Terms for Endearment
Subtitle: Business, NGOs and Sustainable Development
By: Jem Bendell
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9781351282727
Subjects: Sustainable development; Public relations; Non-governmental organizations; Développement durable; Relations publiques; Organisations non gouvernementales; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; Business Ethics; International; General
Description: "Business and NGOs are seen by many to be locked in a perpetual war of values and ideologies. What this book demonstrates is that the war has moved on. Many companies are now engaging with their stakeholders - even those with which they have traditionally had antagonistic relationships - as part of their strategies for improved social and environmental performance. With contributions from an outstanding and diverse group of experts from business, consultancy, research institutes, NGOs and academia, Terms for Endearment investigates the how and why of these new collaborations and provides concrete examples of business working with stakeholder pressure for sustainable development. The book forcibly argues the notion of organizations of civil society setting the standards for business behaviour in the 21st century. For those companies that choose not to pursue high standards of social and environmental performance, confrontation with NGOs must be expected, with negative consequences for sales, costs and social capital, i.e. the bottom line. Terms for Endearment therefore presents business with both a threat and opportunity as we move closer to establishing a social basis for global economic activity."--Provided by publisher
Table of contents: title: Part, PART 1: Driving Factors for Business-NGO Engagement; title: chapter Introduction; title: chapter 1 Globalisation and the new politics of sustainable development; title: chapter 2 Making it legit: new ways of generating corporate legitimacy in a globalising world; title: chapter 3 · Web wars: NGOs, companies and governments in an Internet-connected world; title: part, PART 2: Examples from Industry Sectors; title: chapter 4 · Planting the seeds of change: business-NGO relations on tropical deforestation; title: chapter 5 · Shades of green: NGO coalitions, mining companies and the pursuit of negotiating power; title: chapter 6 A no win-win situation? GMOs, NGOs and sustainable development; title: chapter 7 The listening banks: the development of stakeholder relations with NGOs; title: part, PART 3: Organisations' Experiences; title: chapter 8 Meeting social and environmental objectives through partnership: the experience of Unilever; title: chapter 9 Working non-'STOP' for sustainable development: case study of a Canadian environmental NGO's relationship with businesses since 1970; title: chapter 10 Bridging troubled waters: the Marine Stewardship Council; title: part, PART 4: Seeking and Managing Collaboration; title: chapter 11 Partners for sustainability; title: chapter 12 Culture clash and mediation: exploring the cultural dynamics of business-NGO collaboration; title: chapter 13 The art of collaboration: lessons from emerging environmental business-NGO partnerships in Asia; title: part, PART 5: Concepts; title: chapter 14 Complementary resources: the win-win rationale for partnership with NGOs; title: chapter 15 Thinking partners: business, NGOs and the partnership concept; title: chapter 16 Change the rules! Business-NGO partnerships and structuration theory; title: part, PART 6: Future Directions; title: chapter 17 · New frontiers: emerging NGO activities to strengthen transparency and accountability in business; title: chapter 18 Civil regulation: a new form of democratic governance for the global economy?