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Sustainability Decoded' is a business book that provides a no-nonsense, profitable means to practice sustainability. It is the only book of its kind that starts with the value chain and identifies where and how you can integrate sustainability into the stations along that chain

Introduction: critical crossings -- 1. Agency in corporations -- 2. Stakeholder theory -- 3. Organizational culture -- 4. ENRON narrative -- 5. Moral decision-making -- 6. Organizational justice -- 7. Reward, incentive, and compensation -- 8. Leadership -- 9. Whistle-blowing -- 10. Marketing, bad faith, and responsibility -- 11. Corporate social responsibility -- 12. Corporate responsibility standards -- 13. Sustainability -- 14. Globalization

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyrights -- Contents -- Prologue -- PART ONE: Character Counts -- The Company That Lost Its Balance -- Business Ethics: An Oxymoron That Needn't Be -- Measures of Integrity -- How the Pursuit of Profit Can Make You Blind— and Maybe Deaf as Well -- Das Auto. Die Dummkopfs. -- Did We Not Get the Enron Memo? -- Deeds, Not Words (1) -- PART TWO: From Tar-Papare Shack to Paneled Boardroom -- How Do You Know When You're Wealthy? -- When They Need You More than You Need Them -- A New Way of Looking at Work -- Deeds, Not Words (2) -- "How're You Doin' Now, Sucker?" -- PART THREE: Take It From The Top: The Fundamental Role of Value-Based Leadership -- Who Matters Most? -- Integrity: The Difference between Leaders and Rulers -- Ethics: Define Them, Live Them -- Diversity: The Secret Ingredient of Successful Companies -- Values and the Future of American Business -- Why Trust Matters -- A Furious Final Word -- Acknowledgements -- Endnotes -- Index

Purpose
– This paper aims to identify models of best practice and examines the manner in which such social partnerships attract new partners and scale-up their solutions. Social responsibility initiatives that incorporate multiple sectors have the capacity to challenge unsustainable practice and pave the way for model solutions towards the societal problems we face globally.


Design/methodology/approach
– Comparisons of three Australian case studies were analysed. These cases were purposefully selected as they all represented relationships that demonstrated social partnerships characteristics, and they had all attracted acclaim by their peers. They differed in terms of their societal problems and relationship duration. Semi-structured interviews were held with managers and employees from each social partnership, where they discussed all aspects of the partnership lifecycle from pre-collaborative conditions through to outcomes. In total, 50 semi-structured interviews were held with members of the private, nonprofit and public sectors.


Findings
– Social partnerships pool skills, knowledge and finance across sectors, concentrating on specific societal issues of mutual concern. Resultant successful initiatives act as catalysts in soliciting further support. Three primary pathways exist for successful social partnerships that wish to evolve: expansion, replication and refinement. Focused attention and resources, through the formation of social responsibility clusters, can lead to sustainable solutions.


Practical implications
– There are many organisations wishing to move on from philanthropic exchange towards more meaningful integrated relationships. This paper highlights the value of both within sector and cross-sector collaboration to achieve organisational outcomes. It provides some insight into the entry points for both nonprofit organisations as well as small- to medium-sized private sector organisations that would otherwise consider social investment in large-scale societal problems beyond their reach.


Originality/value
– Social partnerships within the Australian context are under-represented; this paper addresses this by examining three best practice exemplars. The rationale for incorporating new partners and sharing success is discussed and supported by a model of social responsibility cluster formation.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- About the authors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 What is Responsible Investment? -- 1.1 What is Responsible Investment? -- 1.1.1 Defining Responsible Investment -- 1.2 ESG investment philosophies -- 1.2.1 Ethical investing -- 1.2.2 Impact investing as a philosophy -- 1.2.3 Philanthropic investing -- 1.2.4 Responsible investing -- 1.2.5 Combining philosophies -- 1.3 An introduction to Responsible Investment approaches -- 1.4 An introduction to Responsible Investment tools -- Chapter 1 key Q& -- As -- 2 Responsible Investment is mainstream -- 2.1 From ethical to responsible -- 2.1.1 The first ethical funds -- 2.2 The rise of responsibility -- 2.2.1 Norm-based screening as the first step -- 2.2.2 Active ownership and other emerging approaches -- 2.2.3 Responsible investing developing alongside corporate responsibility -- Chapter 2 key Q& -- As -- 3 Drivers of Responsible Investment -- 3.1 Values -- 3.2 Financial return -- 3.3 The operating environment -- 3.3.1 Culture -- 3.3.2 Market development, economics and finance -- 3.3.3 Institutions and regulation -- 3.3.4 Case: EU sustainable finance regulation -- 3.3.5 Organizations -- 3.3.6 Reputation -- Chapter 3 key Q& -- As -- 4 Becoming a Responsible Investor -- 4.1 Strategy and policy document requirements -- 4.1.1 Defining Responsible Investment -- 4.1.2 Aligning a Responsible Investment policy with overall objectives -- 4.1.3 Ownership policy -- 4.2 Implementing Responsible Investment -- 4.3 Monitoring -- 4.4 Reporting -- 4.5 Developing a Responsible Investment roadmap -- 4.5.1 Important dimensions of the roadmap -- 4.5.2 Well begun is half done -- Chapter 4 key Q& -- As -- 5 Materiality and megatrends.