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Corporate Sustainability
Managing Responsible Business in a Globalised World

2nd Edition

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  • Editors:
  • Andreas Rasche, Copenhagen Business School
  • Mette Morsing, Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), UN GlobalCompact, United Nations
  • Jeremy Moon, Copenhagen Business School
  • Arno Kourula, Amsterdam Business School, University of Amsterdam
Andreas Rasche, Mette Morsing, Jeremy Moon, Arno Kourula, Luisa Murphy, Jean-Pascal Gond, R. Edward Freeman, Laurence R. Wainwright, Sergiy D. Dmytriyev, Robert G. Strand, Glen Whelan, Minna Halme, Laura Spence, Carolin Waldner, Christine Moser, Evgenia I. Lysova, Jette Steen Knudsen, Frank G. A. de Bakker, Frank den Hond, Sankar Sen, Christopher Wickert, Joep Cornelissen, Christian Herzig, Lea Stadtler, Florian Lüdeke-Freund, Stefan Schaltegger, Karin Buhmann, Dirk Ulrich Gilbert, Kristin Apffelstaedt, Andrew Hoffman, Sukanya Roy, Dieter Zinnbauer, Hans Krause Hansen, Afua Owusu-Kwarteng, Sarah L. Jack
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  • Date Published: March 2023
  • availability: Available
  • format: Paperback
  • isbn: 9781009114929

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  • This introductory textbook explores key issues and recent discussions within the field of corporate sustainability and social responsibility, through theoretical and practical perspectives. Written by an international team of experts, the chapters introduce the actors and corporate processes that shape firms' management of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Spanning strategy, communication, changing regulation and governance, the book grapples with critical issues such as anti-corruption, labour rights and climate change, balancing incisive critique with suggestions for meaningful change. This analysis, supported by study questions and further learning resources in each chapter, equips students to tackle sustainability challenges effectively in their future work. A regularly updated companion website provides adaptable lecture slides and case studies with discussion questions for instructors. This is an essential text for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on corporate sustainability, CSR and business ethics, and is also relevant to political science, international relations and communications.

    • Includes fourteen new chapters that offer a wide breadth of perspectives on ESG issues and the business-government-society nexus
    • Provides students with insights on both long-standing concepts and recent developments in the field by including new legislation, policies, and corporate practices
    • Demonstrates a holistic approach to corporate sustainability by introducing different perspectives on how corporations can balance human and non-human needs
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    Reviews & endorsements

    'This book is a tremendous achievement. Expert voices are woven together to make the ever-evolving world of corporate sustainability and responsibility both accessible and real, without oversimplifying the mission. It is essential reading for future leaders. I wish we'd had this handbook when I was at school.' Paul Polman, Co-founder and Chair of IMAGINE and former CEO of Unilever

    'This textbook is exactly what every business student needs. The editors have attracted some of the most impressive thinkers in the area to illuminate different approaches to sustainability. They are able to demonstrate the importance and pervasiveness of sustainability by showing its relationship to all aspects of business, and its influence on the future of business.' Pratima (Tima) Bansal, Professor, Ivey Business School, London, CA

    'An incredible and insightful book that explains the evolution and relevance of corporate sustainability. The book is a true treasure chest, laying open why corporate sustainability is essential for business growth and survival.' Georg Kell, Chairman of Arabesque and founding Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact

    'Corporate Sustainability comprehensively explains the new roles and responsibilities of business with breadth and depth, and from a diverse set of perspectives. Rich in substance and enlivened by numerous real-world examples, this book is must reading to understand the place of business in moving us towards a sustainable future.' Dan Esty, Professor, Yale University, and author, Green to Gold, and editor, A Better Planet

    'This new textbook from four of Europe's – indeed, the world's – leading experts on corporate responsibility is a true advance over previous texts in both form and content. Readers will find here a carefully curated, original collection of writings elaborating both conceptual disputes and practical tools - in many cases, directly from the minds of the thinkers responsible for their creation. The editors then take the vital additional step of weaving these ideas together to create a coherent view of the current thinking about sustainability and corporate responsibility.' Robert Phillips, Professor, Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, CA

    'Corporate Sustainability offers a robust and insightful basis for thinking and acting about responsibility and sustainability in business settings. The textbook is grounded in cutting-edge research and puts forward the question we all – and especially the next generation of leaders – need to address. A must-read for business students and faculty!' Johanna Mair, Professor, Hertie School, Berlin

    'I was delighted to find the chapters written in a very accessible language and to 'begin at the beginning', to both cover the essentials and show the most advanced developments … The comparatively short and dense chapters enable students to focus on content that is most worth knowing.' Oliver Laasch, Academy of Management Learning & Education

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    Product details

    • Edition: 2nd Edition
    • Date Published: March 2023
    • format: Paperback
    • isbn: 9781009114929
    • length: 650 pages
    • dimensions: 246 x 188 x 29 mm
    • weight: 1.44kg
    • contains: 58 b/w illus. 45 tables
    • availability: Available
  • Table of Contents

    List of figures
    List of tables
    List of boxes
    List of contributors
    Preface
    List of abbreviations
    1. Corporate sustainability – what it is and why it matters Andreas Rasche, Mette Morsing, Jeremy Moon and Arno Kourula
    Part I. Corporate Sustainability: Approaches
    2. Historical perspectives on corporate sustainability Jeremy Moon, Luisa Murphy and Jean-Pascal Gond
    3. Ethical approaches to corporate sustainability Andreas Rasche
    4. Stakeholder approaches to corporate sustainability R. Edward Freeman, Laurence R. Wainwright, Sergiy D. Dmytriyev and Robert G. Strand
    5. Strategic approaches to corporate sustainability Andreas Rasche
    6. Political approaches to corporate sustainability Glen Whelan
    7. Ecological approaches to corporate sustainability Arno Kourula and Minna Halme
    Part II. Corporate Sustainability: Actors
    8. Multinationals, small and medium-sized enterprises and sustainability Mette Morsing and Laura Spence
    9. Alternative types of organizing for corporate sustainability Carolin Waldner and Andreas Rasche
    10. Sustainability professionals Christine Moser and Evgenia I. lysova
    11. Investors and sustainable finance Andreas Rasche
    12. Government and corporate sustainability Jette Steen Knudsen and Jeremy Moon
    13. NGOs, activism and sustainability Frank G. A. de Bakker and Frank den Hond
    14. Consumers and corporate sustainability Sankar Sen
    Part III. Corporate Sustainability: Processes
    15. Corporate governance and sustainability Andreas Rasche
    16. Reputation and corporate sustainability Christopher Wickert and Joep Cornelissen
    17. Reporting, materiality and corporate sustainability Christian Herzig
    18. Sustainability partnerships Lea Stadtler and Arno Kourula
    19. Business model innovation for sustainability Florian Lüdeke-Freund and Stefan Schaltegger
    20. Sustainability standards Andreas Rasche
    Part IV. Corporate Sustainability: Issues
    21. Business and human rights Karin Buhmann
    22. Labour rights in global supply chains Dirk Ulrich Gilbert and Kristin Apffelstaedt
    23. Business, climate change and the Anthropocene Andrew Hoffman and Sukanya Roy
    24. Anti-corruption governance, global business and corporate sustainability Dieter Zinnbauer and Hans Krause Hansen
    25. International development and corporate development Afua Owusu-Kwarteng and Sarah L. Jack
    26. Corporate sustainability: where are we going? Arno Kourula, Andreas Rasche, Mette Morsing and Jeremy Moon
    References
    Index.

  • Editors

    Andreas Rasche, Copenhagen Business School
    Andreas Rasche is Professor of Business in Society at Copenhagen Business School's Sustainability Centre, and Associate Dean for the Full-Time MBA Programme. He has taught courses in the MBA and doctoral programmes, chaired Executive Education programmes, authored more than sixty academic articles and cases, and published six books. He has collaborated with the United Nations on several projects and served on the UN Global Compact LEAD Steering Committee. Professor Rasche is an award-winning teacher and case author. He is Associate Editor of Business Ethics Quarterly.

    Mette Morsing, Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), UN GlobalCompact, United Nations
    Mette Morsing is Head of PRME Principles of Responsible Management Education, UN Global Compact (New York). Morsing was Professor and Mistra Chair of Sustainable Markets at Stockholm School of Economics (Sweden) and Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility and Organizational Theory at Copenhagen Business School (Denmark). Morsing has served on boards and held honorary and advisory positions on committees and councils locally and internationally. She has taught in Bachelor, Master and MBA Executive as well as Ph.D. programmes. Morsing has published in Journal of Management Studies, Human Relations, Business Ethics Quarterly, Organization Studies and Organization, Business & Society, among other places.

    Jeremy Moon, Copenhagen Business School
    Jeremy Moon is Professor of Sustainability Governance, Copenhagen Business School. He was Founding Director of the International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility, University of Nottingham, and was Director of the CBS Sustainability Centre.  He is author of Corporations and Citizenship (Cambridge, 2008, with Andrew Crane and Dirk Matten); Corporate Social Responsibility: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford, 2014); and 'The Meaning and Dynamics of Corporate Social Responsibility', Academy of Management Review (2020, with Dirk Matten).

    Arno Kourula, Amsterdam Business School, University of Amsterdam
    Arno Kourula is Professor of Business & Sustainability at the University of Amsterdam Business School, and Docent (honorary title) at Aalto University. He has published widely in international management, business ethics, and policy and environmental studies. Arno has won multiple awards for his research and teaching and collaborates extensively with business, public sector and civil society actors. He has served in editorial roles and on boards for several journals, including as Section Editor of Journal of Business Ethics.

    Contributors

    Andreas Rasche, Mette Morsing, Jeremy Moon, Arno Kourula, Luisa Murphy, Jean-Pascal Gond, R. Edward Freeman, Laurence R. Wainwright, Sergiy D. Dmytriyev, Robert G. Strand, Glen Whelan, Minna Halme, Laura Spence, Carolin Waldner, Christine Moser, Evgenia I. Lysova, Jette Steen Knudsen, Frank G. A. de Bakker, Frank den Hond, Sankar Sen, Christopher Wickert, Joep Cornelissen, Christian Herzig, Lea Stadtler, Florian Lüdeke-Freund, Stefan Schaltegger, Karin Buhmann, Dirk Ulrich Gilbert, Kristin Apffelstaedt, Andrew Hoffman, Sukanya Roy, Dieter Zinnbauer, Hans Krause Hansen, Afua Owusu-Kwarteng, Sarah L. Jack

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