Progressive business models creating sustainable and pro-social enterprise

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This book presents and analyses exemplary cases of progressive business, understood as ecologically sustainable, future-respecting and pro-social enterprise. The authors present a number of companies following progressive business practices from a range of industries including ethical and sustainable banking, artisan coffee production and distribution, pharmaceutical products, clean technology, governance in retailing, responsible hospitality and consumer goods. With case studies from around Europe such as Tridos Bank in The Netherlands, Béres Co. in Hungary, Novo Nordisk in Denmark, Lumituuli in Finland, John Lewis in the UK and Illy Café from Italy, these progressive companies have global reach and an international impact. The collected cases aim to show the best to be expected from business in the 21st century in a structured accessible way, suitable for any readers interested in innovative ways of creating forward-looking sustainable business. Front Matter ....Pages i-xix Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 What is Progressive Business? (Eleanor O’Higgins, László Zsolnai)....Pages 3-25 Front Matter ....Pages 27-27 Banking on Values: Triodos Bank (Nel Hofstra, Luit Kloosterman)....Pages 29-50 The Power of Tradition: Béres Pharmaceuticals (András Ócsai, Zsolt Boda)....Pages 51-72 Caffee Making as Art: illycaffè (Antonio Tencati)....Pages 73-93 Staff Inclusion: DKV Integralia (Marc Vilanova, Silvia Agulló)....Pages 95-121 Economy for the Common Good: Sonnentor (Michael Muller-Camen, Jutta Camen)....Pages 123-142 An Inclusive and Circular Value Chain: Armor (Benedicte Faivre-Tavignot)....Pages 143-171 Clean Energy: Lumituuli (Mikko Jalas, Jukka Mäkinen)....Pages 173-191 The Ethos of Partnership: The John Lewis Partnership (Eleanor O’Higgins)....Pages 193-220 The Danish Model of Corporate Citizenship: The Novo Group (Jacob Dahl Rendtorff)....Pages 221-240 Responsible Hospitality: Carlson Rezidor (Knut J. Ims, Kjell Grønhaug)....Pages 241-262 Sustainable Living: Unilever (Patrick E. Murphy, Caitlin E. Murphy)....Pages 263-286 Front Matter ....Pages 287-287 Future of Business (Eleanor O’Higgins, László Zsolnai)....Pages 289-303 Back Matter ....Pages 305-310