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- Presents a new framework for evaluating strategic corporate environmental decisions
- Includes case studies that illustrate the impact of investments in wind turbines by businesses
- Passes on knowledge based on the author’s years of experience in the field of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book discusses sustainable development decision-making. Focusing on decisions to invest in wind turbine technology as part of a corporation’s CO2 emission reduction strategy, it presents a new evaluation framework, based on the triple bottom line framework widely used by businesses to communicate their adherence to corporate social responsibility. This new framework allows the evaluation of strategic corporate decisions to invest in wind turbines to mitigate global warming in the context of a corporation’s social responsibility, and includes an objective measurement stage to add rigor to the evaluation process.
The book describes the use of measured data from wind turbine projects to both develop and validate the methodology, and also identifies key enablers and barriers as businesses attempt to successfully integrate corporate social responsibility into their overall business strategy.
Given its scope, the book appeals to postgraduate students, researchers, and business professionals interested in the environmental impact of corporations. Featuring case studies from Ireland, it is particularly relevant to audiences within Europe.
Authors and Affiliations
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School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Technological University Dublin, City Campus, Dublin, Ireland
Tony Kealy
About the author
Dr Tony Kealy is a consultant in sustainable development and corporate social responsibility, and manages his own company. He also lectures at the Technological University Dublin, where he gained his MPhil and postgraduate diploma in 2003 and 2012, respectively. He has recently completed his PhD on corporate social responsibility. He has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals. His primary interests are business management, corporate social responsibility and sustainable development.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Evaluating Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility Projects
Book Subtitle: An Ethnographic Approach
Authors: Tony Kealy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38673-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-38672-6Published: 21 January 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-38675-7Published: 21 January 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-38673-3Published: 20 January 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 240
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour
Topics: Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Sustainability Management, Natural Resource and Energy Economics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Renewable and Green Energy, Climate Change Management and Policy