Ethical Corporation’s latest guide to some new reading
India Rising: a tales from a changing nation
By Oliver Balch
Paperback: 352 pages, £14.99
ISBN: 057125925
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: May 2012
India, a country housing one in six people on the planet, is on the up. This reportage-style account offers a grassroots perspective on what and who is driving the country’s transformation. Good airplane reading ahead of your next business trip to India.
The Activists’ Handbook: a step-by-step guide to participatory democracy
By Aidan Ricketts
Paperback: 288 pages, £14.99
ISBN: 1848135925
Publisher: Zed Books
Published: March 2012
This guide to grassroots activism offers a step-by-step handbook for citizens eager to mobilise and make their voices heard. An invaluable guide for campaigners. And an even more valuable insight for companies to see what the other side is up to.
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Good Works!: marketing and corporate initiatives that build a better world ... and the bottom line
By Philip Kotler, David Hessekiel and Nancy Lee
Hardcover: 288 pages, £18.99
ISBN: 1118206683
Publisher: Wiley & Sons
Publisher: June 2012
Marketing guru Philip Kotler, cause marketing authority David Hessekiel, and social marketing expert Nancy Lee share vital insights on how to integrate marketing and corporate social initiatives into broader business goals.
Sustainable Supply Chains: models, methods, and public policy implications
By Tonya Boone, Ram Ganeshan and Vaidyanathan Jayaraman (eds)
Hardback: 314 pages, £117
ISBN: 1441961046
Publisher: Springer
Published: June 2012
This edited volume explores leading-edge ideas – both by academics and forward-thinking companies – on how to put the entire value chain of modern commerce onto a sustainable footing. Includes chapters on product take-back schemes, e-waste management and closed-loop supply chains, among many other themes.
Citation Classics from the Journal of Business Ethics: celebrating the first thirty years of publication
By Alex Michalos and Deboarah Poff (eds)
Paperback: 682 pages, £180
ISBN: 9400741251
Publisher: Springer
Published: May 2012
Since 1982, the Journal of Business Ethics has interrogated every angle of the ethics agenda. The collection of its most cited articles summarises the main international trends and most significant areas of debate over the last three decades.
Corporate Social Responsibility of Multinational Corporations in Developing Countries: perspectives on anti-corruption
By Adefolake Adeyeye
Hardcover: 248 pages, $115
ISBN: 1107013623
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: May 2012
Academic in tone, this well-documented book offers a comprehensive insight into how companies are using their CR programmes to combat the scourge of corruption. Includes a very thorough analysis of emerging international legal and quasi-legal norms on anti-corruption and bribery.
Wars of Plunder: conflicts, profits and the politics of resources
By Philippe le Billon
Hardcover: 240 pages, $35
ISBN: 023170268
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: May 2012
The relationship between resource riches and war is an unavoidable phenomenon of the modern age. From Iraq and Angola to Liberia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the link between the two seems set fast. Focusing on oil, diamonds, and timber, this book offers a frank perspective on this fractious and often bloody relationship.
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Sustainable Manufacturing: shaping global value creation
By Günther Seliger (ed)
Hardcover: 413 pages, $179
ISBN: 3642272894
Publisher: Springer
Published: July 2012
Based on contributions to the annual Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, this up-to-date volume offers an unparalleled and authoritative review of the latest advances in low-energy, low-impact production techniques.
The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Reputation
By Michael Barnett and Timothy Pollock
Hardback: 512 pages, £95
ISBN: 0199596706
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: July 2012
This handbook intends to provide a critical overview of the last 20 years of research and theory around corporate responsibility. Ranging across management, sociology, finance, marketing and psychology, the contributions tackle perpetual problems of differentiation and suggest future research directions.