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Society and sustainability /

In this edited collection the authors consider a number of diverse issues within the context of their implication for society and their effect on cultural issues. Given the instability of the world in the present time, both culturally and politically, all issues are explored from a variety of vital...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Crowther, David (Editor), Seifi, Shahla (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leeds : Emerald Group Publishing, 2025.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Developments in corporate governance and responsibility ; 24.
Subjects:
Sustainability > Social aspects.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Society and Sustainability
  • DEVELOPMENTS IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY
  • SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • List of Contributors
  • Part 1. Towards Sustainability
  • Influential Factors Behind SDGs Related-Disclosure in Large Portuguese Companies: An ISO Certification Approach
  • Abstract
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Literature Review
  • 2.1 ISO Certification and Commitment to SDGs
  • 2.2 SDG Reporting
  • 3 Research Design
  • 3.1 Research Hypothesis
  • 3.2 Sample
  • 3.3 Methodology
  • 4 Results
  • 4.1 Descriptive Analysis
  • 5 Conclusions
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Social Responsibility Management System: How to Implement in a Textile Industry Company
  • Abstract
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Contextualisation
  • 2.1 Social Responsibility Standards
  • 2.2 Matrix Organisational Social Responsibility Guide
  • 3 Empirical Study
  • 3.1 Scope of the Social Responsibility Management System
  • 3.2 Principles of Social Responsibility
  • 3.3 Leadership and Commitment
  • 3.4 Social Responsibility Policy
  • 3.5 Planning
  • 3.6 Support
  • 3.7 Operationalisation
  • 3.8 Performance Evaluation
  • 3.9 Improvement
  • 4 Final Considerations
  • 3.4 Implications of Urban and Rural Cadastre for Local Authorities
  • 3.5 Urban Land Policy in the New Cadastral Policy
  • 3.6 Cadastral Update for the Equitable Redistribution of Property Tax
  • 4 Conclusions
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Part 2. Respecting Individuals
  • What's in a Name: Discourses on Inequalities in the UK
  • Abstract
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Social Constructions or Impositions of Visions of the Social World
  • 3 Discourse and Ideology
  • 4 On Lying
  • 5 Intentional Lying
  • 6 Fact and Opinion
  • 7 Discourses Promoting Ambiguity and Obfuscation
  • 8 'We're All in This Together'
  • 9 Normalisation of the Abnormal
  • 10 Different Names for Similar Actions by the State
  • 11 What I tell you three times is true13
  • 11.1 Food Banks
  • 11.2 Blaming the Victims
  • 12 'We Are Where We Are' ...
  • 13 The Same Name for Different Actions by the State
  • 13.1 Percentage Increases
  • 13.2 Taxation
  • 13.3 Different 'Logics' Regarding Taxation
  • 13.4 Effects of Current Tax System on Inequality
  • 14 Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Impediment to Walking as a Form of Active Mobility in Akure, Nigeria
  • Abstract
  • 1 Introduction