Buch, Englisch, 278 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm
From Goals to Ecosystems
Buch, Englisch, 278 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm
Reihe: Routledge Studies in Sustainable Development
ISBN: 978-1-041-29340-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Demonstrating how modular, AI-enabled governance systems can transform sustainability from fragmented commitments into coherent action, this book presents an integrated governance ecosystem spanning policy coherence, corporate transformation, territorial governance, and sustainable finance and trade.
Arguing that sustainability can no longer be treated as a collection of aspirational targets, the book shows how meaningful change depends on operationalising sustainability through modular governance functions that can be adapted across governments, businesses, territories, financial institutions, and international trade. Grounded in five years of applied research, system design, and pilot implementations across Europe and Africa, it moves beyond abstract debate to demonstrate how sustainability can be embedded within everyday governance and decision-making.
The book introduces new approaches for measuring policy effort, applying AI-enabled coherence diagnostics, embedding ESG across corporate functions, strengthening territorial governance through interoperable data systems, supporting participatory yet accountable local governance, and aligning finance and trade with long-term sustainability and competitiveness. Through comparative analysis and practical illustrations, it contrasts outcome-based monitoring with effort-based benchmarking, fragmented governance structures with AI-enabled coherence, and compliance-driven reporting with continuous organisational transformation.
Rather than treating sustainability as a checklist of goals, the book presents it as an actionable governance ecosystem capable of translating strategic ambition into operational reality.
Written for students, researchers, and practitioners of sustainability and governance, the book will also be of interest to policymakers, business leaders, investors, and professionals working in ESG, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), sustainable finance, public policy, and digital governance.
Zielgruppe
Postgraduate, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate Advanced
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Weitere Infos & Material
A Note on Provenance Five Years of Applied Development Introduction PART I. FROM GLOBAL AGENDAS TO GOVERNANCE ECOSYSTEMS 1. From Global Goals to Fragmented Systems 2. Towards an Enabling Policy Ecosystem PART II. PUBLIC POLICY COHERENCE 3. AI for Policy Coherence PART III. CORPORATE TRANSFORMATION 4. From Static to Dynamic ESG Reporting Embedding Sustainability Across Corporate Functions and Aligning Multiple Frameworks 5. ESG Without Infrastructure — Aligning Management Systems with Sustainability Disclosure PART IV. TERRITORIAL SYMBIOSIS 6. Territorial Sustainability Platforms — From Data Gaps to Sovereign Systems 7. Industrial Clusters as ESG Observatories Harnessing Collective Corporate Data for Territorial Impact 8. Sustainable Local Governance for SDG Localisation Embedding Citizen and Stakeholder Voices PART V — FINANCE, TRADE AND COMPETITIVENESS 9. SDG Due Diligence for Sustainable Finance From Risk Avoidance to Value Creation 10. Trade Competitiveness in the ESG Era — Sustainable Trade Competitiveness Matrix (STCM) 11. From Disclosure to Control Building Consequential Governance Systems PART VI. CONCLUSION 12. The Sustainability Ecosystem Sandbox Integration, Stress-Testing, and Consequence Architecture 13. Coherence Without Convergence A Comparative Reading of Sustainability Law and the Limits of Regulatory Self-Awareness
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