Springer Book: Cultural Roots of Sustainable Management

Practical Wisdom and Corporate Social Responsibility

This book provides a multidisciplinary approach to Corporate Social Responsibility.
In my article about "Entrepreneurial Wisdom" (page 165-179) I write about different aspects of Sustainable Development and Management, the Maturity Model of CSR, the Integrative approaches and basic patterns of Entrepreneurship. At the end I open a door to the subjed resilience ...

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European Multistakeholderdialogue

about the German Sustainability Code and the SDG's (Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations)

150 leading European experts from economy, civil society, science and politics met 2 days in April 2016 up in Frankfurt to debate the chances of new sustainability dynamics, especially driven by the AGENDA 2030. A lot of new ideas to improve and develop showed up. Now it is on all of us to bring these useful ideas into action. – Thanks to the Germany for opening the room for this meaningful discussion. (Hon.-Prof. Thomas Walker on the panel discussing about Coherencies instead of competition. How can companies navigate between the Sustainability Code and other sustainability initiatives?)

Thomas Walker - Honorary Professor

2016 Thomas Walker was called as a Honorary Professor at the London Metropolitan University.

He is lecturing there following subjects:

• The SDG’s of the United Nations (Sustainable Development Goals – Agenda 2030)
• Corporate Resilience and it’s impact on economics by using integrative and inclusive societal innovations methodologies
• CSR – Corporate Social Responsibility and how it can be implemented in practice (along the UNIDO reap26 model)

Thanks to the Dean Prof. Stephen Perkins, Mrs. Univ-Lec. Ron Cambridge and Univ-Lec. Sam Idowu.

CSR Conference in Nanjing / China

at the 29^th and 30^th of July the second International Conference on CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance took place in Nanjing / China. 50 Persons from 20 Countries attended the conference and shared their knowledge, wisdom and insights.

I was pleased to hold a keynote speech about:

The CSR Strategy of Europe and the Impacts on the Global Economy
with a special focus on the upcoming Chinese CSR Standard GB/T 3600x
in relation to International Standards, European Standards and the German Sustainability Code

Picture: CBS (Cologne Busines School) Ms. Bonnie Lewtas

GB/T 3600x