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Corporate Approaches to Sustainable Development

International Experiences and Insights

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Editors:
  1. Isabel B. Franco

    1. Australian Institute of Business & Economics (AIBE), University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

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  • Addresses the existing corporate sustainability gaps in the selected cases (country/industry/region)
  • Showcases the value of corporate sustainability to achieve the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs
  • Provides insights into themes that cut across corporate sustainability and that aide the achievement of the SDGs

Part of the book series: Science for Sustainable Societies (SFSS)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Isabel B. Franco
    Pages 1-4

  3. Policy Responses to COVID-19- Climate Finance and Carbon Markets

    • Isabel B. Franco, Masato Abe, Daniel Nieto, Gabriel Sunol, Summer Lamont
    Pages 5-24

  4. Corporate Purpose: An Emerging Approach to Corporate Sustainability

    • Danielle Duell, Isabel B. Franco, Dayana Jimenez, Summer Lamont
    Pages 25-39

  5. An Overview of Sustainable Finance: Linkages with the Sustainable Development Goals

    • Isabel B. Franco, Nanicha Sethpornpong
    Pages 41-51

  6. The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Sustainable Mining: Exploring Mining Impacts of the Kansanshi Mine in Zambia

    • Peter Mhone, Isabel B. Franco, Summer Lamont
    Pages 53-71

  7. Zambia’s Mining Industry: A Closer Look at the Corporate Approaches to Sustainable Development of Konkola and Mopani Copper Mines

    • Inonge Mutale, Isabel B. Franco, Summer Lamont
    Pages 73-88

  8. Legislating Corporate Sustainable Development Agreements as a Corporate Social Responsibility Response for Mining Communities in Zambia: A Case Study of Kabwe Lead-Zinc Mine, Zambia

    • Ruth Hachitapika Chibbabbuka, Jewtte Masinja, Isabel B. Franco
    Pages 89-107

  9. A Corporate Roadmap to Sustainable Resource Governance in Africa: Insights from the Mining and Oil Industries in Angola

    • Isabel B. Franco, Peter Mhone
    Pages 109-128

  10. Study of Conflicts for Water in the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework: The Role of the Mining Industry in Cajamarca, Colombia: A Case Study

    • Karen De la Hoz Pertuz, Isabel B. Franco, Ellen Derbyshire
    Pages 129-149

  11. Sustainable Communities in Resource Regions: Exploring the Case of the Mining Industry Resettlement in Colombia

    • Isabel B. Franco, Natalia Cano, Yeisón Yesid Díaz Soraca, Rafael Ignacio Machado Serrano, Leonel García Martínez, Summer Lamont
    Pages 151-160

  12. Mining and Sustainable Development in Colombia

    • Isabel B. Franco, Natalia Cano, Wilson Guillermo Marin Lopez, Karen De La Hoz Pertuz, Estefania Velez Jaramillo
    Pages 161-178

  13. Sustainable Forest Management: Community Forestry’s Contribution to Build Climate-Resilient Communities in Nepal

    • Jyoti Sedhain, Isabel B. Franco, Summer Lamont
    Pages 179-198

  14. Ensuring Sustainable Post-Pandemic Tourism in Nepal: The Role of Corporate Agencies

    • Anuska Joshi, Isabel B. Franco, Ross Thorley
    Pages 199-210

  15. Adaptation Strategies Adopted by Indigenous Community for Sustainable Livelihood in Response to the Changing Climate: The Role of the Local Authorities and the Corporate Sector in a Case Study of Sherpa Community from Lukla, Nepal

    • Anuska Joshi, Riyanti Djalante
    Pages 211-234

  16. CSR Disclosure through the Principles of UN Global Compact in the Manufacturing Industry in Bangladesh: Evidence from Emerging Markets

    • Sohel Mehedi, Shajahan Mondol, Isabel B. Franco
    Pages 235-256

  17. The Role of Managerial Efficiency, Human Capital, and Research and Development in Corporate Environmental Disclosure in the Manufacturing Industry: Insights from Bangladesh

    • Sohel Mehedi, Ashraf Uzzaman, Shakil Hossain, Isabel B. Franco
    Pages 257-272

  18. Conclusions

    • Isabel B. Franco
    Pages 273-274
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About this book

This book aims to answer the question: how can the industry action international approaches to corporate sustainability, ultimately achieving sustainable development and overall sustainability? With this question in mind, this manuscript examines how the industry, through existing approaches to corporate sustainability, contribute to addressing conflicting demands emerging from the achievement of sustainable development in a responsible, sustainable and innovative manner. It also reviews alternative models of corporate sustainability that contribute to achieving inclusive, sustainable development globally. Chapters 2 to 4 discuss emerging approaches to corporate sustainability. Chapters 5 to 11 examine the role that the extractive industry (mining and oil) could play in the delivery of sustainable solutions for the communities and environment in selected cases, in the Americas and Africa. Lastly, the manuscript showcases international corporate sustainability and climate change practices in the forestry, agriculture, tourism and manufacturing industries within the context of Asia and The Pacific region, particularly, Nepal and Bangladesh. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Australian Institute of Business & Economics (AIBE), University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

    Isabel B. Franco

About the editor

Isabel B. Franco, MBA, MA, PhD, is an international leader in sustainable development interested in exploring the role of the industry in fostering overall sustainability. Having worked across multiple industries, namely, extractives, gemstones, fashion, finance and banking, manufacturing, tourism, public sector, international development and higher education, she has conducted impact research in five continents and +20 countries. With Postdoctoral Studies from the United Nations University – Institute for the Advanced Studies of Sustainability, Dr. Franco’s impact research has contributed to evidence-based decision-making at various international organisations, such as, UNDP, UNESCAP, UNU and British Council where she has also held advisory positions on large multilingual, cross-regional, cross-sectoral projects on sustainable development and sustainability science. Awardee of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship (JSPS), she holds academic affiliations to the Australian Institute for Business and Economics (AIBE), The University of Queensland (Australia); Earth System Governance, Utrecht University (Netherlands); Editor at Sustainability Science Scientific Journal. Founder of the global network Exceptional Women in Sustainability eWisely.org, her work can be consulted at DrIsabelFranco.com. 

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