Sustainable Business

This open access book is a compact guide to the development of sustainable business, which has become the central concept in discussions about the future development of humanity and planet earth. It provides basic terminology and concepts on sustainable business and offers insights into a new management paradigm that integrates social and environmental dimensions into business models, strategies, and operations. New business concepts such as the donut economy, the circular economy, social innovation and sustainable leadership are introduced and the book outlines how they influence the way we run businesses today and in the future. This book lays the foundation for new management thinking in business and academia, making it a essential reader for professionals and students alike.

This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access Offers an overview on sustainable business theory Provides easy access to basic terms and concepts of sustainable management Features essential reading for professionals and students of sustainability

Auteur

This book originates from the Institute of Sustainable Business at Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland. Manuel Fischer, Daniel Foord, Jan Frecè, Kirsten Hillebrand, Ingrid Kissling-Näff, Rahel Meili, Mari Peskova, David Risi, René Schmidpeter and Tobias Stucki are all researchers in various positions at this institute.