Sustainable Value Chain Management Delivering Sustainability Through
This book introduces the integrated management concept of "Sustainable Value Creation", which delivers sustainability ‘inside-out’ from the core business. It is based on the premise that sustainability can provide a platform for growth
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Michael D'heur Editor
Sustainable Value Chain Management Delivering Sustainability Through the Core Business
CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance
Series Editors Samuel O. Idowu, London, United Kingdom Rene´ Schmidpeter, Cologne Business School, Germany
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/11565
Michael D’heur Editor
Sustainable Value Chain Management Delivering Sustainability Through the Core Business
Editor Michael D’heur Shared.value.chain Munich Germany
ISSN 2196-7075 ISSN 2196-7083 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-12141-3 ISBN 978-3-319-12142-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-12142-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2014958010 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
The Role of CSR in the Value Chain’s DNA Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility are valuable economic components emerging as hot topics in public discourse. Today’s immense social and environmental challenges provide new opportunities and the need for integrative management techniques, economic specialization, and innovative technologies. Academics and management practitioners discuss this trend with both scientific and practical applications in this series on CSR, Sustainability, Ethics, and Governance published by Springer. The goal is to explain the complex issue of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by providing a breakdown of its application on specific areas of business administration such as Supply Chain Management. For too long, the subject of sustainability and the assumption of corporate responsibility were depicted in management literature as a predominantly defensive strategy and, therefore, applied practically as a mere cost factor. Until recently, social and environmental issues and the related business opportunities rema
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