Häftad, Engelska, 2013

Sustainable Luxury

A special theme issue of The Journal of Corporate Citizenship (Issue 52)

Av Miguel Angel Gardetti, Ana Laura Torres

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Luxury is an ambiguous concept depending on the cultural, economic or regional context. Thus, the true elements of (authentic) luxury rely on the search for beauty, refinement, innovation, purity, the well-made, what remains, the essence of things and the ultimate best. However this luxury has given way to a new luxury, through the democratization that occurred when family and artisanal luxury companies sagged against the large conglomerates, which had a strong focus on economic aspects.Why sustainable luxury? Sustainable development is not only a new concept, but also a new paradigm, and this requires looking at things in a different way. And while luxury has always been important as a social determinant, it is becoming increasingly less exclusive and extravagant, and starting to give place for people to express their deepest values. Thus, sustainable luxury is about going back to the old meaning of luxury, a thought over purchase, a craft manufacture, and the beauty of materials in the broadest sense and respect for social and environmental aspects.This special issue of The Journal of Corporate Citizenship explores the different dimensions of sustainability in the luxury industry. The call attracted 22 submissions, 14 of which were invited to the second round for full manuscript review. Finally, and with the help of the review panel throughout this process, seven high-quality papers were selected. It is important to emphasize that this is the first journal that releases a special issue dedicated to the theme of Sustainable Luxury.

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Utgivningsdatum: 2013-12-01
Format: Häftad
Språk: Engelska
Förlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN: 9781783530908

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Miguel Angel Gardetti Ph.D. He has been the head of the Center for Study of Corporate Sustainability (IESC) since its foundation in 2002, and he also holds the same position at the Center for Study of Sustainable Luxury. He is head professor in MBA and master’s programs both in Argentina and abroad. He has provided training within frameworks of executive education and in house programmes to CEOs and Corporate Managers both from domestic and multinational companies in Argentina and Latin America.As to Luxury and Sustainability topics, he lectured at the Instituto de Empresa (Madrid, Spain), one of the top Business Schools in Europe. Moreover, he was a speaker in Identidad Uruguay, an event organised by the Universidad de Empresa (Montevideo), with a lecture on Fashion, Luxury, and Sustainability. He was the creator of the Best Performance in Sustainable Luxury in Latin America Award (at present evolving towards the Award in Sustainable Premium and Luxury at a global level). He developed also several publications in the area of sustainable luxury.He was a member of the United Nations Global Compact Promoting Group in Argentina and a member of its governance body –the Board of the Argentine Chapter of The Global Compact- for two consecutive terms. He was co-founder of the Global Compact Chair in Argentina, and he was also part of the task force that developed the “Management Responsible Education Principles” of the United Nations Global Compact. He has also coordinated tasks for the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Finance Corporation (private sector arm of the World Bank), the Netherlands Development Organisation, the United Nations (New York), and the World Resources Institute (USA.)

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