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Environmentally sound and financially rewarding? Key findings from an exploratory study on the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)

By Milena Bar, Ottilia Henningsson, & Dr. Kristjan Jespersen ◦ 5 min read ◦ The Science-Based Targets initiative aligns firms’ emission reduction targets with a...

Corporate social responsibility and societal governance

By Jeremy Moon ◦ 3 min read ◦ Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine reminds us that corporate social responsibility (CSR) is both a reflection of the times...

Green – a special shade of innovation.

Concepts / CSR / Featured / Innovation / News / Sustainability
Nov 17, 2018

By Valentina De Marchi. How can firms change for sustainability? As political and societal pressures increase, and more and growing evidence supports a business...

Trusting Nudges?

Communication / Concepts / CSR / Featured / Governance / Models / Policy / Social
Nov 8, 2018

By Lucia Reisch. Policy makers all over the world increasingly choose nudges from the toolbox to combat challenges of society including public health and...

The Government of Business Responsibility

CSR / Policy
Oct 27, 2018

Governments can play a significant role in promoting or shaping the social responsibility of businesses. This post shows some recent policies which foster the public good.

Three Ways to Integrate Sustainability in Business Schools

Concepts / Education / Featured / Issues / Knowledge / News / Research / Social / Sustainability
Oct 4, 2018

Sustainable business has been taught and researched in business schools for decades. For nearly as long, proponents have warned about barriers to genuine integration of sustainability in business schools. This article explores three types of fit: technical, political and cultural.

Sustainability’s Infrastructure

Accountability / Concepts / CSR / Economic / Ethics / Featured / Food / Issues / Models / News / Regulation / Research / Stakeholders / Standards / Sustainability
Sep 20, 2018

The project SUSTEIN is looking at localized translations of transnational sustainability standards in Kenya, the United Arab Emirates and corporate headquarters in Europe.

The BUSINESS Model is Dead: Long Live the Organizational Value Model!

Concepts / Economic / Featured / Food / Models / News
Sep 4, 2018

By Oliver Laasch. An ApPeaRange! Business models are logics of value proposition (Pr), creation (Cr), exchange (Ex) and capture (Ca). When closely looking at...