Sustainable Business Growth

This insightful book explores the economic, social, and environmental pillars of sustainable growth. Based on these three pillars, leading experts in the field discuss the ‘how’ of economic growth, exploring how it can lead to forced growth that harms firms, and how family firms, social ventures, and SMEs naturally align their activities with society and the environment.The book explores how environmental sustainability aims to protect ecological systems and respect biophysical limits, while social sustainability focuses on equity, justice, and community well-being. Contributors emphasise the need for a shift in perspective, moving away from the idea of unlimited growth and focusing instead on the finite nature. They highlight that a major political shift is required to provide actionable insights for firms amid two conflicting logics: GDP growth and sustainability.Sustainable Business Growth is a vital read for scholars and students of business management and sustainability. Its case studies and practical arguments will greatly benefit practitioners and policymakers in corporate strategy and development interested in actionable change.