Sustainable Champions: How International Companies are Changing the Face of Business in China

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Dr. Fu Jia Prof. Jonathan Gosling

Sustainable Champions

How International Companies are Changing the Face of Business in China

Dr. Fu Jia, Prof. Jonathan Gosling, Morgen Witzel

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Greenleaf Publishing
20 October 2015

Multinationals; Sustainability

In the face of strong competitive pressure and a dynamic market, multinational companies in China are forced to innovate with extraordinary pace and inventiveness. Environmental sustainability is a vital benchmark, and is a key driver for the best companies in each sector - many of them allied with the WWF Climate Savers programme.

Sustainable Champions shows how nine leading multinational companies - including Nestle, HP, Tetra Pak and Sony - are dealing with environmental, supply chain and ethical challenges in China. The book illuminates some of their transformative practices, and the impact this is having on business in China and beyond. The concluding cross-case analysis of supply chain and environmental challenges faced by leading international firms presents key lessons for business and for sustainability champions.

Sustainable Champions: How International Companies are Changing the Face of Business in China is essential reading for researchers and course leaders seeking on-the-ground examples of local environmental challenges, and any company doing business in one of the world's fastest-growing economies.

With a Foreword by Simon Zadek, Distinguished Fellow, Academy of Business in Society, Visiting Scholar, Tsinghua School of Economics and Management.

By: Dr. Fu Jia, Prof. Jonathan Gosling, Morgen Witzel
Imprint: Greenleaf Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9781783531608
ISBN 10: 1783531606
Pages: 233
Publication Date: 20 October 2015
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. Responsible Tourism: Fairmont Hotels 2. Learning to Be Sustainable: Hewlett-Packard 3. Sourcing Strategy in China: Nestle 4. Sustainable Practice in China: SKF 5. On the `Road to Zero': Sony 6. One Step Ahead: Tetra Pak 7. Sustainable Supply Chain Strategy: Vanke 8. Towards Sustainable Mobility: Volvo 9. Sustainable Value Chain Strategy: Yingli Conclusion

FU JIA is Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Management, University of Exeter, UK. JONATHAN GOSLING is Professor of Leadership Studies, University of Exeter, UK. MORGEN WITZEL is a writer and lecturer on management issues.

Reviews for Sustainable Champions: How International Companies are Changing the Face of Business in China

This book and its cases provide good examples of the argument for the importance of networks and business leadership as key ingredients in the pathway to sustainable enterprise. --Steve Waddell, Principal It is timely that the role of multinationals in this context is explored and better understood. The leadership experiences set out in such practical and compelling fashion in this book illuminate this role, highlighting how practice has been shaped by a combination of international and domestic drivers, together with personal leadership and determined managerial actions. The books blend of practical storytelling and evidence-based analysis should inspire and provide a rich source of lessons for students and managers and also policy-makers seeking to enhance the role of business in society, in China and internationally. --Dr Simon Zadek, Distinguished Fellow, Academy of Business in Society, Visiting Scholar