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Emerging Issues in Sustainable Development

Author : Mitsuo Matsushita

Publisher : Springer

Page : 402 pages

File Size : 23,22 MB

Release : 2016-10-05

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 4431564268

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This book seeks to answer the questions: how do the rules of international treaties on trade and investment apply to the new laws and policies relating to energy-related trade, and do the rules of the multilateral system contribute to or detract from sustainable development? An emerging set of new problems in the law of international trade is how to reconcile the rules of the multilateral trading system with shortages of certain natural resources and the necessity to develop renewable energy resources. The chapters in this book provide a comprehensive analysis of the international trade issues presented by national trade laws and policies with regard to natural resources and energy. This book is about the extent to which we are interpreting existing rules to cover emerging problems and how the rules of the multilateral trading system can be adapted to achieve sustainable development in natural resources and energy. The book begins with a survey of selected national laws relating to recent restrictions on the export of natural resources, both resources used to produce energy as well as natural resources essential for industrial production. After examining the range of such laws in selected important countries, we turn to the application of the rules of the multilateral trading system to such export restrictions. We discuss the major rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO) as well as the natural resources rules in selected regional preferential free trade agreements. While there is not a comprehensive global legal regime on competition law, we believe it is also important to examine how selected national competition laws impact export restrictions on natural resources. This book will be a major contribution to the international dialogue on international economic law issues with respect to trade in natural resources and energy.





Public Goods, Sustainable Development and the Contribution of Business

Author : Roland Bardy

Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Page : 332 pages

File Size : 16,70 MB

Release : 2021-02-18

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1527566250

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This book provides an expansive review of the public goods theme and highlights the inherent linkage between sustainable development and corporate responsibility for improving the current and future welfare of communities both at home and abroad. The main proposition here is that sustainable development is focused on preserving and maintaining public goods. Consequently, whoever uses public goods is liable for their preservation, their maintenance, and, where they are underdeveloped, for their expansion. Successful delivery, both now and in the future, depends on a positive relationship of the public sector with the private sector. This book will serve to stimulate discussions of scholars and policy makers in the field of sustainable development with business leaders, and will close the gap between the public and the private sectors by building a common understanding and common methodologies for implementing and measuring sustainable development in the macro- and the micro-spheres.



Sustainable Businesses in Developing Economies

Author : Rajagopal

Publisher : Springer Nature

Page : 269 pages

File Size : 15,55 MB

Release : 2020-10-26

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 3030516814

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Trends in cleaner business decisions have resulted in sustainable business models involving society, stakeholders, and consumers. Sustainable choices of companies create competitive differentiations that enable consumers to weigh social values and shift loyalties in the competitive marketplace. This book focuses on sustainability as the pivot of marketing and argues that commitment to sustainability in business not only equips companies to have greater social impact but also inspires an emotional response in consumers that aids companies in growing their image, brands, and socio-political reputations. Exploring topics such as the circular economy, sustainable logistics, eco-innovation, conscious consumption, and social entrepreneurship, the chapters discuss sustainable practices in emerging markets and co-creation between corporations and consumers. This book offers researchers innovative concepts on sustainable business modelling.



Just Sustainabilities

Author : Robert Doyle Bullard

Publisher : Earthscan

Page : 360 pages

File Size : 23,24 MB

Release : 2012

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1849771774

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Environmental activists and academics alike are realizing that a sustainable society must be a just one. Environmental degradation is almost always linked to questions of human equality and quality of life. Throughout the world, those segments of the population that have the least political power and are the most marginalized are selectively victimized by environmental crises. This book argues that social and environmental justice within and between nations should be an integral part of the policies and agreements that promote sustainable development. The book addresses the links between environmental quality and human equality and between sustainability and environmental justice.



Business and Sustainability

Author : Mick Blowfield

Publisher : Oxford University Press

Page : 390 pages

File Size : 32,56 MB

Release : 2013

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 0199642982

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Climate change, the resource constrained economy, and sustainability in general are amongst the hottest and most problematic topics for contemporary businesses. This book provides a comprehensive overview of how the world's sustainability challenges are affecting and being affected by business.



Sustainable Excellence

Author : Zachary Karabell

Publisher : Rodale Books

Page : 290 pages

File Size : 26,40 MB

Release : 2010-10-12

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1609612116

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How the world's most influential companies are building business strategies that tackle the biggest global challenges. Today's business landscape is changing in fundamental ways: Natural resources are growing ever more scarce and expensive. Technology and changing consumer expectations are making transparency a fact of life. The rise of emerging economies creates vast market opportunities for companies--and better living standards for hundreds of millions. In Sustainable Excellence, Aron Cramer and Zachary Karabell tell the stories of the companies who are transforming themselves by responding to these paradigm shifts and in the process shaping the future. From their work with these Global 1000 companies, Cramer and Karabell know firsthand how business can successfully grapple with big-picture issues like resource scarcity, supply chain complexities, and the diverse expectations of government and the public. In Sustainable Excellence, they tell the story of how Coca-Cola and Greenpeace collaborated on a refrigerator that fights climate change. They show how companies like Best Buy and Nike are transforming the very products they sell to deliver more value to consumers with less waste. They recount how GE and Google created an innovative partnership that is developing "smart grids" that radically reduce energy use. And they show how business leaders like Starbucks' founder and CEO Howard Schultz put sustainable excellence at the center of his company's business strategy. Through these and other fascinating stories, Sustainable Excellence makes the case for a different way of doing business--one that will define both business success and economic vitality in the 21st century.



Sustainable Business

Author : Helen Kopnina

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 295 pages

File Size : 47,34 MB

Release : 2014-09-15

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1317811070

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Sustainable Business: Key Issues is the first comprehensive introductory-level textbook to address the interface between environmental challenges and business solutions to provide an overview of the basic concepts of sustainability, sustainable business, and business ethics. The book introduces students to the background and key issues of sustainability and suggests ways in which these concepts can be applied in business practice. Though the book takes a business perspective, it is interdisciplinary in its nature and draws on knowledge from socio-economic, political, and environmental studies, thereby providing a practical and critical understanding of sustainability in the changing paradigm of global business. It goes beyond the conventional theories of sustainability and addresses critical issues concerned with population, consumption and economic growth. It discusses realistic ways forward, in particular the Circular Economy and Cradle to Cradle frameworks. The book is both a theoretical and practical study guide for undergraduate and postgraduate international students of broad areas of sustainability, teaching ways to recognize opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship at the intersection of environmental, economic, ethical, and social systems. It takes a strategic approach in applying the power of business methods and policy to address issues of global importance such as climate change, poverty, ecosystem degradation and human rights. This textbook is essential reading for students of business, management and sustainability courses. It is written in an engaging and accessible style, with each chapter including case studies, discussion questions, end of chapter summaries and suggestions for further reading.



Contemporary Issues in Sustainable Development

Author : Tanika Chakraborty

Publisher : Taylor & Francis

Page : 429 pages

File Size : 14,57 MB

Release : 2020-12-28

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 1000330478

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The book will be of interest to South Asian studies departments across the globe looking at how India/South Asia are tackling sustainable development and related growth challenges. Sustainable development is an emerging interdisciplinary field with international appeal as many of these problems are trans-boundary in nature - global climate change, greenhouse gas, for example. International organizations and institutes working in this field and in India including United Nations, World Resources Institute, World Wide Fund for nature, and International Institute for Sustainable Development and others will be interested in this volume



Emerging Issues in Agribusiness Management in India

Author : Dr. S.R. Bhaiya

Publisher : Allied Publishers

Page : 506 pages

File Size : 19,46 MB

Release : 2019-11-29

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 8194344441

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This book is a compendium of papers presented in the ‘International Conference on Emerging Global Economic Situation: Impact on Trade and Agribusiness in India’. The book is structured in four parts with thirty four papers. The first part discusses the aspects related to Crop Production and Agriculture Growth, while second part highlights the issues related to Agriculture Marketing and Prices in India. The third part of book presents the important issues related to Credit Income Insurance in India and last part presents innovation and Factors Influencing Sector. This book will be very useful for all those who are interested in issues related to growth of agriculture and allied sectors in our country.