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Environmental sustainability is increasingly important to
organisations, whether for regulatory, financial or ethical
reasons. Business and Environmental Sustainability looks at the
environmental aspect of sustainability for all organisations
pursuing competitive advantage. The book provides theoretical
foundations from science, economics, policy and strategy,
introduces three environmental challenges (climate change,
pollution and waste) and looks at how corporate functions can
address these. This textbook provides a thorough foundation by
introducing readers to the science, reasoning and theory behind
environmental sustainability and then delves into how these ideas
translate into principles and business models for organisations to
use. Next, it covers environmental challenges from climate change,
pollution and waste, and then goes on to examine the different
corporate functions (from supply chain management to human
resources) to illustrate how environmental sustainability is
managed and put into practice in organisations. Finally, a set of
integrative case studies draws everything together and enables the
reader to apply various analytical tools, with the aim of
understanding how companies can not only reduce their environmental
footprint but can positively contribute to environmental
sustainability. Written by an award-winning lecturer, Business and
Environmental Sustainability boasts a wealth of pedagogical
features, including examples from a range of industries and
countries, plus a companion website with slides, quiz questions and
instructor material. This will be a valuable text for students of
business, management and environmental sustainability and will also
be suitable for broader courses on corporate responsibility and
sustainability across environmental studies, political science and
engineering.
Environmental sustainability is increasingly important to
organisations, whether for regulatory, financial or ethical
reasons. Business and Environmental Sustainability looks at the
environmental aspect of sustainability for all organisations
pursuing competitive advantage. The book provides theoretical
foundations from science, economics, policy and strategy,
introduces three environmental challenges (climate change,
pollution and waste) and looks at how corporate functions can
address these. This textbook provides a thorough foundation by
introducing readers to the science, reasoning and theory behind
environmental sustainability and then delves into how these ideas
translate into principles and business models for organisations to
use. Next, it covers environmental challenges from climate change,
pollution and waste, and then goes on to examine the different
corporate functions (from supply chain management to human
resources) to illustrate how environmental sustainability is
managed and put into practice in organisations. Finally, a set of
integrative case studies draws everything together and enables the
reader to apply various analytical tools, with the aim of
understanding how companies can not only reduce their environmental
footprint but can positively contribute to environmental
sustainability. Written by an award-winning lecturer, Business and
Environmental Sustainability boasts a wealth of pedagogical
features, including examples from a range of industries and
countries, plus a companion website with slides, quiz questions and
instructor material. This will be a valuable text for students of
business, management and environmental sustainability and will also
be suitable for broader courses on corporate responsibility and
sustainability across environmental studies, political science and
engineering.
Society's concern over the negative impact of business activities
on the natural environment has significantly increased in recent
years and, as a result, environmental regulations have grown
considerably both in number and scope. As these affect businesses
and their competitive environment, firms are interested in shaping
the nature of such legislation through corporate political
activities (CPAs, also called interest representation and
lobbying). This book investigates the CPAs of multinational
enterprises (MNEs) in the automotive industry that are directed
towards environmental regulations in the EU, which is a leading
actor in this policy area. Using the resource-based view as its
theoretical framework, it investigates six research questions that
address the characteristics, determinants and consequences of these
CPAs in relation to three regulatory areas (pollutant emissions,
CO2 emissions and end-of-life vehicles). Case study analysis is
based on 71 interviews with stakeholders from the automotive
industry (the entire population of global carmakers that are
politically active in Brussels) as well as from related industries,
EU institutions and civil society organisations.
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