Over recent years aspects of sustainability have claimed a central role in many countries. As a result research for sustainability has become an important driver for innovation. This paper describes developing a model that supports SMEs in integrating sustainability in their business and innovation processes. In …

Since the film of Al Gore An inconvenient truth, sustainability stands high on the national agenda of most countries. Concern for the environment is one of the main reasons in combination with opportunities to innovate. In general, innovation and entrepreneurship are important in the realm of national …

Landmines are explosive remnants of war that remain active long after the conflict has ended. Explosion can be triggered easily by human input and its consequences can be devastating. Landmines don't discriminate between soldiers and civilians. Once laid on the ground, they pose immediate threat for …

This thesis answers the question how a company such as Media Markt can introduce projects aiming at sustainable enterprise without compromising their mission statement, ideas and beliefs. In doing so, difference is made between Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainable Enterprise and Sustainable Development …

Het is mogelijk en interessant om allerlei beschouwingen te houden over hoe spiritualiteit een rol kan of zou moeten spelen op de werkvloer – en dat gebeurt in deze bundel ook. Maar het is ook goed om te zien op welke manier spiritualiteit in de praktijk werkt. Met subsidie van het Ministerie van Sociale …

De hoofddirectie van ASR Nederland heeft duurzaamheid in de strategische beleidsplannen opgenomen. ASR Vastgoed Vermogensbeheer dient te kiezen of men duurzaam wil beleggen in vastgoed. Dit begint met het onderzoeken wat duurzaam beleggen is. Om vervolgens de stand van zaken omtrent duurzaam beleggen …

This conceptual paper wants to emphasis the use of the concept of sustainability within logistics and especially transportation. While working on a new tool to help companies develop sustainable European networks, we discovered that we want to use a specific concept of sustainability: People, planet …

In BOP ventures the notion of “selling to the poor” has steadily been replaced by business approaches that suggest sustainable value creation. This has certain implications, in particular the development of strategies that serve triple bottom-line goals. These include economic, social and environmental …

Dit onderzoek is uitgevoerd in opdracht van het Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers (COA) te Rijswijk. Het onderzoek omvat het implementeren van duurzaam inkopen bij het COA. De doelstelling is een adviesrapport uit te brengen met daarin aanbevelingen voor de implementatie van duurzaam inkopen binnen …