Social Aspects of Sustainability
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Sustainability is a topic which has become universal and is of concern to everyone. The effects and impact can be very varied according to what action is taken. Much research has been done in this area but mostly looking its impact upon businesses and the economy with the environment being considered to a lesser extent. Very little research has however been undertaken to consider the impact upon individuals within society. All research tends to consider the societal or organisational level instead. This book therefore seeks to redress this imbalance by looking at the social at a local and individual level. In doing so it addresses a wide variety of topics and issues. The contributions in this volume come from all over the world and demonstrate that the same issues affect us all no matter where we are located. In this book we look at a number of diverse issues which need to be considered, these are all considered in the context of their implication for individuals, society and the way they affect cultural issues.
Part 1. Individuals and aspects of sustainability
- Chapter 1. A comparative analysis of women's role and significance within enterprises across diverse world regions; Adam Samborski
- Chapter 2. How mindfulness practices impact sustainability leadership capacities in businesses; May Ho
- Chapter 3. Fostering mental health through sustainable financial choices: an exploration of mindfulness across personality traits; Muhammad Haroon Rasheed, Jamshed Khalid, Abdulrahman Alomair, and Abdulaziz Saud Al Naim
- Part 2. Organisations and sustainability
- Chapter 4. Sports for society: reviewing institutional work, logics, and fields in sports; Ahmed Sameeh and Raghda El Ebrashi
- Chapter 5. Corporations and NGO partnerships to implement CSR programs in Indonesia: A social capital perspective; Risa Bhinekawati, Iben Yuzenho, Emmy Hamidiyah, and Rifa Kirana
- Chapter 6. The bridge to sustainable development: Understanding the influence of sociocultural and economic elements on social entrepreneurship in middle-income nations; Karen Girgis, Dina Yousri, and Ola Wazir
- Part 3. Implementing sustainability
- Chapter 7. Differentiation of sustainable development and CSR concepts in the South West Indian Ocean Region; Justin Nathanaël Andrianaivoarimanga
- Chapter 8. People of determination sports: The paralympic movement, special olympics, virtus, and the case of Egypt; Ahmed Sameeh and Raghda El Ebrashi
- Chapter 9. The adoption of waste minimization and energy management measures by Egyptian companies: A study of the main deterrents; Mahinour Mohamed El Sayed Aboudonia and Jose Louis Iparraguirre
- Chapter 10. Sustainable development for urban sprawl and its containment: A hybrid framework formulation; Charles Curran, Koorosh Gharehbaghi, Amin Hosseinian-Far, and Brian Robert Conner
David Crowther is Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility at various universities. He worked in industry for a number of years culminating at Divisional Managing Director of a multinational before becoming an academic. In 2002 he founded the Social Responsibility Research Network (SRRNet), an international body with several thousand members. His current research is with sustainability and governance.
Shahla Seifi is an engineer with a PhD in sustainability who had a senior position in her National Standards Institute before moving to the UK where she works as a consultant, editor, lecturer and researcher. She is Director and Conferences Chair of SRRNet.