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Is it a right policy to focus on SDGs during Economic Slowdown?

By Anirudh Agrawal and Ashish Tyagi Economic problems of India were not addressed either in the 2019 electoral debates or in the recent annual...

Social Enterprises = Sharing Economy Organizations?

By Johanna Mair, Nikolas Rathert and Georg Reischauer. Sharing Economy Organizations Uber, Airbnb, and Lyft are frequently cited and popular examples of new organizational...

Who cares about sustainable fashion?

By Erin Leitheiser. Can ever-higher rates of consumption ever truly be sustainable? Consideration of up-and-coming consumers will be key to making progress in the...

The year of corporate acting—does business need a new approach to palm oil?

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Feb 18, 2019

By Amanda Williams, Steve Kennedy and Gail Whiteman. 2018 went down as the ‘year of corporate caring’ about the palm oil controversy. A banned...

Youth Perspective to the Sustainability Agenda

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Dec 25, 2018

By Charlotte Piller, Luna Stæhr Andersen and Mikkel Mezer Morgensen. If not now, when? As the days get shorter and the year slowly draws...

Corporate contributions to United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals

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Nov 27, 2018

The days of corporate greening are over. Many companies kicked off their sustainability strategies decades ago by picking the low-hanging fruit. But there is nothing left within arm’s reach to pick. Now we expect companies big and small to demonstrate their contribution to broader societal and environmental sustainability challenges beyond firm boundaries.

Raising the bar for sustainable events

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Aug 17, 2018

By Louise Thomsen How often do we as event coordinators ask ourselves: how can I minimize the plastic use, the waste, the paper? I...

A framework for assessing the potential of behaviour change for global decarbonisation

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Jul 16, 2018

By Kristian Steensen Nielsen Addressing climate change requires an urgent implementation of far-reaching solutions. Policy-makers and natural scientists have mainly offered supply-side solutions to...

A Taxonomy of Sustainable Business Model Patterns

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May 28, 2018

By Florian Lüdeke-Freund & Sarah Carroux. In recent years, so-called “sustainable business models” are increasingly gaining in importance in both practice and research.[1] There...

Acting Collectively and Bottom-up for Sustainability: Does it work? How do we know? Why does it matter?

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May 15, 2018

by Maria Josefina Figueroa. Collective bottom-up actions for sustainability are on the rise in many corners of the global community. Actions are inspired by...