drawing on contributions from more than thirty scholars and experts in the field, this book examines the role of business as an enabler, as an inhibitor, and ultimately as a co-actor in global sustainability transformations expected over the next few decades.
The Role of Business in Global Sustainability Transformations employs several theoretical perspectives and provides abundant examples and cases to discuss a variety of emerging concepts, phenomena, and trends shaping business sustainability. Weaving through the chapters, the editors present core tensions and sources of inertia towards transformative change, and acknowledge that envisioning multiple solutions and pathways are possible and desirable. They advocate for the need to align visions, actions and time horizons between policy, society and business in addressing the interlinked socio-ecological challenges that our society currently faces.
This book will be an important resource for scholars and professionals working in the field of sustainability and sustainable business, and a vital educational text for students interested in this discipline.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|44 pages
Business Sustainability Today
chapter 2|19 pages
Towards the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Business Strategy and Operations
part 2|71 pages
Framing and Managing Sustainability
chapter 7|20 pages
Servitisation and the Future of Business Development – Insights from the Forest Industry
part 3|66 pages
Governance and Policy Mechanisms
chapter 8|29 pages
The Private Sector Engagement Paradox
chapter 9|17 pages
Intact Forest Landscapes and the Forest Stewardship Council
chapter 10|18 pages
The Internet of Trees and Networked Surveillance
part 4|64 pages
Business Sustainability Tomorrow?