The thematic area brings current issues on sustainable development including Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The attainment of environmental sustainability, balanced with social equity and economic prosperity. We analyse stories of the Triple Bottom Line and People-Planet-Profit. Matters of social inclusion and sustainable transformation are articulated including case studies of successful sustainable development models.
Green purchasing a new normal of doing business
Every day, consumers across the world, make complex purchasing decisions before ultimately parting with their hard earned cash. Many factors drive the decision to buy. Chief amongst them include price, quality, availability and delivery time. Factors for selecting products and services also vary due to...
Green Buildings offer platform for resource efficiency
Buildings are some of the biggest consumers of energy and natural resources in different parts of the world. Materials used in the construction of the buildings, operation and maintenance of buildings all have an interaction with the environment. From the extraction of sand, mining of...
COVID-19 PANDEMIC – A THORN IN THE FLESH FOR GREEN BUSINESS AND SDGS
Can CEOs afford to continue globetrotting and flying for business deals whilst generating air emissionsand at the same time fight for their health during the COVID-19 pandemic? Emergence of the new novel COVID-19 virus in Wuhan, China remains one of the leading complexities that humanity...
MORE CEOs WAKE UP TO SUSTAINABITY!
CEO’s wake-up call – changing business landscape heading to sustainability Transformation is the order of the day in the business world. Take a nap and your competitor takes over from you! Most problems that companies are facing today are due to the people who are...
BOARDS OF DIRECTORS BEGIN TO EMBRACE SUSTAINABILITY
Traditionally, in most organisations the Board of Directors focuses on the governance, viability, survival, strategy and financial status of the organisation. For many years Boards have ignored sustainability as a secondary issue to the financial performance of the business. However, in the past decade there...
