Book launch: Corporate Social Responsibility in the Arctic
Aðalbygging
The Aula
The book Corporate Social Responsibility in the Arctic - The New Frontiers of Business, Management, and Enterprise by Professor Gisele M. Arruda from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, and Professor Lara Johannsdottir, University of Iceland has been published by Routledge. The Book Launch will take place at the University of Iceland, Main Hall (Hátíðarsalur) on September 14th, 2021, at 15:00 GMT, and simultaneously streamed globally.
This book is the fruit of the authors’ passion about the Arctic, the ecological, social, and economic changes that are taking place in the Arctic, the impact that the changes have on the Arctic people and ecosystems and the role and responsibility of businesses in ensuring the sustainable development of the region.
It is the product of the desire to make the Arctic a sustainable place where businesses, entrepreneurs, managers, scientists, society, and ecosystems can co-exist and thrive. The book considers the new trends and frontiers of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) studies that are shaping the future of global business strategy and business ethics.
The book authors participate in the event. Additionally, Mr. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, former President of Iceland, Donald Hislop, Professor in Sociology of Work and Technology in Management Studies at the University of Aberdeen, Dr. Nathalie Hilmi, one of the leading-authors of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports, from the Monaco Scientific Center, Hafdís Hanna Ægisdóttir, director of the Institute for Sustainability Studies at the University of Iceland, Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir, managing director of Festa - Center for Social Responsibility and Sustainability and Berglind Rán Ólafsdóttir, CEO of ON Power will also participated in the event. The moderator is Pia Hansson, director of the Institute of International Affairs at the University of Iceland.
The event is supported by the Environment and Natural Resources Graduate Programme and the Faculty of Business Administration, University of Iceland, The University of Aberdeen Business School, the University of Iceland Institute of International Affairs, the Centre for Arctic Studies, the Institute for Sustainability Studies, the Fulbright Commission in Iceland, Festa - Center for Social Responsibility and Sustainability.
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The book Corporate Social Responsibility in the Arctic - The New Frontiers of Business, Management, and Enterprise by Professor Gisele M. Arruda from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, and Professor Lara Johannsdottir, University of Iceland has been published by Routledge. The Book Launch will take place at the University of Iceland, Main Hall (Hátíðarsalur) on September 14th, 2021, at 15:00 GMT, and simultaneously streamed globally.
