Shaping citizens' attitudes to engage in climate action in the global south and global north / Vincenzo Esposito Vinzi, Estefania Santacreu-Vasut, Radu Vranceanu, and Cristina Davino -- Responsible leadership and sustainable business practices / Stefan Gröschl -- Wishing for a shift : a paradigm perspective on ecological transition / Fabrice Cavarretta -- In search of a compass for navigating the ecological transition / Adrian Zicari -- Animal welfare : how sustainability accounting can trigger awareness and positive change / Mark Christensen, and Geoffrey Lamberton, from an interview with Tom Gamble -- From anti-greenwashing toolbox to EU leadership's sword / Geneviève Helleringer -- Responsible innovation as a driving force for ecological transition / Xavier Pavie -- Replacing old with new : perceived product obsolescence -- its impact on consumer behaviour -- and the planet / Emmanuelle Le Nagard -- A pragmatic way to teach energy transition stakes in a business school / Laurence de Carlo -- When French public hospitals go green : reworking the boundaries of hospital practices / Marie-Léandre Gomez and Marion Ligonie -- How environmental shareholder activism spurs large corporations to communicate on their commitment / Viviane de Beaufort -- Geopolitical perspectives on China's sustainability initiatives / Cédomir Nestorovic -- Why and how Morocco is pioneering Africa's energy transition / Hugues Bouthinon-Dumas and Hamid Bouchikhi -- Conclusion / Hugues Bouthinon-Dumas, Arijit Chatterjee, and Bernard Leca.

"The transition toward sustainability is now a major issue that has taken centre stage in public debate, policy circles, scientific forums, and business roundtables. Higher Education institutions focusing on educating tomorrow's managers, leaders and business practices are doubly challenged by this development. On the one hand, they must be accountable to their internal stakeholders who strongly identify with the new "environmental awakening.". On the other hand, because of their status as research institutions, they must provide answers and propose solutions to face this challenge which is shaping up to be the most crucial issue that humanity has had to face in the modern era. In this book, faculty and researchers from ESSEC Business School, a recognised leader among European schools of business and management, provide a multi-faceted perspective on the different areas that need to be considered to understand the new market dynamics during this environmental and social transition. The book identifies the obstacles that come in the way of the transformation of dominant business models, and how to overcome them in order to move away from "business as usual.". The various chapters in this work offer a vast diversity of approaches that address the paradigm shift towards sustainability, providing insights for both business and higher education. The book includes chapters from seven different departments at ESSEC: Management, Accounting and Management Control, Economics, Information Systems, Decision Sciences and Statistics, Marketing, Operations Management, and Public & Private Policy. Research-based and combining theory with practice, this thought-provoking book will be welcomed by academics, institutions and professionals alike, wishing to gain perspectives on the challenges of the transition toward a sustainable society"-- Provided by publisher.

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