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Towards a Realization of Sustainability Ambitions?

By Lars Thøger Christensen Governments are increasingly being sued by citizens and NGOs for not living up to their sustainability ambitions. Recently, for example,...

How sustainable is ecotourism?

Written by Erin Leitheiser, this article is based on her previously written piece for the Centre for Business and Development Studies. Tourism is a...

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...

Business + purpose = big trouble. But wait, here is one surprising point of agreement

By Dieter Zinnbauer. Reactions to the recent statement by the Business Roundtable that recognizes a regard for stakeholders rather than a narrow focus on...

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...