Global Champions of Sustainable Development (Hardcover)

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) embody the collective aspirations of the world's peoples: peace, freedom, development and sustainability. The challenges associated with the struggle for attainment of these goals and objectives are as diverse and complex as the variety of human societies, national conditions and natural ecosystems worldwide. The problems to be addressed range from extreme poverty and pandemics to racism and refugee crises. Some of the best strategies and solutions to these problems emerged from unlikely places, ranging from the corporate boardrooms and halls of administration to the fields of civic engagement and the vortices of crises. Often, a single person is the dauntless driving force behind these innovative programs and courageous experiments that made all the difference to the poorest and most disadvantaged social groups. Somehow, they were able to turn the abstract goals and principles of sustainability into concrete programs and effective action. This book, the first of its kind, offers a platform that shares the individual experiences and personal studies of champions around the world that 'make sustainability work' in different contexts. In the trenches of practice, results are far from guaranteed, while sacrifice and obstacles are inevitable. These champions forge the paths forward - advocating ideas, mobilizing support and exercising leadership - in diverse nations, organizations and communities. In their struggle, they develop plans and solutions that inevitably involve adaptation, sacrifice, trade-offs and compromises that address the concerns of competing groups.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The Principles for Responsible Management Education Series
Release date:	December 2019
First published:	2020
Editors:	Patricia Flynn • Milenko Gudic • Tay Keong Tan
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	184
ISBN-13:	978-0-8153-8594-3
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Business negotiation Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability
LSN:	0-8153-8594-3
Barcode:	9780815385943

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