Challenges On the Path Toward Sustainability in Europe

Vesna Zabkar is Professor of Marketing at the School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia (SEB LU) and former Vice-Dean of Research and Doctoral Studies at SEB LU. Her work has been published in Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Business Research, Industrial Marketing Management, Journal of International Marketing and other outlets. Tjaša Redek is Professor of Economics at the School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Her research focuses on different development and sustainability-related topics, such as intangible capital, firm development and competitiveness, as well as sustainable socio-economic development, primarily in the context of labour markets. She has produced a number of publications and has been involved in several national and international projects.

• Chapter 1. The challenges on the path towards sustainability in the EU Vesna Zabkar, Tjaša RedekPart 1: Where does Europe stand?Chapter 2. Sustainable Development Goals in the EU and the Challenges in Their Implementation Tjaša Redek, Polona Domadenik, Matjaž KomanChapter 3. How far is the European Union from sustainable development goals Matjaž Koman, Polona Domadenik, Tjaša RedekPart 2: The corporate and consumer perspectiveChapter 4. Strategic CSR: Mapping the state-of-the-art Barbara Čater, Urša Golob, Vesna ZabkarChapter 5. Towards better understanding of the corporate sustainability concept Tomaž Čater, Patricia FuxChapter 6. Why does a firm go bankrupt? Denis MarinšekChapter 7. Innovation for a Greener and More Profitable Future: A Conceptual Approach Polona Domadenik, Matjaž Koman, Francesco PastoreChapter 8. Environmental-sustainability aspect in the outsourcing of business-logistics services Marko Jakšič, Marko BudlerChapter 9. Sustainable market exchange from the consumer perspective Barbara Culiberg, Mateja Kos Koklic, Vesna Zabkar, Katarina K. MiheličPart 3: The socio-economic and regulatory context of sustainable developmentChapter 10. National Transfer Accounts indicators of economic dependency in the EU countries Jože Sambt, Tanja IsteničChapter 11. Promoting well-being through intergenerational transfers and gender equality in 25 EU Countries Tanja Istenič, Jože Sambt, Daša FarčnikChapter 12. The importance of human capital for sustainability Daša Farčnik, Tanja IsteničChapter 13. Reinforcement of social sustainability through education and public intangible capital Eva ErjavecChapter 14. Over-regulation, degradation of the rule of law and  implementation of sustainable practices Mitja Kovac, Ann-Sophie VandenbergheChapter 15. Towards a sustainable future: challenges ahead Aleksandar Kešeljević, Tjaša Redek, Vesna Zabkar