englischCan sustainable consumption be achieved through consumers' sovereignty? Consumers' sovereignty contributes significantly to material prosperity. At the same time, today's consumption patterns and lifestyles are increasingly straining ecological systems beyond what is sustainable in the long [...]

englischThis book provides detailed insights into the activities of a German multistakeholder initiative (MSI) in the cocoa and chocolate sector. In such initiatives, private, public and civil society organisations come together to solve sustainability issues on a global scale. Networked action [...]

englischWhether smartphone, smart home or smart city—digitalisation determines almost all areas of our lives today. The topic of sustainability is also omnipresent in 2019 and numerous challenges associated with it are currently being discussed. Digitalisation and sustainability can thus be regarded [...]

englischThe wicked problems of our time, e.g. environmental destruction or human rights violations, can endanger the legitimacy of firms, given that their global supply chain activities often cause these problems. While wicked problems transcend national borders and thus limit the capacity of [...]

englischSMEs have a substantial potential to improve the sustainability of the modern economy. This book presents three studies on drivers of business sustainability in SMEs. On an individual level, a qualitative study shows how owner-managers incorporate their own sustainability-related identities [...]