Corporate Approaches to Sustainable Development International Experiences and Insights

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. 

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Policy Responses to COVID-19- Climate Finance and Carbon Markets.- Chapter 3. Corporate Purpose: An Emerging Approach to Corporate Sustainability.- Chapter 4. An Overview of Sustainable Finance: Linkages with the Sustainable Development Goals.- Chapter 5. The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Sustainable Mining: Exploring Mining Impacts of the Kansanshi Mine in Zambia.- Chapter 6. Zambia’s Mining Industry A Closer Look at the Corporate Approaches to Sustainable Development of Konkola and Mopani Copper Mines.- Chapter 7. 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 .- Chapter 8. A Corporate Roadmap to Sustainable Resource Governance in Africa .- Chapter 9. Study of Conflicts for Water in the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework .- Chapter 10. Sustainable Communities in Resource Regions Exploring the Case of Resettlement in Colombia .- Chapter 11. Mining and Sustainable Development in Colombia.- Chapter 12. Sustainable Forest Management: Community Forestry’s contribution to build Climate Resilient Communities in Nepal .- Chapter 13. Ensuring Sustainable Post-Pandemic Tourism in Nepal: The Role of Corporate Agencies.- Chapter 14. 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 ca study of Sherpa Community from Lukla, Nepal.- Chapter 15. CSR Disclosure through the Principles of UN Global Compact in Bangladesh : Evidence from Emerging Markets.- Chapter 16. The Role of Managerial Efficiency, Human Capital, Research and Development in Corporate Environmental Disclosure: Insights from Bangladesh .- Chapter 17. Conclusion.

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.