Sustainable Boardrooms

This book discusses various interactions in sustainability and development sector and presents thematic approach, progress, models, cases, disruptions and innovations, and regulatory and institutional evolution. It attempts to document how certain schools of thought, models of engagement, methods-platforms-practices, and impact on the society and brings together varying theoretical debates, practicing models, and instruments of transformation in green governance. Green governance principles entail perception of the most basic premises of economic, political, and legal orders, as well as cultural orders. Sustainable policy making demands a whole of government approach in decision-making processes. Further, inclusiveness and 'green' consciousness of corporate boardrooms are paramount, without which, effective socially responsible, business practices are absurd. Human resource development shaped, on sustainable corporate ethics, require well-trained sustainability specialists, managers that can think 'green' in their overall decision making which are essential for green governance. The book attempts to create a functional interpretive repertoire of stories, commentaries, life experiences, and reflections of corporate leaders, academics, and practicing consultants, on how they interpret sustainability and their decision-making processes. These stories and thoughts help create a functional academic construct, which will assist academics teach 'green' competencies to business school students better and entrepreneurs to learn the idea of sustainable growth.