Innovation ecosystems as communities of practice: Technologies for incentivising collaboration among competing actors -- Environmental Colonialism and Climate Racism in Favelas in Brazil: Manifestations and Strategies to Address Socio-environmental Inequalities and Promote Climate Justice -- Social Entrepreneurship through Collaboration A Case Study on Sustainable and Inclusive Social Business Development in Japan -- Corporate Responsibility: Understanding (and Misunderstanding) of Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability, and Solidarity -- Managers' approach to CSR and its relation with firm performance -- The Geopolitical Accountability of the Central Banks Gold Reserve -- Value challenge: the role of sustainability as an open innovation approach -- Analysis of the emerging contribution of the Spanish insurance sector to the development of sustainable finance -- Sustainability in the main Spanish banking entities. A comparative analysis -- Self-regulation and code of conduct in the community: Case studies on utilising decentralisation technologies for improving sustainability and collective governance -- Empowering Change: Female Directors and the Evolution of Corporate Governance in Japan -- Third Sector’s Corporate Social Responsibility – in Portuguese Law -- An Analyses of the Effects of An Absence of Governance & Community Solutions in Combating Environmental Degradation -- ESG 2.0: The new perspectives for human rights due diligence -- Collaborating for a Sustainable Future: A Case Study of an Energy Conglomerate's Transformation -- Internal Control in Microfinance Institutions in Ecuador.

This book provides insightful approaches to how to improve business sustainability. The volume includes an integrated analysis of different relevant aspects of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and provides an international view of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The book explores these topics with the aim to share ideas and visions for a sustainable future and to provide useful tips for academics, practitioners, and policy-makers in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations.