An Analysis of Sustainability in Business

The concern about climate change has increased the
importance and raised awareness of the concept of
sustainability. Painful choices in the
decision-making process of companies will be made to
reach a new sustainable path. This book shows the
importance of implementing sustainable practices in
business as an opportunity to reduce climate change
impacts and improve environmental/social quality.
While many companies are seeing today s challenges as
opportunities and are successfully striving to pass
through the difficult transition from business as
usual to sustainable commerce,many others are not.
If companies want to work on sustainable practices,
they should put this goal at the core of their
businesses, as opposed to an additional effort apart
from their core concerns. This book demonstrates how
four sustainability indices have been motivating
Brazilian companies to achieve a sustainable path. It
also provides recommendations to assist Brazilian
companies to follow suit.

Autorentext

Camila S. Vilaca, Master degree: Master of International Studies/ Latin American Studies at Ohio University, U.S. Her researchfocused on the analysis of the concept of sustainability inbusinesses, particularly in Brazil. Bachelor degree: International Trade Administration at CentroUniversitário - UNA, Brazil.

Klappentext

The concern about climate change has increased theimportance and raised awareness of the concept ofsustainability. Painful choices in thedecision-making process of companies will be made toreach a new sustainable path. This book shows theimportance of implementing sustainable practices inbusiness as an opportunity to reduce climate changeimpacts and improve environmental/social quality.While many companies are seeing today's challenges asopportunities and are successfully striving to passthrough the difficult transition from "business asusual" to sustainable commerce,many others are not.If companies want to work on sustainable practices,they should put this goal at the core of theirbusinesses, as opposed to an additional effort apartfrom their core concerns. This book demonstrates howfour sustainability indices have been motivatingBrazilian companies to achieve a sustainable path. Italso provides recommendations to assist Braziliancompanies to follow suit.