Social Responsibility and Sustainability: How Businesses and Organizations Can Operate in a Sustainable and Socially Responsible Way

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This book comprehensively describes social responsibility and sustainable development, with contributions from scientists and representatives from industry working in the field. The papers are innovative, cross-cutting and many share practice-based experiences, some of which may be replicable elsewhere. Prepared by the Inter-University Sustainable Development Research Programme (IUSDRP) and the World Sustainable Development Research and Transfer Centre (WSD-RTC), it reiterates the current need to promote social responsibility. Social responsibility and sustainable development are two different concepts, whose integration over the years has led to significant advances in the way enterprises see and perceive their operations. It is not only about policies or steps taken to meet legal requirements, but is also about social equality and environmental accountability, also bearing in mind the links with eco-efficiency, innovation, and the health and wellbeing of workers. According to ISO 26000, social responsibility is the responsibility of an organisation for the impacts of its decisions and activities on society and the environment, through transparent and ethical behaviour that: a) contributes to sustainable development, including health and the welfare of society b) takes into account the expectations of stakeholders c) is in compliance with applicable law and consistent with international norms of behaviour d) is integrated throughout the organisation and practised in its relationships. But even though the relations between social responsibility and sustainability are strong, it is still necessary to encourage organisations to adhere to, or at least follow the principles of sustainable development in their operations, giving something back to the community. As such, there is a need for a better understanding of how social responsibility is related to sustainable development, and of the identification of processes, methods and tools that may help the integration of these two important elements. There is also a real need to showcase successful examples of how to structure behaviour and institutional practice in line with the sustainability challenges we face today. Chapter [Reviewing the Stakeholder Value Creation Literature: Towards a Sustainability Approach] is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com. Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Reviewing the Stakeholder Value Creation Literature: Towards a Sustainability Approach (Riikka Tapaninaho, Johanna Kujala)....Pages 3-36 Innovative Approaches to Organisational Sustainability: State-of-the-Art and Conceptual Framework (Patrícia Tourais, Nuno Videira)....Pages 37-56 Focusing Sustainable Human Resource Management—Framework for Sustainability Management in Research Organizations (Lisa Kurz, Larissa Jost, Karsten Roth, Peter Ohlhausen)....Pages 57-73 Knowledge, Values and Attitudes Towards Marine Protected Areas in Gozo (Malta) (Mark Mifsud, Silvana Sultana)....Pages 75-91 Social Projects and the Internalization of Sustainability and Social Responsibility: Concepts for the Improvement of Quality of Life (Sônia Regina da Cal Seixas, Michelle Renk, João Luis de Moraes Hoefel, Gabriela Farias Asmus)....Pages 93-108 Enhancing Organizations’ Social Responsibility by Workplace Health Promotion? (Eva Bamberg, Grit Tanner, Carolin Baur, Marlies Gude)....Pages 109-122 Solidarity and Subsidiarity—How to Widen Access to Higher Education? (Neil M. Speirs)....Pages 123-137 An Indigenous ‘Right Way’ Environmental, Social and Cultural Core-Benefits Verification Standard (Lisa McMurray, Rowan Foley, Carl O’Sullivan)....Pages 139-158 Social Responsibility and Sustainability: How Companies and Organizations Understand Their Sustainability Reporting Obligations (L. Folkens, P. Schneider)....Pages 159-188 Continuous Application of Preventive Environmental Strategies as a Way to Introduce Social Responsibility in Companies (Jurgis Kazimieras Staniškis, Eglė Staniškienė)....Pages 189-201 Managing Incomplementarity: Implementing Social Responsibility in Companies (Simon Dabrowski, Florian Lottermoser)....Pages 203-219 Front Matter ....Pages 221-221 Sustainability and Green Project Management Skills: An Exploratory Study in the Construction Industry in Dubai (Hala Al-Qassab, Alberto Paucar-Caceres, Gillian Wright, Rosane Pagano)....Pages 223-239 Engaging Employees in Corporate Social Responsibility Projects—A Case Study from the Lufthansa Group Showcasing Experiences and Lessons Gathered in Kenya, Rwanda, Nigeria and Columbia (Jens M. Unger, Johannes M. Luetz)....Pages 241-275 Sustainability Governance in Traditional Crafts Communities: A Project Proposition (Walter Leal Filho, Lez Rayman-Bacchus)....Pages 277-287 Trade Tradition and Sustainable Development: A Health Promotion Experience (Glória Lúcia Alves Figueiredo, Carlos Henrique Gomes Martins, Jaqueline Lopes Damasceno, Márcio Ronan Policarpo)....Pages 289-300 Social Responsibility Versus Sustainable Development in United Nations Policy Documents: A Meta-analytical Review of Key Terms in Human Development Reports (Johannes M. Luetz, Mohamed Walid)....Pages 301-334 An Inquiry to Consider CSR in Integrated Management Systems (Markus Will, Jana Brauweiler, Anke Zenker-Hoffmann, Bernd Delakowitz)....Pages 335-356 Socioenvironmental Policies in Brazil and England in a Cosmetics Industry—A Comparative Study (Amanda Espósito Borges, Lucas Ferrari Pinto dos Santos, João Luiz de Moraes Hoefel)....Pages 357-372 The Legacy Café—A Trial of Intergenerational and Sustainable Learning in an Early Childhood Centre in Liverpool (Diane Boyd)....Pages 373-388 The Important Role of Universities in Enhancing Sustainability: The Case of the University of Milano-Bicocca (Alessandro Capocchi, Paola Orlandini, Cinzia Vallone, Murad Harasheh, Stefano Amelio)....Pages 389-410 Social Responsibility and Sustainability: Initiatives of an Energy Company (Issa Ibrahim Berchin, Icaro Roberto Azevedo Picolli, Gabriela Almeida Marcon, João Marcelo Pereira Ribeiro, Jacir Leonir Casagrande, José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra)....Pages 411-424 Incorporation of Materials that Improve Durability, Resistance to Water and Anti-seismic Behaviour for Sustainability Earthen Construction Techniques Used in Rural Housing in Ráquira, Colombia (Franz Calderon)....Pages 425-438 Strengths and Weaknesses of Community-Based Systems in Municipal Services Delivery: The Case of a Community-Based Water Supply Scheme in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Yohannes Edwin Kachenje)....Pages 439-455 Managing Energy Efficient Refurbishment Within Homeowners Associations (HOA): A Qualitative Study (Antje Bretzmann, Stephanie Huber, Thomas Bäumer)....Pages 457-470 The Relationship Between Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Performance (A Case Study from Finland) (Mari Kooskora, Miia Juottonen, Katlin Cundiff)....Pages 471-491 Community Gardening: Integrating Social Responsibility and Sustainability in a Higher Education Setting—A Case Study from Australia (Johannes M. Luetz, Stephen Beaumont)....Pages 493-519