The Business of Social and Environmental Innovation

• Author : Verena Bitzer,Ralph Hamann,Martin Hall,Eliada Wosu Griffin-EL
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 05 January 2015

In the face of limited progress toward meeting Millennium Development Goals or addressing climate change and resource degradation, increasing attention turns to harnessing the entrepreneurial, innovative, managerial and financial capacities of business for improved social and environmental outcomes. A more proactive role for business in sustainable development is especially pertinent in sub-Saharan Africa, which has been plagued by conflict and poverty but shows signs of a brighter future as the world’s second-fastest-growing region. The book considers how the socio-economic

• Author : Neil Craik,Cameron S. G. Jefferies,Sara L. Seck,Tim Stephens
• Publisher : Cambridge University Press
• Release : 28 June 2018

Explores normative and institutional innovation in international law as a response to the challenges to global order posed by rapid environmental change.

• Author : Thomas Osburg,René Schmidpeter
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 04 June 2013

​Social Innovation is becoming an increasingly important topic in our global society. Those organizations which are able to develop business solutions to the most urgent social and ecological challenges will be the leading companies of tomorrow. Social Innovation not only creates value for society but will be a key driver for business success. Although the concept of Social Innovation is discussed globally the meaning and its impact on the development of new business strategies is still heavily on debate. This

• Author : Katerina Nicolopoulou,Mine Karatas-Ozkan,Frank Janssen,John M. Jermier
• Publisher : Taylor & Francis
• Release : 10 November 2016

Sustainable entrepreneurship has attracted growing attention in both scholarly and practitioner circles. Focusing on generating social, environmental and business value, the notion has been raised more recently to address the contribution of entrepreneurial activities to sustainable economic and social development. Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation builds on a theoretical framework that addresses related topics via a combination of insights from sustainability, policy, managerial, strategic, innovation and institutional perspectives. Providing empirical casework as well as a conceptual and theoretical framework, the

• Author : Javier Amores Salvadó,Gregorio Martín de Castro,Miriam Delgado Verde,José Emilio Navas López
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 29 October 2012

The links between a firm's competitiveness and the natural environment have been studied since the mid 90's. This volume explores, both theoretically and empirically, the relationships between environmental product innovation, green image and firm performance.

• Author : Dominic Barton,Dezsö Horváth,Matthias Kipping
• Publisher : Oxford University Press
• Release : 25 August 2016

Capitalism has been an unprecedented engine of wealth creation for many centuries, leading to sustained productivity gains and long-term growth and lifting an increasing part of humanity out of poverty and subsistence. But its effects, and hence its future, have come increasingly under question: Is capitalism still improving the wealth and well-being for the many? Or, has it become destructive for the economy, where long-term value creation is being sacrificed to the pressures of short-termism; for society, where the gap

• Author : Tortora, Marco
• Publisher : IGI Global
• Release : 31 October 2017

Progression in sustainable sports practices is an up-and-coming area of research that also has an overarching impact on other professional fields. Analyzing the latest trends and methods in this niche area allows for further advancements in the field of sustainability. Grassroots Sustainability Innovations in Sports Management: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a crucial resource that offers an in-depth discussion on growth in the sports sector and how incorporating sustainable practices in this field’s rising trajectory can further enhance its

• Author : Xielin Liu,David W. Strangway,Zhijun Feng
• Publisher : WIT Press
• Release : 14 August 2022

China has both the capacity and the need to become a global leader in sustainable development and innovation in environmental technology. Building an Environmentally-friendly Society Through Innovation acknowledges many of the mistakes that have been made in the past where economic development has resulted in pollution to land, air and water but more importantly it presents a blueprint for the future with the recommendation that a National Environmental Innovation Action Plan is established. In addition, to achieve a more effective

• Author : K. Matthias Weber,Jens Hemmelskamp
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 11 February 2005

Here is a dialog among worldwide experts across disciplines concerning theoretical frameworks and practical experiences to guide research and policy "towards environmental innovation systems". The contributors explore new directions of research at the border of two research traditions: systems of innovation and environmental innovations. The text examines the four main components of environmental innovation systems: conceptual foundations, empirical experiences, strategic approaches, and experiences with policy instruments.

• Author : Catherine Anne Ramus
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 05 February 2018

This title was first published in 2003. Testing policies promoted by current environmental management literature, this book puts forward a new conceptual model to identify which organizational and supervisory support factors can positively influence employees to promote environmental initiatives in businesses. The model uses employee knowledge of and belief in management commitment, testing thirteen environmental policies that influence employee eco-initiatives and six sets of organizational behaviour and supervisory support factors. The book features a thorough review of relevant organizational behaviour and

• Author : Charis M. Galanakis
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 20 August 2019

Innovation Strategies in Environmental Science introduces and examines economically viable innovations to optimize performance and sustainability. By exploring short and long-term strategies for the development of networks and platform development, along with suggestions for open innovation, chapters discuss sustainable development ideas in key areas such as urban management/eco-design and conclude with case studies of end-user-inclusive strategies for the water supply sector. This book is an important resource for environmental and sustainability scientists interested in introducing innovative practices into their

• Author : Jason Saul
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 19 October 2010

Could Wal-Mart offer a better solution to healthcare than Medicaid? Could GE help reduce global warming faster than the Kyoto protocol? Social Innovation, Inc. declares a new era where companies profit from social change. Leading corporations like GE, Wellpoint, Travelers and Wal-Mart are transforming social responsibility into social innovation and revolutionizing the way we think about the role of business in society. Based on four years of measuring the social strategies of America's leading corporations, Jason Saul lays out the

• Author : Stijn Kelchtermans,Filip de Beule
• Publisher : Academic Conferences Limited
• Release : 14 August 2022

• Author : Romain Debref
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 01 August 2018

The end of the post-war economic boom was marked by the recognition of the environmental problem with the oil crises of the 1970s and, in 1972, the first major UN conference devoted to the human environment. Successive international meetings have resulted in a context where technical change, innovation and industry have assumed a central place in the creation of a new model of society. Against this consensus, the author demonstrates from economic analysis and wide-ranging examples that the environmental innovation doctrine

• Author : A. Nicholls,A. Murdock
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 16 December 2011

Focusing on social innovation broadly conceived in the context of social entrepreneurship and social enterprise in their global context this book is organised to address three of the most important themes in social innovation: strategies and logics, performance measurement and governance, and finally, sustainability and the environment.