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1 online resource (xxi, 210 pages) |
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Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Praise for A Better World, Inc. -- Contents -- About the Author -- 1 Introduction: An Inclusive, Sustainable, and Prosperous Future -- A Vision of a Better World -- Racial Equity and Justice are Fundamental to Build a Better World -- Gender Equity Is Fundamental to Build a Better World -- Valuable Lessons Have Emerged from Efforts to Address Global Challenges -- Some Companies Invest in Women-Led, Locally Driven Supply Chain Solutions -- Companies Benefit by Addressing Social, Economic, and Environmental Challenges |
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This Book Is Organized According to Major Global Challenges -- Creating an Inclusive, Sustainable, and Prosperous Future -- References -- 2 Climate and Environment -- Climate and Nature Are Inextricably Linked -- Climate and Environmental Injustice Plague the World -- Climate Change and Ecosystems Loss Are Security Matters -- Businesses Can Gain Opportunities -- Global Governments Convened for Three Conferences of the Parties in 2022 -- The Conference of the Parties (COP27) Focused on Climate Change -- The Conference of the Parties (COP15) Focused on Biodiversity |
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The Conference of the Parties (CoP19) Focused on Endangered Species -- The World Watches to See the Extent to Which COP Agreements Are Fulfilled -- Some National and Local Governments Are Advancing Progress -- Markets Create Incentives for Companies to Act on Climate Change -- Investors and Companies Grow Value by Driving Decarbonization -- The Opportunity for Companies to Decarbonize Cities -- Trane Creates Business Value by Advancing Decarbonization -- Intel Creates Business Value with Energy Solutions -- Scores for Climate Impacts Displayed in Google's Market Summary Snapshot |
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Carbon Pricing Allows a Company to Translate Goals into Financial Terms -- Markets Create Incentives for Companies to Conserve the Natural Environment -- Climate and Environment Are Inextricably Linked -- Colgate-Palmolive Was an Early Adopter for Water Security and Climate -- An Industry-Led Collaboration for Sustainable Production and Sourcing of Commodities -- Food Systems Summits Address Hunger, Farmer Livelihoods, and Climate Change -- Businesses Can Lead in Addressing Climate and Environment Challenges -- References -- 3 Economic Development |
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Global Trends Present Threats as Well as Opportunities for Business -- Companies Benefit by Investing in Economic Development -- Income Inequality Poses a Threat -- Gender and Racial Inequities Exacerbate Income Inequality -- Poverty Threatens Business and Society -- Increasing Global Migration Affects Economies -- Companies and Nonprofits Partner to Invest in Human Capital -- Mobile Money Drives Systemic Change for an Inclusive Economy -- Vodafone and Safaricom Launched M-PESA in 2007 -- The Mobile Money Industry Is Growing in an Era of Economic Disruption |
| Summary |
The first edition of A Better World, Inc. showed how companies can profit by solving global problems. Increasingly, companies and investors are capitalizing on these opportunities. The three factors necessary for success were revealed to be effective corporate governance, stakeholder engagement, and collaboration. Racial equity and justice, and gender equity, were also themes in the original edition. By drawing on new research and case studies, this updated edition shows that inclusion and sustainability are in fact fundamental prerequisites for prosperity for companies and society. Specifically, racial inequity and injustice, and gender inequity, are systemic problems that impede businesses from achieving their greater potential in the global marketplace; in the meantime, society suffers as well. The second edition of A Better World, Inc. builds on the first by showing that companies have the power and incentives and their boards of directors have the responsibility and the authority to drive solutions to social, economic, and environmental challenges. Readers will learn how companies and their boards, together with nonprofits and governments, can drive prosperity by centering equity and sustainability. This edition is organized to address environmental, social, and governance practices, which are priority interests for investors, media, the public, government, and others to assess company practices and profitability. Alice Korngold leads a global advisory services firm. She has been a ground breaker for over thirty years, working at the forefront of board governance; sustainability; ESG; diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); and measurement and ratings. She has been an advisor to the executives of scores of multinational corporations and the boards of directors and CEOs of hundreds of global, national, and regional nonprofit organizations. She speaks at conferences, and guest lectures at universities, worldwide. Korngold is the author of A Better World, Inc.: How Companies Profit by Solving Global ProblemsWhere Governments Cannot (2014) and Leveraging Good Will: Strengthening Nonprofits by Engaging Businesses (2005), as well as numerous chapters and articles in professional and academic publications |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 26, 2023) |
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Social responsibility of business.
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Industries -- Social aspects.
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Social problems.
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Social action.
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social issues.
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Industries -- Social aspects
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Social action
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Social problems
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Social responsibility of business
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783031315534 |
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3031315537 |
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