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Delighted to share my contribution to the new book: "Soziale Nachhaltigkeit – Pflicht oder Kür?". It was a great opportunity to work with Joanna Radeke, director of the ESMT Institute for Sustainable Transformation and director of Sustainability at ESMT Berlin, on our chapter "The Historical Development of the Concept of Sustainability," which dives into the origins of social sustainability and how it has evolved over time. From 19th-century workplace initiatives to today's corporate responsibilities, we examine the lessons history offers for companies striving to balance the needs of shareholders and stakeholders.   💡 This book, presented at the Frankfurt Book Fair, takes a comprehensive and practical look at the importance and implementation of social sustainability in companies. The perspectives of 49 authors, including supervisory board chairpersons, CHROs, institutional investors, trade union representatives, and academics, flow into this anthology and offer valuable insights into corporate practice.  It was a pleasure to contribute to this volume and I look forward to your feedback on it.  📖 If you are interested in understanding the roots of sustainability and its relevance today, you can order the book here: https://lnkd.in/eH8Q6vcT  @hkp///group #socialsustainability #ESG #sustainability

In collaboration with Alessandra Monaco Consulting and SI FA!, we launched the research project "𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦-𝘖𝘶𝘵” and developed a model  to measure and compare the perception of all the responders about the 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 of their companies. The 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱 and we are now launching the 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 phase, for which we need the contribution of as many people as possible. It will take you just 10 minutes to answer the questionnaire: https://lnkd.in/dqKKHKbT Do not hesitate to spread the voice: the more you are, the more the methodology can be considered robust and effective. We count on you! At the end of the questionnaire, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 regarding your ranking against other respondents and you will be able to compare yourself with the distribution of our benchmark.

On the important distinction between types of R&D investments for eco-innovations, rarely addressed in the empirical literature. Interesting new paper by Martina Ayoub and Stephane Lhuillery Check it out on Industry and Innovation https://lnkd.in/gnKPgxdx?

Next month Emerald Publishing will announce the one winner of the outstanding paper award from our 2023 volume. It is always a difficult choice. Here are some of the worthy papers that have caught the Associate Editors' eyes (in no particular order). The first four listed first are available on Open Access (i.e. FREE). Disentangling the concept of comparability in sustainability reporting https://lnkd.in/dyv4FPmF. Examines the pros and cons how standard setters such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), EFRAG and International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) use the concept of #comparability. This paper was published in a special issue edited by Mercedes Luque Vílchez and colleagues. Stakeholder participation in the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)’s standard-setting process: the consultations on the first exposure drafts on sustainability reporting https://lnkd.in/dSjn4aU8 Examines #stakeholder participation in the ISSB's work. Business engagement for the #SDGs in COVID-19 time: an Italian perspective https://lnkd.in/d5pan4JQ Moving beyond the external face of #accountability: constructing accountability for sustainability from within https://lnkd.in/d6RCBqHD The influence of sustainability #assurance report format and level on nonprofessional investors’ judgments https://lnkd.in/g8FWxNre Finds that sustainability performance information is assessed as more credible and influences investment judgments when presented within a separate limited, as opposed to reasonable, assurance sustainability report!

Great to get feedback on our research on #sustainability in #universities, initiated by Meri Löyttyniemi and Maarit Laihonen - we welcome any insights or reflections on #autoethnography, #storytelling, and #organizationalculture. Let's continue to learn and grow together! #agenda2030

Do you know a business sustainability researcher who effectively communicates their work to broader audiences? Maybe you are one yourself! If so, we want to hear from you for the 2024 ONE-SIM Outreach Award. For sustainability research to have impact, it has to reach the decision-makers who can put it into action. Researchers can take active steps to make this happen, by 'translating" research and sharing it through channels such as NBS, HBR, The Conversation, and more. They can also connect directly with practitioners for conversations about their work -- and throughout the research process. NBS and the Academy of Management ONE and SIM Divisions want to reward these actions. Outreach Award winner(s) will receive a prize of $500 and a plaque at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. Their research insights and outreach strategy will be featured by NBS and on the Outreach Award website. In addition, the finalists will be invited to a special session at the SIM-ONE Junior Faculty Consortium to talk about their outreach activities. Find more details on the award, including eligibility criteria, here: https://lnkd.in/d_6aypJr #researchimpact #sustainabilityresearch #sustainability #AOM #researchoutreach ONE Division, AOM SIM Division, AOM Maggie M. Cascadden Emilio Marti

Wanted: Belgian 🇧🇪 changemakers that tackle global climate and social issues. Super excited to be part of the jury… Our team (and many of our customers) are still immensely proud to have won the 2024 award. Because the award assessment is thorough and science-based. It really tries to capture true global impact, not just the ‘talking’ about impact. And this is exactly what we want to do with AM-Team. ✅This award is for the people that get the stuff done. ✅The people that can convert sustainability in successful business. ✅People that can merge economic interest with lasting societal value and change. ✅People that dare to go further than incremental innovation. ✅People that stick out their necks and dare to fight the natural human resistance to change which is one of the biggest barriers of societal progress. Award applications are open! Deadline: December 19, 2024 De Tijd, Peter De Groote: so curious which applications will come in!! Fellow jury members, looking forward to working together on this one. Piet Colruyt , Stéphanie Fellen , Steven Van Passel , Karine Vandenberghe , Amélie Matton , Julien Pestiaux , Isabel Albers , Jean-Marc Vandoorne https://changemakers.be/

🌟 Exciting to see the revival of the Shared Value concept at the Mistra Center for Sustainable Markets (Misum) Forum Day hosted by the Stockholm School of Economics! This time, the conversation highlighted not only the win-wins of combining business strategy with sustainability but also the trade-offs that sometimes require businesses to prioritize areas outside their sustainability focus. As companies undertake double materiality exercises for CSRD implementation, it's clear that certain critical topics, like biodiversity, are being crowded out by others. 🌳 It was inspiring to hear professors Sarah Kaplan and Patrick Bolton discuss the legacy of Shared Value and the work of thought leaders like Michael Porter, Mark Kramer, Marc Pfitzer, Nina Jais, and many others. Their ideas are now being revitalized within the financial materiality framework of the CSRD. 👉 If you are looking to enhance your Shared Value strategy in alignment with financial materiality, we’d love to help, together with our advisor Marc Pfitzer. Contact us at [email protected]. With Tommy Borglund and Pontus Cerin #hållbarhet #sustainability #CSRD #SharedValue #SustainableBusiness

Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis – WE MADE IT! 😍 We are very honored to share the great news with you: We can now officially call ourselves the winner of the German Sustainability Award for companies (DNP) in the category office supplies.  This means that the jury members of the DNP chose our profit-for strategy as a leading example in the sustainable transformation in our industries this year. We strongly believe that the role of companies is undergoing a transformation – only those who really take responsibility for our planet and the well-being of people will have a future. And only a changed economy can help ensure a future for our planet. That’s why we strive for a regenerative way of doing business. With our profit-for strategy, we will prove that environmental and social impact are not harming economic success but will be a prerequisite. We are looking forward to the award ceremony on 28 November where we will receive the prize. A huge thank you to our dedicated team and our partners who have supported us on this journey. Together, we are making a difference, one step at a time 🙏🏻 #sustainability #innovation #DNP #eddinggroup 

📘 Congratulations, Professor Guido Sonnemann! Profs. Sonnemann and Sonia Valdivia's work, along with that of over 50 scientists from across Europe, North America, South America, and Oceania, has been published in the "Handbook for Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment." This Handbook is the result of a 2.5-year global effort aiming to guide scientists, professionals, and decision-makers on how to use current tools and methodologies to generate well-informed recommendations based on life cycle thinking, taking into account all dimensions of sustainability. 📎 Download the open-access chapters here: https://lnkd.in/g3rKEeVW #LCA #LifeCycleAssessment #LCSA #LifeCycleSustainabilityAssessment #SustainableDevelopment #Policymaking #ProductPolicy #SDGs