How Environmental and Social Issues Affect Business Strategy

Melissa Demartini () and Paolo Taticchi ()
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Melissa Demartini: University of Genoa
Paolo Taticchi: University College London

Chapter Chapter 1 in Corporate Sustainability in Practice, 2021, pp 3-20 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter reviews the drivers of the sustainabilitySustainability debate by offering the ‘bigger picture’ of economic, environmental and social problems. Greater emphasis is given to three phenomena (climate changeClimate change, population growth and wealth disparity) that are particularly relevant for both business and society and offer interesting insights into understanding the link between sustainable development at large, the sustainabilitySustainability challengesSustainability challenges faced by business and the implications for business strategyStrategy. The aforementioned challenges, which are already complex when analysed individually, become increasingly more complex when analysed together.

Keywords: Sustainability drivers; Sustainable development; Climate change; World population growth; Wealth disparity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-56344-8_1

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