Corporate Environmental Performance and Sustainable Development

This book traces the history and theories of
corporate environmental strategy and applies them to
a natural experiment in Latin America. Through
extensive fieldwork and statistical analysis, a
number of surprising conclusions are drawn about the
dramatic differences between, and motivating factors
for, multi-national practices across different
countries. By comparing the relative environmental
and social performance of 35 hospitality sites using
62 different metrics, we discover a set of
diagnostic tools for predicting best and worst
performers. The results offer a toolkit for leaders
in developing countries, as well as business leaders
investing there, for fostering truly sustainable
development.

Autorentext
Emma Stewart is a corporate environmental strategy consultant to multi-national companies. Her research has won numerous distinctions and been covered by the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Financial Times, among others. Emma holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University and a B.A. Honours degree from Oxford University.

Klappentext
This book traces the history and theories of corporate environmental strategy and applies them to a natural experiment in Latin America. Through extensive fieldwork and statistical analysis, a number of surprising conclusions are drawn about the dramatic differences between, and motivating factors for, multi-national practices across different countries. By comparing the relative environmental and social performance of 35 hospitality sites using 62 different metrics, we discover a set of diagnostic tools for predicting best and worst performers. The results offer a toolkit for leaders in developing countries, as well as business leaders investing there, for fostering truly sustainable development.