This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the linkages between business and society by addressing key issues in corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability, ethics and governance. Thanks to the different visions and perspectives offered by a global group of authors with a...

Cover -- Contents -- Contributors -- Editor's Note -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Issues in China -- 1.1 A Brief History of the Renewable Energy Industry in China -- 1.2 The Current Situation of China's Renewable Energy Industry --...

Balanced Scorecard and Sustainability -- Benefit Corporations -- Business call to Action -- Corporate Social Responsibility and Institutional Theory -- Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure -- CSR and Women -- CSR Butterfly Effect -- CSR: Evolution of Concept -- Family-Owned Firms -- Green...