Corporate Sustainability, Social Responsibility and Environmental Management: An Introduction to Theory Practice with Case Studies

This book provides a concise and authoritative guide to corporate social responsibility (CSR) and related paradigms, including environmental responsibility, corporate sustainability and responsibility, creating shared value, strategic CSR, stakeholder engagement, corporate citizenship, business ethics and corporate governance, among others. It is primarily intended for advanced undergraduate and / or graduate students. Moreover, it is highly relevant for future entrepreneurs, small business owners, non-profit organisations and charitable foundations, as it addresses the core aspects of contemporary strategies, public policies and practices. It also features case studies on international policies and principles, exploring corporate businesses’ environmental, social and governance reporting. Charles J. Fombrun, Founder of Reputation Institute and a former Professor of Management at New York University and The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA Adam Lindgreen, Professor and Head of Department of Marketing, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Diane L. Swanson, Professor and Chair of Distinction in Business Administration and Ethics Education at Kansas State University, KS, USA Donald Siegel, Dean of the School of Business and Professor of Management at the University at Albany, State University of New York, NY, USA Wayne Visser, Senior Associate at Cambridge University, UK. He is the author of CSR 2.0: Transforming Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility and Sustainable Frontiers: Unlocking Change Through Business, Leadership and Innovation Geoffrey P. Lantos, Professor of Business Administration, Stonehill College. Easton, Massachusetts, USA Andreas Rasche, Professor of Business in Society, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Albert Caruana, Professor of Marketing at the University of Malta, Malta and at the University of Bologna, Italy René Schmidpeter, Professor of International Business Ethics and CSR at Cologne Business School (CBS), Germany Mark Esposito, Professor of Business and Economics at Harvard University, MA, USA Samuel O. Idowu, Senior Lecturer in Accounting at London Metropolitan University, UK; Professor of CSR at Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, China and a Deputy CEO, Global Corporate Governance Institute, USA Wim J.L. Elving, Professor at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands