(Anthem Environment and Sustainability Initiative)
by Daniel C Esty (Editor)
Companies can no longer afford to
be 'un'sustainable. While this observation has been widely accepted in
the United States and Europe, only recently have Latin American
companies and businesses across the developing world started to
integrate sustainability principles into their corporate cultures.
Recognizing and responding to this emerging trend, 'The Labyrinth of
Sustainability' offers a collection of carefully developed and tightly
framed case studies generated through the Latin American Corporate
Sustainability Analysis project, an initiative convened by the Yale
Center for Environmental Law and Policy in conjunction with the EGADE
Business School in Mexico and INCAE Business school in Costa Rica and
Nicaragua.
The introduction by Daniel Esty, the Hillhouse
Professor of Environmental Law and Policy at Yale University and one of
the world's leading corporate sustainability experts, makes a compelling
argument for what he calls the "sustainability imperative"--the notion
that businesses must work toward sustainability to be successful in
today's marketplace. It distills from the 12 case studies that follow
five important sustainability strategy lessons for executives and
managers on leadership, vision and execution, partnerships,
communications and inspiration.
The 12 case studies focus on the
sustainability strategy and initiatives of a company with business
operations in Latin America, drawing out key themes and highlighting
both successes and challenges. The aim of 'The Labyrinth of
Sustainability' is to present the problems and prospects for corporate
sustainability in a Latin American context across a spectrum of
companies that ranges from small businesses to multinational
enterprises. With its Latin American focus and lessons for business in a
range of industry settings, this volume complements previous analyses
and case studies of corporate sustainability in different regional
contexts.
