Corporate Social Responsibility Books

New and Published Books

1. Understanding the Social Dimension of Sustainability

   Edited by Jesse Dillard, Veronica Dujon, Mary C. King

   Series: Routledge Studies in Development and Society

   The imperative of the twenty-first century is sustainability: to raise the living standards of the world's poor and to achieve and maintain high levels of social health among the affluent nations while simultaneously reducing and reversing the environmental damage wrought by human activity....

   Published February 2nd 2012 by Routledge
2. Business Regulation and Non-State Actors

   Whose Standards? Whose Development?

   Edited by Peter Utting, Darryl Reed, Ananya Reed

   Series: Routledge Studies in Development Economics

   This volume assesses the achievements and limitations of a new set of non-state or multistakeholder institutions that are concerned with improving the social and environmental record of business, and holding corporations to account. It does so from a perspective that aims to address two limitations...

   Published January 23rd 2012 by Routledge
3. Leadership for Environmental Sustainability

   Edited by Benjamin W. Redekop

   Series: Routledge Studies in Business Ethics

   As the first book in the field of leadership studies to approach sustainability as a multi-faceted leadership challenge, Leadership for Environmental Sustainability will help to set the terms of the discussion on this topic among students, scholars, and practitioners of leadership for years to come...

   Published August 14th 2011 by Routledge
4. The Green Executive

   Corporate Leadership in a Low Carbon Economy

   By Gareth Kane

   Over the last five years, the corporate sustainability debate has shifted from one of compliance to one of strategic competitive advantage. Accordingly, responsibility for environmental and sustainability issues has risen from management functions to director level executives. The Green Executive...

   Published July 31st 2011 by Routledge
5. Corporate Social Responsibility in India

   By Bidyut Chakrabarty

   Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series

   Presenting an analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in India, this book looks at the unique roots of the concept in India. It examines Gandhi’s philosophical moorings that inform India’s approach to CSR, and the role of civil society in setting an agenda for championing the rights of...

   Published June 26th 2011 by Routledge
6. Corporate Social Responsibility in Asia

   Edited by Kyoko Fukukawa

   Series: Routledge International Business in Asia

   Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is an important issue in contemporary business, management and politics, especially since the launch of the United Nations Global Compact in 2000 as an initiative to encourage businesses worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies, and to...

   Published June 14th 2011 by Routledge
7. Green Business, Green Values, and Sustainability

   Edited by Christos Pitelis, Jack Keenan, Vicky Pryce

   Series: Routledge Studies in Corporate Governance

   Today greenness is goodness; non-greenness is not an option. It is therefore critical to advance thinking on why and how business, consumers and policy makers can contribute to the goal of sustainable global wealth creation. This volume analyzes the strategic sustainability issues confronting...

   Published March 27th 2011 by Routledge
8. Sustainable Leadership

   Honeybee and Locust Approaches

   By Gayle Avery, Harald Bergsteiner

   The business case for operating along sustainable principles is becoming very clear. Sustainable organizations outperform their peers on many criteria, including corporate social responsibility, employee satisfaction and – surprising for some – even financially. Sustainable Leadership:...

   Published March 6th 2011 by Routledge
9. Values-based Service for Sustainable Business

   Lessons from IKEA

   By Bo Edvardsson, Bo Enquist

   Series: Routledge Studies in Management, Organizations and Society

   The role of values in developing and managing service companies has been under researched in the existing literature - until now. This book analyzes a large organization (IKEA) as a basis for values based service for sustainable business. The authors provide an overview of the history of...

   Published March 3rd 2011 by Routledge
10. The Dynamics of Sustainable Innovation Journeys

    Edited by Frank Geels, Marko Hekkert, Staffan Jacobsson

    This book shows that sustainable development should be analysed and managed as an innovation journey in which social, technological, political and cultural dimensions become aligned. The ‘journey’ aspect captures the open and uncertain nature of sustainable developments and highlights the agency...

    Published February 13th 2011 by Routledge