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The Sustainable Hospitality Alliance is advocating immediate adoption of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).  This alliance of 14 of the world's leading hotel companies is taking collective responsibility to ensure that destinations and communities are being supported and protected now and for f ...

Governments should adopt a supply chain tax policy where the cost of greening or subsidizing the negative impact of carbon emission is high.  While firms decide on the greenness level of the product, governments decide on the adoption of a supply chain tax policy (taxation or subsidy) to maximize the welfare of society ...

Nestle, Tchibo and other global firms explicitly support a German law requiring environmental and social safeguards along the entire supply chain.  Despite a broad alliance of more than 100 companies, civil society organizations and unions as well as the support of the German Labor and Development ministries, the Feder ...

For long-term economic recovery and strength, integration of green transition and digital transformation into Europe’s economic recovery could be crucial. The COVID-19 stimulus packages will likely require compliance with sustainability goals. This condition could provide the Europe with an advantage over other economi ...

What does Maslow's hierarchy of needs have to do with sustainability, a circular economy and COVID-19, asks Jan Hein Simmons.  Everything!  He argues we are ignoring the fact that we live in a closed system as long as we focus on linear economic growth for shareholders – at the exclusion of many stakeholders.  He remin ...