Business in climate or climate in business?
dc.contributor.author | SepĂșlveda, Joel | |
dc.contributor.author | Mendizabal, Maddalen | |
dc.contributor.institution | Tecnalia Research & Innovation | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-24T12:15:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-07-24T12:15:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-08 | |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose: The aim of this paper is to present a new methodological approach to help companies improve their decision-taking capacity regarding corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the context of climate change (CC). Design/methodology/approach: The study was conducted by combining a wide variety of sources including articles and research reports. Taking into account the complexity of adapting in a context of climate change, the paper developed a simplified conceptual model that integrates multi-criteria analysis. A vulnerability matrix was generated as a combination of adaptive capacity, exposure and sensitivity and how to measure the magnitude, persistence, uncertainty, temporality, degree of importance in combination with the impacts. Findings: The first results reveal that activities related to water resources or natural ecosystems are more important than those related to energy or tourism sectors, and that there is a relationship between opportunities and adaptation needs. Practical implications: The paper documents the inverse relationship between adaptation measures and opportunities in a study that may be a starting-point for further research into empirical observations of sector vulnerability and the impact and integration of the factor of resilience. Originality/value: The paper provides a common language to use in the business world for concepts related to climate change. It provides a methodological approach for finding solutions to the problem of resource optimisation in companies and helps to find new business opportunities for sectors. | en |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | |
dc.format.extent | 20 | |
dc.identifier.citation | SepĂșlveda , J & Mendizabal , M 2011 , ' Business in climate or climate in business? ' , Management of Environmental Quality , vol. 22 , no. 5 , pp. 632-651 . https://doi.org/10.1108/14777831111159752 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1108/14777831111159752 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1477-7835 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11556/4607 | |
dc.identifier.url | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=80052634994&partnerID=8YFLogxK | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Management of Environmental Quality | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | |
dc.subject.keywords | Adaptability | |
dc.subject.keywords | Climate change | |
dc.subject.keywords | Impact | |
dc.subject.keywords | Innovation | |
dc.subject.keywords | Opportunity | |
dc.subject.keywords | Prioritisation | |
dc.subject.keywords | Vulnerability | |
dc.subject.keywords | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | |
dc.subject.keywords | Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | |
dc.subject.keywords | SDG 13 - Climate Action | |
dc.title | Business in climate or climate in business? | en |
dc.type | journal article |