A to Z of Corporate Social Responsibility.

"This A to Z of terms, concepts and support avenues will help guide all stakeholders. It will be especially helpful for those new to the conceptof susatinabiility, which has terminologythat is ometimes difficult to navigate."-Anita Roper, Director of Sustainability, The Alcoa Corporation "A valuable contribution to the development of CSR knowledge for practitioners, reserachers, teachers and students."-Professor Jeremy Moon, Director, International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility, Nottingham University Business School "The A to Z of Corporate Social Responsibily unravels the clutter of a decade's experimentation."-Simon Zadek, Chief Executive, AccoutnAbility; Senior Fellow, Centre for Gernment and Business, Kennedy School, Harvard University. CSR has now moved beyond the stage of specialist or niche subject to become and integral part of global business and society. This timely edition is destined to become the definitive guide to CSR, Sustainabilty, Business Ethics and the organizations and standards in the field. The A to Z Corporate Social Responsiblity is a unique publication and is the culmination of over a hundred of the world's leading thinkers, opinion formers, academic and business people providing an easy-to-use guide to CSR: from general concepts such as sustainability, stakeholder management, business ethics and human rights to more specific topics such as carbon trading, microfinance, biodiversity, the Base of the Pyramid model and globalization. In addition to definitions of the most important terms across the wide range of CSR associated topics, this book also covers all the most important codes and guidelines, such as the Equator Principles, the UN Global Compact and ISO standards, as well as providing background on organizations such as the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and Transparency

International and profiles of CSR in particular industries and regions. This paperback edition includes all the latest developments in CSR as well as incorporating new sections on boardroom pay, the sub-prime amrket and financial crisis. Contributors include: Mary Robinson Jonathon Porritt Philip Kotler Steve Lydenberg David Nussbaum Björn Stigson Ed Freeman Archie Carroll John Elkington Jane Nelson Marvyn King Valli Moosa Hunter Lovins Stuart Hart Aron Cramer.