Business in climate or climate in business?

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dc.contributor.authorSepĂșlveda, Joel
dc.contributor.authorMendizabal, Maddalen
dc.contributor.institutionTecnalia Research & Innovation
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-24T12:15:44Z
dc.date.available2024-07-24T12:15:44Z
dc.date.issued2011-08
dc.description.abstractPurpose: 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.statusPeer reviewed
dc.format.extent20
dc.identifier.citationSepĂșlveda , 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.doi10.1108/14777831111159752
dc.identifier.issn1477-7835
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11556/4607
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=80052634994&partnerID=8YFLogxK
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofManagement of Environmental Quality
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.subject.keywordsAdaptability
dc.subject.keywordsClimate change
dc.subject.keywordsImpact
dc.subject.keywordsInnovation
dc.subject.keywordsOpportunity
dc.subject.keywordsPrioritisation
dc.subject.keywordsVulnerability
dc.subject.keywordsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
dc.subject.keywordsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law
dc.subject.keywordsSDG 13 - Climate Action
dc.titleBusiness in climate or climate in business?en
dc.typejournal article
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