Download or read book How Entrepreneurs are Driving Sustainable Development written by Daniela Gimenez-Jimenez and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2024-07-26 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Entrepreneurs are Driving Sustainable Development explores the variety of entrepreneurs across business and their contributions to achieving sustainable development.

Download or read book Entrepreneurship and the Sustainable Development Goals written by Nikolaos Apostolopoulos and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-08 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given the compelling need to understand how entrepreneurship can support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and be appropriately guided, this book explores how entrepreneurial thinking and action can support social change, and investigates alternative entrepreneurship approaches by drawing together different studies.

Download or read book Sustainable Organizations written by Jose C. Sánchez-García and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2021-02-03 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given the multidisciplinary nature of our object of study, sustainability, we have divided this book into twelve chapters. In the first four, we cover the content required to learn how to start a business and create companies based on sustainability. The following chapters provide guidance to help translate sustainability strategies across cultures. These processes are analyzed through the Triple Bottom Line perspective, which effectively describes the primary objectives of sustainability. The last chapters analyze current trends in sustainable development, framing education as a powerful tool to facilitate the transition to more sustainable forms of development. Through these chapters, the understanding of the theoretical concepts is facilitated and examples of sustainable enterprises are made available to the reader that serves as a reference and that allow the development of practical activities.

Download or read book Sustainable Entrepreneurship written by Christina Weidinger and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-08-13 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable Entrepreneurship stands for a business driven concept of sustainability which focusses on increasing both social as well as business value - so called Shared Value. This book shows why and how this unique concept has the potential to become the most recognised strategic management approach in our times. It aims to point out the opportunities that arise from putting sustainable entrepreneurship into practice. At the same time, this book is a wake-up call for all those companies and decision makers who underestimated Sustainable Entrepreneurship before or who are simply not aware of its greater dimension. Well structured chapters from different academic and business perspectives clearly outline how Sustainable Entrepreneurship contributes to solving the world's most challenging problems, such as Climate Change, Finance Crisis and Political Uncertainty, as well as to ensuring business success. The book provides a framework of orientation where the journey might go: What can a successful concept of SE look like? What are the key drivers for its realisation? What is the role of business in shaping the future of our society? The book also presents best practices and provides unique learnings as well as business insights from the international Sustainable Entrepreneurship Award (www.se-award.org). The Sustainable Entrepreneurship Award (short SEA) is an award for companies today who are thinking about tomorrow by making sustainable business practices an integral part of their corporate culture. Companies that receive the SEA are being recognised for the vision they have shown in combining economic and sustainable responsibility.

Download or read book Technological Innovation Driving Sustainable Entrepreneurial Growth in Developing Nations written by Asabere, Nana Yaw and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2023-09-11 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developing nations in Africa need access to advanced technology, innovation, and entrepreneurial skills for sustainable development as they address challenges that face the world at large in the 21st century. Since Ghana’s development indices (high or low) remain deeply rooted in the measure of education provided to its citizens, the nation must seriously and continuously invest in university education and technological and entrepreneurial skills to enhance sustainable development. The strategy for sustainable development in Ghana appears to be well planned for global and regional agendas, with higher education serving as a panacea. Education 2030 Framework for Action (EFA) and the African Union Agenda 2063 provide foundations for the transition to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with the promise of technological and entrepreneurial innovation, as well as education for all. Technological Innovation Driving Sustainable Entrepreneurial Growth in Developing Nations builds a bridge of communication between the worlds of education and business through the exploration of critical research on the fight against poverty, hunger, malnutrition, and disease. This book also examines the interplay between entrepreneurial education and sustainable economic development in developing countries. Covering topics such as engineering technologies, entrepreneurship, and communication technologies, this book is ideal for researchers, educators, business administrators, students, and more.

Download or read book Building Engagement for Sustainable Development written by Laurențiu Tăchiciu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-05-13 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present volume addresses a set of challenges on the pass toward a more sustainable economy and society. Departing from conventional rhetoric on sustainability, the book is an invitation to reflect more closely on everyday routines, on the fundamentals and effects of current activities.​

Download or read book Ecopreneurship written by Niels Robert Schneider and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2020-06-08 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research monograph answers the question how sustainability driven entrepreneurs (ecopreneurs) deliver their sustainability goals through their business practices. The research draws on data from 12 case studies set within the food industry. The analysis takes a firm level and a supply chain level perspective and provides insights to the interconnected nature of sustainability goals within and across firms. It provides theoretical propositions that show one approach of how to conduct business in a way that works for the planet and people in addition to shareholders. This presents an alternative understanding of organisational performance that builds the foundation for many avenues of future research into sustainable management. The research combines the remote areas of supply chain management and entrepreneurship at the intersection of sustainability. This novel approach and the insights from the business practice exploration, offer many avenues for further research beyond entrepreneurship and supply chain management. This book will be of interest to academics in management research and also to people with an academic background that work together with sustainability driven and/ or social entrepreneurs, who could benefit from the insights into how sustainability goals are delivered through business practices and the relevant trade-offs faced by ecopreneurs.

Download or read book Role of Entrepreneurship in Achieving SDG s written by Engr. Umar Farooq Gul and published by Umar Farooq Gul. This book was released on 2023-01-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entrepreneurship is not just an economic tool. It is an engine for change. Entrepreneurship can make it easier to achieve sustainable development goals, including cutting emissions by 45% by 2030, increasing to 40% the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix by 2030, and achieving universal access to energy and electricity. Entrepreneurship is a key driver of development, with the potential to provide solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Role of Entrepreneurship in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals The role of entrepreneurs in achieving sustainable development goals is to help create and sustain the innovations that are needed in order to attain sustainable development. It is important for entrepreneurs to create innovations that can help achieve sustainable development goals. Entrepreneurs must also be cognizant of the environmental and social implications of their innovations. In order to create sustainable innovations, entrepreneurs must be aware of the global environmental challenges. By being aware of the global environmental challenges, entrepreneurs can be able to create innovations that not only help create sustainable development, but also have a positive impact on the global environment. Wrote By Engr. Umar Farooq Gul - President - Youth International Conclave Engr. UmarFarooq Gul, a multi-talented individual with a diverse and impressive background. With a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the prestigious University of Engineering & Technology Peshawar, and MBA in Project Management, Engr. Umar Farooq Gul is a true master of his craft. But his passion and drive go beyond just his technical expertise. As an entrepreneur, author, and ecosystem builder, he has dedicated his life to creating positive change and making a difference in the world. His unwavering commitment to excellence and innovation has earned him a reputation as a leader in his field and beyond.Engr. UmarFarooq Gul is founding President of Youth International Conclave which is the Global Youth Development Organization.

Download or read book Climate smart Innovation Social Entrepreneurship And Sustainable Development In The Environmental Economy written by Elena Popkova and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2023-02-27 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book studies smart green innovation through the prism of social entrepreneurship as a driver for sustainable development and the development of an environmental economy. It systematizes and analyzes the modern challenges of the environmental economy: climate change and environmental pollution. The tendencies and scenarios for the environmental economy are considered in the context of implementing the Sustainable Development Goals. Globalization and international trade are also considered factors in the sustainable development of the environmental economy.The book hones in on the international experience of ecological responsibility and fighting climate change through social entrepreneurship. The contribution of corporate responsibility in the fight against climate change is determined, and state regulation of corporate responsibility in the resource-based economies of developing countries is considered. The market mechanisms for stimulating the fight against climate change through social entrepreneurship in countries with developed environmental economies are also considered. The advantages of digitalization for fighting climate change through social entrepreneurship are offered.The book also reflects on the possibilities for the sustainable development of the environmental economy based on climate-smart innovation in social entrepreneurship. It presents a model of climate-smart enterprise and substantiates its advantages for corporate responsibility and sustainable development. The key climate-smart innovations in social entrepreneurship for sustainable development of the environmental economy—robots big data, AI, blockchain, and green finance—are determined. The book also develops policy recommendations to support climate-smart innovation in social entrepreneurship.

Download or read book Sustainable Development Drivers written by Kees Zoeteman and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This book is state-of-the-art. the authors present refreshing ideas about sustainability. It is a challenging approach to the conceptualization, measurement and ranking of sustainable development. This goes far beyond technicalities, discussing political, managerial and spiritual aspects of societal change.' – Jan Pronk, International Institute of Social Studies, the Hague, the Netherlands Sustainable development cannot be prescribed – rather, it results from conscious personal choices in government, business and NGOs. This thought-provoking book explores both the origins and future of the global sustainable development movement, and provides an original overview of the driving forces of sustainable development, including market forces and past and future trends. the contributors, leading experts in the field, identify and analyze the sustainability attitudes of key actors in government, corporate and NGO leadership that have shaped sustainable development history. the importance of a new and unconventional role of governments in promoting sustainability is highlighted, while corporations and NGOs feel both the risk of failures and the importance of long-term global stability more directly. Exploring the present and future scope of emerging global sustainable development movement, this stimulating and thought-provoking book will prove invaluable to a wide-ranging audience encompassing: academics, researchers, students and business practitioners with an interest in sustainable development and corporate social responsibility, public administration and public-private interactions; and policymakers involved in environmental, social and economic issues in both government and non-governmental organizations.

Download or read book Innovation for Sustainability written by Nancy Bocken and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-02-22 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this edited book is to provide a comprehensive overview of the opportunities and challenges related to innovation for sustainability. Combining work from both emerging and established scholars in different academic fields, this book provides an integrated understanding of the topic from four perspectives. First, the big picture: frameworks, types, and drivers; second, strategy and leadership; third, measurement and assessment and fourth, tools, methods and technologies. Chapter 11 of this book is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com. The editors donate their remuneration for this book to conservation organisation the WWF.

Download or read book Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation written by Katerina Nicolopoulou and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable entrepreneurship has attracted growing attention in both scholarly and practitioner circles. Focusing on generating social, environmental and business value, the notion has been raised more recently to address the contribution of entrepreneurial activities to sustainable economic and social development. Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation builds on a theoretical framework that addresses related topics via a combination of insights from sustainability, policy, managerial, strategic, innovation and institutional perspectives. Providing empirical casework as well as a conceptual and theoretical framework, the book takes a global, interdisciplinary approach to the emergent field of sustainable entrepreneurship. The book highlights elements of sustainable entrepreneurship which have a societal impact as well as regional relevance and related aspects of innovation are also presented. Definitional issues are further elaborated in order to encompass the main inter-connected fields of study, sustainable entrepreneurship and social innovation. This book is an important resource for academic researchers, and postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students in the fields of entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability.

Download or read book Can Business Save the Earth written by Michael Lenox and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-22 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasingly, business leaders are tasked with developing new products, services, and business models that minimize environmental impact while driving economic growth. It's a tall order—and a call that is only getting louder. In Can Business Save the Earth?, Michael Lenox and Aaron Chatterji explain just how the private sector can help. Many believe that markets will inevitably demand sustainable practices and force them to emerge. But Lenox and Chatterji see it differently. Based on more than a decade of research and work with companies, they argue that a bright green future is only possible with dramatic innovation across multiple sectors at the same time. To achieve this, a broader ecosystem of players—including inventors, executives, customers, investors, activists, and governments—all must play a role. The book outlines how and the extent to which each group can serve as a driver of green growth. Then, Lenox and Chatterji identify where economic incentives currently exist, or could exist with institutional change, and ultimately address the larger question of how far well-coordinated efforts can take us in addressing the current environmental crisis.

Download or read book Sustainable Entrepreneurship Renewable Energy Based Projects and Digitalization written by Amina Omrane and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-12-27 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable Entrepreneurship is nowadays considered as a discipline at the cross-roads of many others. This book describes recent cases, techniques and tools proposed for leaders, entrepreneurs, and practitioners who are involved and responsible for making strategic decisions in their companies and aiming at sustainable development. This book highlights the use of new business models/methods that can be employed by organizations and researchers to save millions of dollars, to enhance the economic growth, as well as to resolve environmental and social issues, via sustainable networks, renewal energy distribution, and social/green entrepreneurship. It will provide a comprehensive discussion of practical techniques, like Machine Learning, Robotics, Photovoltaic solar energy, in the field of renewable energy, and other digital tools, such as digital marketing, crowdsourcing platforms, and digital currency. Meanwhile, it will enlighten the way for entrepreneurs and decision makers by helping them to learn how to grow their business. The focus will be on how to benefit from these techniques to develop sustainable and renewable energy-based projects, as well as digitalized new ventures. The book walks the reader through the latest emerging trends in digitalization that can support practitioners, managers, entrepreneurs, and researchers to help them appreciate the application of sustainable solutions in various functional domains.

Download or read book Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development written by Archana Singh and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2020-06-13 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume discusses the seminal interface between social entrepreneurship and sustainable development along with their inter-linkages. It traces the role of social entrepreneurship and innovations in societal transformation in creating sustainable societies, especially in developing nations. It explores how social entrepreneurship and enterprise is integral to the promise of fostering opportunities for socially disadvantaged groups (including the poor, women, and young people), as well as in addressing environmental and ecological issues apart from wealth creation. The book presents key concepts, case studies, and multiple innovative models involving social entrepreneurship, such as green financing, serial social entrepreneurship, sustainable livelihood creation, and well-being, in addition to highlighting global sustainable development goals of the United Nations. The chapters are organised under the broad themes of sustainability of the organisation, sustainability of the community, sustainability of the development, and sustainability of the community–organisation interface. They examine social change, social innovation, social enterprise, small and micro-enterprises, microfinance institutions, inclusive growth, education, productivity, physical health, waste management, energy retention, self-reliance, and corporate social responsibility. They contain emerging research issues in the field as well as critical assessments while bringing together theoretical and practitioners’ perspectives. This book will be useful to scholars and researchers of development studies, social entrepreneurship, sustainable development, environmental studies, public policy, and political sociology. It will also greatly interest professionals from non-profit, corporate, and public sectors, other development practitioners, and international bodies.

Download or read book Theory and Practices on Innovating for Sustainable Development written by Yoram Krozer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-08-26 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains how income growth and better environmental qualities go hand in hand, and reviews the drivers and barriers to sustainable innovation on the basis of real-life cases. It discusses why innovation-based income growth reduces environmental impacts and how the huge global markets for sustainable innovation are currently hampered by protectionist policies. Subsequently, diverse sustainable innovators are presented in ascending order of the complexity of interactions between innovators and stakeholders. In this context, innovating consumers who create communities of peers in solar powered mobility are examined in the first case. It also focuses on regional tacit inventors, who spur innovation in tourism mobility thanks to the informal policies but whose efforts are obstructed by the formalities of the European Union. Artists with an interest in both innovations and the environment develop art services that deliver experiences of environmental qualities. Though these experiences have gone unrecognised so far, they are nonetheless socially beneficial. The book also shows how technology suppliers develop four different patterns of sanitation, each with its own pros and cons for the specific community’s needs and conditions. It discusses how project developers also make innovations in office systems, including socially beneficial ones that do away with the need to commute. It includes an analysis of interactions between consumers pursuing ethical consumption and international trailblazers in corporate responsibility and concludes that it is more rewarding to support social entrepreneurs than to attempt to moralise consumers. Further analysis of interactions between sustainable investors and innovators reveals different groups’ opinions about policies and markets, helping to explains their weak influence on policies. Mushrooming local energy initiatives are now evolving into energy service companies, producing shifts on energy markets. Why these innovators emerge and how certain policies are blocking them are explained. The policies of the United States and European Union are compared with regard to the main barriers to and drivers of, the renewable energy business. Though the US invests more money and takes more risks, it is less cost-effective in terms of the number of enterprises and jobs, thanks to the feed-in tariffs in Europe. Lastly, the book also discusses policies that invest in education, skills, knowledge and know-how exchange, but instead abolish perverse?? subventions of vested interests to?? create conditions for sustainable development.

Download or read book Social Innovation of New Ventures written by Marcela Ramirez-Pasillas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides insights into how new ventures in emerging economies and developing countries generate social innovation. It showcases new forms of business and how they are different from traditional business models. With increasing drive for innovation in emerging markets and lack of knowledge of how these markets work, this book enriches existing literature by looking at how such businesses in developing economies break new ground in a daunting, resource constrained environment. The book examines successful individual entrepreneurs, social relationships, product innovation, processes, systems and markets through cases. It navigates across key theoretical elements including individual initiative-taking, agency, and opportunity contexts. This book will be a useful reference to understanding the dynamics of new ventures in emerging markets and how they fuel social innovation and sustainable development.