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Ítem Just Do It? The Adoption of Sustainable Supply Chain Management Programs from a Supplier Perspective(Supply Chain Forum An International Journal, 2014-01-01) Acosta Collazos, María del PilarAlthough many multinational companies are engaged in formal sustainability programs in order to upgrade social and environmental conditions within their supply chains, little is known about adoption at the supplier’s level. Using neo-institutional theory and building on an indepth case study of a middle-sized supplier of a multinational company in the food industry in Latin America, we explore how the firm integrates the requirements of a supplier development scheme and to what extent these demands are diffused to next-tier suppliers. Beyond coercive pressures, our results reveal the role of embedding sustainability demands into local network ties to foster adoption and diffusion in the upstream chain.Ítem Les business models du développement durable(L'Express - Roularta, 2014-03-01) Ronge, CatherineComment organiser des initiatives combinant les enjeux environnementaux et sociaux avec ceux de l’activité de l’entreprise ? Les constats clés d’une étude récente.Ítem the acceptance and sustainability of renewable energy projects-a systems thinking perspective(sustainability, 2016-11-12) González, Ana MaríaRapid population growth and increasing concern related to improving the living standards in impoverished communities without damaging the natural environment have drawn attention to the adoption of renewable energy systems (RES) around the world. Despite this global trend, the implementation of these projects has not succeeded completely in rural poor communities due to several factors, including social barriers faced at the time of their execution. These social barriers lead to poor acceptance of the projects and their consequent abandonment. Acceptance is a social construct that is influenced by several factors that need to be understood to achieve successful and sustainable results in the future. In this paper, we develop a conceptual model, based on principles of sustainability and systems thinking, to understand the interrelationships among the main factors that have been reported in the literature as key to determining the sustainability and community acceptance of RES projects. To do so, we review the existing literature on sustainability and social acceptance of RES and then construct a causal-loop diagram of their driving factors. While doing so, we also view the problem through the lens of the sustainable livelihoods framework, aiming to maintain the perspective of rural communities and observing the impacts of RES on their contextual reality. The resulting model helps to understand the multiple interactions that RES projects have with rural communities as well as identify potential intervention points for future projects. We end the paper with a discussion of the implications of the model and how can it be used to inform future rural energy decision making.Ítem A case for assessing ethics and CSR in master’s programs. From Universidad Icesi(Greenleaf Publishing Limited, 2016-01-01) Benitez Salcedo, Edgar OrlandoEthics and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is one of the key topics in the learning objectives of all master’s programs at Icesi’s Business School. Alumni from these programs should be able to judge the personal, organizational and social implications of the decisions they make as well as the ethical responsibilities associated with those decisions. This case describes how the business school has assessed the level of achievement related to this learning objective. We focus on the challenge of assessing such topics outside the Ethics and CSR classrooms in order to avoid social desirability bias. We addressed this challenge by developing a case study presented to students in their last semester, which simulates an everyday managerial decision. The case includes a range of activities that allow for evaluation of the reflexive process involved in dealing with the dilemmas that arise when choosing an appropriate business partner and when managing crises.Ítem Unearthing Sedimentation Dynamics in Political CSR: The Case of Colombia(Springer Verlag, 2017-03-25) Acosta Collazos, María del PilarThe stream on political corporate social responsibility (PCSR) argues that companies have recently assumed state-like roles to influence global governance. However, following emerging calls for greater contextualization of CSR, we trace the historic evolution of PCSR in the case of Colombia and argue that such political engagement by firms is not new. Looking beyond a linear chronological account, we reveal the sedimentation process behind PCSR by exploring the archetypical political roles businesses have taken on in providing public goods and acting as regulators, and chart their transformation.
Ítem Political CSR as déjà vu: A case of the sedimented nature of CSR in Colombia(LAEMOS, 2016-01-01) Acosta Collazos, María del PilarRecent research argues that corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become political partly because companies are assuming state-like roles to influence global governance. By describing the historical evolution of CSR in Colombia, this paper argues that such political activity by firms is not new. Instead, we highlight the sedimentation of the political dimensions of business’ involvement in society by exploring the historical political roles businesses have taken in providing public goods. Drawing on a longitudinal perspective and the national business systems approach, we provide an overview of the historical, geo-political and economic elements that characterize the Colombian business context. Our paper seeks to make three contributions. First, it draws a longitudinal analysis showing how business’ involvement has shifted from the provision public goods in the form of the welfare company to a mix of political CSRs in which international and local demands are mixed. Second, it enriches research on political CSR by refocusing on the perspective on national business systems. Third, it provides scholars and practitioners doing business in/with Colombia with a general overview of the present state and stakes of CSR in Colombia.