Corporate Environmental Strategies and Value Creation: Challenges and Opportunities (SpringerBriefs in Business)

"The rise of sustainability has swept away the traditional views about firms' competitiveness, survival and profitability, advocating new approaches. Although the strategic decisions on sustainable issues become more important, many firms have erroneously narrow view of environmental strategies and related practices generally have only an outward-looking focus. In line with these considerations, this book aims to investigate the "environmental dimension" as a new "strategic variable" for contributing to strengthen the competitive positioning of firms and to increase the value creation process. The author provides a comprehensive framework for green management by highlights practices and tools to translate strategy into effective environmental ideas. The focus is on goals and actions, from a side, and on the implementation of appropriate control systems useful for monitoring the results of environmental performance, on the other. As such, the book enriches sustainability literature, offers new insights for scholars, and provides implications for practitioners involved in green management."--Provided by publisher Contents Chapter 1: Introduction References Chapter 2: The Environmental Dimension: Role and Scope in the Strategic Formula 2.1 The Environmental Dimension in the Studies on Corporate Social Responsibility 2.2 The Analysis of Factors Affecting Environmental Strategy 2.2.1 The Drivers of Environmental Strategy 2.2.2 The Levels of Strategy 2.2.3 The Activity Sector 2.2.4 The Strategic Horizon 2.3 The Environmental Dimension in the Strategic Formula References Chapter 3: The Environmental Dimension: Role and Scope in the Strategic Management Process 3.1 The Environmental Dimension in the Studies on Strategic Management Process 3.2 A Multi-dimensional Approach for the Strategic Management of Environmental Dimension 3.3 The Strategic Management Process of Environmental Dimension 3.4 The Strategic Management Process of Environmental Dimension: A Supporting Tool References Chapter 4: The Environmental Dimension: Role and Scope in the Performance Measurement and Control System 4.1 The Environmental Dimension in the Studies on Performance Measurement and Control System 4.2 The Global and Italian Practices in the Performance Measurement and Control of Environmental Dimension 4.3 The Environmental Performance Measurement and Control System 4.4 The Environmental Performance Measurement and Control System: Value Drivers and Indicators References Chapter 5: Conclusions References