Dedication
by Gaoguang Zhou, Peter Cheng, Judy Tsui, Zabihollah Rezaee
Business Sustainability in Asia
- Cover
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Business Sustainability
- 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- 2. INTRODUCTION
- 3. DEFINITION
- 4. THEMES OF THIS BOOK
- 5. ATTRIBUTES
- 6. PRINCIPLES
- 7. DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE
- 8. VALUE RELEVANCE OF SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE
- 9. EMERGENCE OF BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY IN ASIA
- 10. SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING AND ASSURANCE
- 11. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INFLUENCING SUSTAINABILITY
- 12. BEST PRACTICES OF SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE, REPORTING AND ASSURANCE
- 13. MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES
- 14. CONCLUSIONS
- 15. CHAPTER TAKEAWAY
- ENDNOTES
- CHAPTER 2: Sustainability Principles, Theories, Research and Education
- 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- 2. INTRODUCTION
- 3. INSTITUTIONAL BACKGROUND
- 4. SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES
- 5. SUSTAINABILITY THEORIES
- 6. SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS
- 7. GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES, THEORIES AND STANDARDS
- 8. SUSTAINABILITY RESEARCH
- 9. BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION
- 10. CONCLUSIONS
- 11. CHAPTER TAKEAWAY
- ENDNOTES
- CHAPTER 3: Institutional Settings in Asia Relevant to Business Sustainability
- CHAPTER 4: Drivers and Sources of Business Sustainability Initiatives in the World Including Asia
- 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- 2. INTRODUCTION
- 3. GLOBAL MANDATORY BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES
- 4. GLOBAL VOLUNTARY BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES
- 5. DRIVERS AND SOURCES OF BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES IN ASIA
- 6. ANALYSIS OF DRIVERS AND SOURCES OF BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY IN ASIA
- 7. CONCLUSIONS
- 8. CHAPTER TAKEAWAY
- ENDNOTES
- CHAPTER 5: Financial Economic Dimension of Sustainability
- 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- 2. INTRODUCTION
- 3. SHARED VALUE CREATION
- 4. FINANCIAL ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE
- 5. FORWARD-LOOKING FINANCIAL REPORTS
- 6. VALUE RELEVANCE OF FINANCIAL ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY
- 7. FINANCIAL ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING IN ASIA
- 8. CONCLUSIONS
- 9. CHAPTER TAKEAWAY
- ENDNOTES
- CHAPTER 6: Governance Dimension of Sustainability
- 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- 2. INTRODUCTION
- 3. GOVERNANCE DIMENSION OF SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE
- 4. NEW PARADIGM FOR CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
- 5. DRIVERS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
- 6. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FUNCTIONS
- 7. EMERGING ISSUES IN GLOBAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
- 8. GLOBAL CONVERGENCE IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
- 9. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN ASIA
- 10. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORTING AND ASSURANCE
- 11. CONCLUSION
- 12. CHAPTER TAKEAWAY
- ENDNOTES
- CHAPTER 7: Social Dimension of Sustainability
- CHAPTER 8: Ethical Dimension of Sustainability
- CHAPTER 9: Environmental Dimension of Sustainability
- 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- 2. INTRODUCTION
- 3. GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES
- 4. ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES IN ASIA
- 5. ENVIRONMENTAL KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
- 6. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
- 7. ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE
- 8. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSURANCE AND AUDITING
- 9. ENVIRONMENTAL BEST PRACTICES
- 10. CONCLUSIONS
- 11. CHAPTER TAKEAWAY
- ENDNOTES
- CHAPTER 10: Business Sustainability Performance Reporting and Assurance
- 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- 2. INTRODUCTION
- 3. FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
- 4. SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING
- 5. SUSTAINABILITY ASSURANCE
- 6. GLOBAL STATUS OF SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE REPORTING AND ASSURANCE
- 7. SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING AND ASSURANCE IN ASIA
- 8. BEST PRACTICES OF SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING AND ASSURANCE
- 9. RELEVANCE OF SUSTAINABILITY INFORMATION
- 10. CONCLUSIONS
- 11. CHAPTER TAKEAWAY
- ENDNOTES
- CHAPTER 11: Emerging Issues in Sustainability Performance, Reporting and Assurance
- 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- 2. INTRODUCTION
- 3. SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING GUIDELINES
- 4. EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABILITY
- 5. SUSTAINABILITY RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT
- 6. FUTURE TRENDS IN SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE
- 7. FUTURE TRENDS IN SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING
- 8. FUTURE TRENDS IN SUSTAINABILITY ASSURANCE
- 9. EMERGENCE OF BENEFIT CORPORATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
- 10. EMERGENCE OF PROFIT-WITH-PURPOSE COMPANIES AND THE SHARED VALUE CONCEPT
- 11. CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY IN ASIA
- 12. PLANNING FOR BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY
- 13. MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS' ROLE IN SUSTAINABILITY
- 14. GLOBAL COLLABORATION AND LEADERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABILITY
- 15. CONCLUSIONS
- 16. CHAPTER TAKEAWAY
- ENDNOTES
- Index
- End User License Agreement
To my parents Fazlollah and Fatemeh, sister Monireh, wife Soheila, and children Nick and Rose – ZR
To my husband Andrew, my son Timothy, daughter-in-law Catherine and my granddaughter Chloe, my daughter Jaclyn and son-in-law Daniel, my son Benjamin and daughter-in-law Jessica – JT
To Alex and my children Nicholas, Cecilia, and Stephanie – PC
To my parents – GZ
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