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Dahlmann, Frederik and Bullock, Graham (2020) Nexus thinking in business : analysing corporate responses to interconnected global sustainability challenges. Environmental Science & Policy, 107 . pp. 90-98. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2020.02.022
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.02.022
Abstract
Nexus thinking represents a novel approach to managing sustainability challenges, but little is known about how and to what extent it is being employed by companies. By examining documents from 14 companies identified as “comprehensive-disclosers,” this paper reveals important insights into corporate responses to multiple, interconnected sustainability issues or “nexus challenges”. Using qualitative content analysis of companies’ responses to the CDP (formerly, Carbon Disclosure Project) climate change, water, forests and supply chain surveys as well as their sustainability reports, we find that while companies largely continue with silo-based approaches to addressing sustainable development challenges, some are beginning to employ more integrated approaches suggestive of embryonic “nexus thinking.” Our research provides the first empirical evidence of its kind and contributes to broader debates on the utility of the nexus concept in corporate environmental governance and policymaking.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions | ||||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Artificial intelligence -- Economic aspects, Sustainable development, Social responsibility of business, Sustainability -- Economic aspects | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Environmental Science & Policy | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Elsevier | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 1462-9011 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | May 2020 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 107 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 90-98 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.envsci.2020.02.022 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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