Business and the sustainable development goals : measuring and managing corporate impacts / edited by Norma Schönherr, André Martinuzzi.

This innovative and engaging book discusses the contribution of business to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in 2015. It critically analyses selected impact measurement and management tools to highlight their respective benefits and limitations, and also provide...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors: Schönherr, Norma, Martinuzzi, André, 1964-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
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Summary:This innovative and engaging book discusses the contribution of business to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in 2015. It critically analyses selected impact measurement and management tools to highlight their respective benefits and limitations, and also provides guidance on critical management decisions to support high-quality impact measurement and management. The analyses underlying this book are the result of a three year research project conducted by an international consortium in the EU-funded research project GLOBAL VALUE - Managing Business Impact on Development. The research is complemented by examples from corporate practice and expert interviews to demonstrate and measure the contribution of business to sustainable development in the context of the SDGs.
Physical Description:1 online resource (146 pages)
ISBN:9783030168100
3030168107