The book is a collection of some studies and contributions fostered by the Fondazione Lanza in occasion of the V International Conference on Ethics and Environmental Policies. It offers a reflection on the sensitive relationship between the enterprise world and the environment.
The necessity to actively involve enterprises in the achievement of real sustainable development, at the local as well as global scale, represents an objective that, by now, is shared at the political, economic, cultural, and social levels. In particular, the entrepreneurial world is aware of the fact that the challenge to keep creating long-term development and profit, in an increasingly complex and often hostile global economy, is represented by the ability to respond in a dynamic and pro-active way to the current social and environmental issues by undertaking new responsibilities and developing innovative planning expertise.
Moving from this consideration, thwe book, a more-voice text, wants, trough the presentation of good practices, to emphasize the effort to integrate theoretical investigation and concrete action and the positive contributions the economic world could offer in protecting the environment. To sum up positions and convictions highlighted during the Conference, some conclusions and recommendations have been gathered in a Final Document.

Introduction (free in PDF)
Business and Sustainability: between Freedom Economy and Responsibility
MATTEO MASCIA, DANIELA SIGNORINI, Fondazione Lanza - Italy

SECTION I
Ethics and Responsibility

Environmental Responsibility and Business Styles: Ethical and Theological Perspectives
EMMANUEL AGIUS, University of Malta - Malta

The State of Ethics and Responsibility in Some Traditional Societies of Middle East Countries
EBRAHIM MONAJEMI, Payam Noor University - Iran

Business Ethics - Idealism or Necessity?
BARBARA MAZUR, University of Finance and Management - Poland

SECTION II
Institutions and Rules for Sustainability

Sustainable Development, the Struggle Against Poverty and the New Structures of Governance in the Era of Globalization
STEFANO ZAMAGNI, University of Bologna - Italy

Poverty Alleviation and the Road to Sustainability in Economies in Transition
ANIL MARKANDYA, World Bank - USA

Economic Evaluation of Environmental Goods
SERGEY N. BOBILEV, Moscow State University - Russia

Strategic Environmental Assessment Policy as an Instrument for Sustainable Development Achievement: Issues and Perspectives for Ukraine
YAROSHCHUK YEVGENIYA, Kharkiv Karazin National University - Ukraine