Overview

The consequences for climate change range from a gradual to a catastrophic impact on the ecology, environment, economy and society. This book is about the present and future dangers of climate change and the possibilities for corporate sustainability. The work is intended as a companion for students, researchers and professionals interested in the analysis of climate change, and the many initiatives there are to develop sustainability along corporate value chains. The narrative will explore the fascinating developments at the frontiers of science and technology and examine the possibilities of these succeeding in regenerating the economy sustainably. Corporate sustainability is a complex and rapidly changing field, with an array of institutional initiatives and business strategies ranging from business as usual to radical and transformative models that frame an entirely new economy. This work demonstrates how corporate sustainability is a business strategy that creates long-term value by incorporating economic, environmental and social dimensions into core business decisions.

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Author:   Thomas Clarke ,  Suzanne Benn ,  Melissa Edwards
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367509057

ISBN 10:   0367509059
Pages:   592
Publication Date:   17 March 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Chapter One: Business and Sustainability Chapter Two: Sustainability Requires Systemic Business Transformation Chapter Three: Sustainability Principles and Practice Chapter Four: Reflections on Three Decades of Corporate Sustainability Chapter Five: The Social Impact of Climate Change: Global Poverty and Inequality and Sustainable Development Chapter Six: Sustainability and Changes to Corporate Governance Theory and Practice Chapter Seven: Integrating Changing Paradigms of Business: Resolving Multi-Dimensional Strategies for Sustainability Chapter Eight: The 21st Century Sustainable Enterprise Force Field Chapter Nine: The Long-Term ESG Performance-and-Engagement Cycle Chapter Ten: Corporate Sustainability and Organizational Resilience Chapter Eleven: Redefining Value Creation: Paradigm Changes in Corporate Reporting Chapter Twelve: Workers’ Capital and ESG: Australian Industry Superfunds Chapter Thirteen: The Greenwash Detector: A Bingo Score (B.S.) Card Methodology to Assess Financial Sector Climate Commitments Chapter Fourteen: Corporate Sustainability Frameworks: Tools and Approaches for Managing Sustainability Chapter Fifteen: Sustainability (or ESG) Reporting: Recent Developments and the Potential for Better, More Proactive Management Enabled by Blockchain Chapter Sixteen: The EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive and the Corporate Narrative Disclosure Practices Chapter Seventeen: Business, Business Model and Ecosystem: Innovation for Sustainability Chapter Eighteen: The Intersection of Technology and Sustainability: Strategies for Industry Transformation Chapter Nineteen: Corporate Sustainability from a Degrowth Perspective Chapter Twenty: Evaluating the Sustainability of Early-Stage Production System Design: A Case Study of Algal Biodiesel Production Chapter Twenty-One: Natural Capital: Regenerating the Wealth of Planet Earth

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Thomas Clarke is an international corporate governance and sustainability expert. He has published definitive works relating governance to sustainability. His research interests focus upon all aspects of sustainable enterprise including targets and measures for sustainability, developments in ESG policies, and the redefinition of fiduciary duties around sustainable value creation, finance for sustainable transitions, decarbonisation and the circular and regenerative economy. Suzanne Benn is Emeritus Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at UTS Business School and was previously Professor of Education for Sustainability at Macquarie University. Her research interests range across corporate sustainability and corporate responsibility, business education for sustainability, and organisational change and development for sustainability. She has led a series of consultancy and research projects in industry on organisational change for sustainability. Melissa Edwards in extensive applied research has explored how organisations respond to complex sustainability issues through leadership, strategic action, and business model innovation. Her recent research focuses upon the circular economy, ESG disclosures and reporting, and sustainable investment. She has collaborated with businesses across industry sectors and has translated this experience into innovative curriculum design and action learning, to embed sustainability and social impact in business leadership and development programs.

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