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International Business, Trade and Institutional Sustainability

  • Covers numerous countries around the globe
  • Describes research and
  • Provides businesses with a sound basis to lead and promote sustainability efforts
  • Fills a market niche

Part of the book series: World Sustainability Series (WSUSE)

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Table of contents (63 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Global Sustainable Management Practices

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. The Role of Public Administration in Sustainable Development

      • Fernanda Caroline Caldatto, Sandro Cesar Bortoluzzi, Edson Pinheiro de Lima
      Pages 69-79
    3. Dynamic Capabilities and Business Model in the Transition to Sustainability: The Case of Bosch/Curitiba-Brazil

      • Cristina M. S. Ferigotti, Sieglinde Kindl da Cunha, Jonatas Soares dos Santos
      Pages 81-95
    4. The Use of Digital Transformation as a Sustainable Mechanism: An Automotive Industry Case

      • Pablo Carpejani, Bárbara Luzia Santor Bonfim Catapan, Luiz Felipe Pierin Ramos, Izabelle Cristine Hannemann de Freitas, Camila Mantovani Rodrigues, Edson Pinheiro de Lima et al.
      Pages 97-106
    5. Comparative Study of LCIA, MFCA, and EPIP Tools for the Environmental Performance Evaluation in Industrial Processes

      • Marcell Mariano Corrêa Maceno, Urivald Pawlowsky, Thaísa Lana Pilz
      Pages 107-130
  3. Global Sustainable Waste Management Practices

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
    2. Current Approaches to Waste Management in Belarus

      • Nikolai Gorbatchev, Siarhei Zenchanka
      Pages 151-165
    3. Can Circular Economy Tools Improve the Sustainable Management of Industrial Waste?

      • Mariana de Souza Silva Rodrigues, Alvim Borges
      Pages 183-200
    4. Decision Model for Selecting Advanced Technologies for Municipal Solid Waste Management

      • Douglas Alcindo da Roza, Guilherme Teixeira Aguiar, Edson Pinheiro de Lima, Sergio Eduardo Gouvea da Costa, Gilson Oliveira Adamczuk
      Pages 201-220
    5. Diagnostic Model in Sustainable and Innovative Operations for Municipal Solid Waste Management

      • Douglas Alcindo da Roza, Edson Pinheiro de Lima, Sergio Eduardo Gouvea da Costa
      Pages 221-243
    6. Challenges in Reducing Construction and Demolition Waste Generation in Construction Sites in Curitiba

      • Leilane Kusunoki, Eduardo Felga Gobbi, Patricia Charvet
      Pages 255-270
    7. A Methodology for Sewage Network Maintenance Toward the Fulfillment of Sustainable Development Goals

      • Luciano Rodrigues Penido, Karen Juliana do Amaral, Regina Maria Matos Jorge, Jörg Wolfgang Metzger, Jefferson Skroch, Rafael Cabral Gonçalves
      Pages 271-288
  4. Global Sustainable Food Systems and Agricultural Markets

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 289-289

About this book

This book addresses the gap between innovative technologies and their adoption. It showcases research, feasibility studies and projects that demonstrate a variety of ways to implement environmental sustainability in globally operating firms, as well as best practices in areas such as international management, adoption of cleaner technologies, global supply chains, greenhouse gas emission reduction, and transportation.

The book provides state-of-the-art information on issues including:

  • Global sustainable management practices
  • Global sustainable food and agricultural markets
  • Global responsible mining and energy
  • Global sustainable sourcing
  • Global sustainable transportation
  • Global conservation innovations and investments

Presenting expert contributions from industry, government and academia, discussing a variety of themes and perspectives on the topic "international business as a positive force of environmental sustainability” it is a vital resource for stakeholders in the international business community.

Editors and Affiliations

  • European School of Sustainability Science and Research, HAW Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  • College of Business, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA

    Paulo R. Borges de Brito

  • Universidade Positivo, Curitiba, Brazil

    Fernanda Frankenberger

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eBook USD 109.00
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Softcover Book USD 139.99
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Hardcover Book USD 139.99
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