商品簡介
This book blends theory and practice to support courses in corporate social responsibility (CSR), business and society, and environmental management and sustainability. Based on her extensive work with companies, the author offers engaging readings and teaching cases that address key challenges for business today—measurement, supply chain management, public policy, and stakeholder pressures. Part I focuses on the macro-level and provides an overview of concepts such as the green economy, eco-industrial parks, corporate social responsibility (corporate citizenship), nanotechnology, and sustainable consumption. Part II provides specific frameworks and tools for sustainability management and measurement at the company level. Part III includes detailed teaching cases of several well-known firms.The main theme is that business is a key player in achieving a more sustainable development, yet its practices are often narrow in focus or shortsighted. The text provokes discussions around issues such as: Is business sustainability possible in a market economy focused on increasing consumption? Should a product or service be called “green” when it puts at risk the health and safety of workers? What can U.S. policymakers learn from their European counterparts when it comes to protecting human health and the environment? How can we ensure that the benefits of nanotechnology exceed its risks? How can sustainability indicators be used as a tool to advance sustainability by companies and policymakers? The book provides a flexible, up-to-date supplementary teaching tool for undergraduate and graduate students, executive education courses, and certificate programs.Intended Audience: Primarily undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in environmental management, corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability, or business and society; as a supplementary text in professional education and certificate programs in environmental management, corporate citizenship, sustainability, and CSR.
作者簡介
Vesela Veleva is a Lecturer in the Department of Management and Marketing and is Co-Director of the Center for Sustainable Enterprise and Regional Competitiveness at the College of Management, UMASS Boston. She manages the interdisciplinary programs in Clean Energy and Sustainability and promotes applied research, workforce training, and collaborations that advance the green, sustainable economy. Her areas of expertise include sustainability indicators, corporate social responsibility, occupational and environmental health, and sustainable production and consumption. Dr. Veleva has 19 years' experience in the environmental and sustainability fields and previously worked at Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship, Citizens Advisors, Greiner Environmental Inc., and Sustainable Measures Inc. She has a doctorate in Pollution Prevention and Clean Production from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, a master's degree in Pollution and Environmental Control from the University of Manchester, UK, and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Varna, Bulgaria. Dr. Veleva teaches Business Environments and Public Policy (MGT330) and Introduction to Environmental Management and Clean Energy (MGT481). She has published articles in numerous journals, including Business and Society Review, Journal of Cleaner Production, Corporate Environmental Strategy, Sustainability: Science, Policy and Practice, and CSR and Environmental Management. She has presented at many conferences and other events, including the SCORAI International Conference, NCSE Annual Conference, Community Indicator Consortium International Conference, Massachusetts Sustainable Communities Conference, and Business Value Creation Through Green Chemistry Conference.
