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Call for Expressions of Interest

The World Guide to Sustainable Enterprise:
A country-by-country analysis of responsible business and social entrepreneurship

Edited by Wayne Visser
Greenleaf Publishing, Spring 2015

Background

Sustainable enterprise – including social responsibility, environmental management, corporate citizenship, business ethics, social enterprise and green entrepreneurship – has, over the past decade, moved from the fringes to the mainstream.

Sustainable enterprise has also evolved from being a largely Western, developed country phenomenon to being a diverse, 'glocal' practice, with rapid take-up and many exciting innovations coming from developing countries and economies in transition.

Building on the foundation that was laid by The World Guide to CSR (2010), this new edited collection will bring together powerful summaries of the best academic research and practical cases on sustainable enterprise from countries around the world.

Structure

The book will have chapters for eight regions, including:

Central, Eastern and Southern Asia; Eastern and Southern Europe; Northern and Central America and Caribbean; Northern and Western Europe; Northern Africa and Western Asia; Oceania and South-Eastern Asia; South America; and Sub-Saharan. In addition, we will select up to 100 country chapters.

Each chapter of the book will include the following sections:

•             Regional or national context (introductory facts to provide an overview)

•             Priority issues (data on economic, social and environmental challenges)

•             State and trends (research on sustainable enterprise in the region/country)

•             Policies (relevant regional or national legislation and voluntary codes)

•             Case studies (up to five best practice cases of sustainable enterprise)

•             Further resources (key organizations active in sustainable enterprise)

•             References (top recommended reports or articles)

Next Steps

If you believe that you are well placed to write a 4,000 word regional chapter or a 2,000 word country chapter, please send a short motivation statement (max. 250 words), one sample of your writing (chapter or article) and a CV (including a list of publications) to: waynevisser1@gmail.com.

The book timeline is as follows:

•             Autumn 2013 – Call for expressions of interest

•             Winter 2013 – Selection of contributors

•             Spring 2014 – Submission of first draft chapters

•             Summer 2014 – Editors comments and requested revisions

•             Autumn 2014 – Submission of revised chapters

•             Winter 2014 – Finalisation of manuscript

•             Spring 2015 – Publication and launch of book

If you have any questions, please email Wayne Visser: waynevisser1@gmail.com