Oliver Salzmann

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review of existing research and tools related to the business case for corporate sustainability, including theoretical frameworks, instrumental studies aiming to either prove or disprove a hypothesized causal sequence between corporate social or environmental performance and financial performance.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined how NGOs could play an important role as partners to business/industry in promoting sustainable consumption and identified two essential factors for success: consumers need to feel empowered to make a difference through their behavior and they should also be able to improve their quality of life.

TL;DR: In this article, a mixed methods design was employed featuring semi-structured interviews with managers (sustainability experts, business managers from various functions) and external stakeholders; and self-completion questionnaires (also targeting sustainability experts and business managers) to collect complementary quantitative data.

TL;DR: In this article, a framework for managerial/corporate attitudes and external pressure levels is described, and four case studies illustrate varying attitudes towards corporate diplomacy determine the outcome of controversies over genetically modified food products.

TL;DR: Oliver Salzmann and Aileen Ionescu-Somers Research Associate Research Manager, CSM Project Forum for Corporate Sustainability Management Forum for corporate sustainability Management IMD International Institute for Management Development IMD-International Institute of Management Development 23, ch. de Bellerive, P.O. Box 915 CH-1001 Lausanne CH-1001 Laussanne Switzerland Switzerland Tel: +41 21 618 0696 Tel:+41 21618 0389 Fax: + 41 21 6 18 0641 Fax-