Society and Sustainability by Crowther, David; Seifi, Shahla;

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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 perspectives.

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It is generally accepted that the three pillars of sustainability ? economic, environmental, and social ? are crucial, and must be addressed if we are to achieve sustainability in the future. Although it is generally recognised that they must be treated equally it is much less apparent that this is actualised. Most commonly concern is centred around just one pillar, presumably because most actions which benefit one pillar can have a detrimental effect on at least one of the others. Mitigating these conflicts is the most difficult aspect of sustainability, which must be addressed if we are to make satisfactory progress.

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 perspectives.

Developments in Corporate Governance and Responsibility offers the latest research on topical issues by international experts and has practical relevance to business managers.

Tartalomjegyzék:

Part 1. Towards sustainability

Chapter 1. Influential factors behind SDGs related-disclosure in large Portuguese companies: An ISO Certification approach; Alice Loureiro, Sónia Monteiro, Verónica Ribeiro, and Kátia Lemos

Chapter 2. Social Responsibility Management System: How to implement in a textile industry company; Francisca Pires Vaz Meneses Lopes and Maria Manuela dos Santos Natário

Chapter 3. The Cadastral System as an Engine of Municipality to spread the Sustainable Development Goals; Armando Dias-da-Fe, Rosmel Rodiguez, and Rute Abreu

Part 2. Respecting individuals

Chapter 4. What?s in a name? Discourses on inequalities in the UK. Or, ?On Lying and Politics? (Hannah Arendt); Miriam Green

Chapter 5. Impediment to Walking as a Form of Active Mobility in Akure, Nigeria; Samuel Oluwaseyi Olorunfemi and Adetayo Olaniyi Adenira

Chapter 6. Culture and development: The trauma of the trafficked seeking remittances; Ahmed Abidur Razzaque Khan, Garry J. Stevens, Nichole Georgeou, Dianne Bolton, and Terry Landells

Part 3. Community and culture

Chapter 7. Investigating culture and its influence on socio-economic development in the Kingdom of Eswatini; Aaron Siboniso Gwebu and Md Humayun Kabir

Chapter 8. The effect of Community-Based Tourism and Regional Development: a bibliometric study; Philipe Lira de Carvalho, Mariana Lima Bandeira, Airton Cardoso Cançado, and José Rogério Lopes

Chapter 9. An analysis of csr in cross-cultural scenario; Amit Kumar Srivastava, Shailja Dixit, and Akansha Abhi Srivastava

Chapter 10. The Role of Misericordias in the Context of the Importance of Social Solidarity Institutions for the Third Sector; Augusto Sim?es and Humberto Ribeiro