Springer Transformation of Business Organization Towards Sustainability: Systems Approach (World Sustainability Series)

We have entered a new era where business, technologies, communities, and even pandemic deceases cross borders with unprecedented speed and intensity. 2030 Agenda and 17 SDGs reflect the global community's high expectations of finally reversing the destruction of our natural and social habits, and achieving a more balanced and equitable pathways toward well-being of all. However, despite the initial efforts, the world is not on track to achieving the most of the 169 targets that comprise the goals. It is evident that we have a system problem, so we need a system solution. Authors presented a hierarchical system consisting of two-level management systems: first level―unsustainability reduction systems and second level―control system for transformations toward sustainability. The book clearly shows that implementation of systems for unsustainability reduction and for transformations toward sustainability is possible, and that sufficient knowledge is available to get started. It is designed for researchers, practitioners, and politicians. From the Back Cover We have entered a new era where business, technologies, communities, and even pandemic deceases cross borders with unprecedented speed and intensity. 2030 Agenda and 17 SDGs reflect the global community's high expectations of finally reversing the destruction of our natural and social habits, and achieving a more balanced and equitable pathways toward well-being of all. However, despite the initial efforts, the world is not on track to achieving the most of the 169 targets that comprise the goals. It is evident that we have a system problem, so we need a system solution. Authors presented a hierarchical system consisting of two-level management systems: first level―unsustainability reduction systems and second level―control system for transformations toward sustainability. The book clearly shows that implementation of systems for unsustainability reduction and for transformations toward sustainability is possible, and that sufficient knowledge is available to get started. It is designed for researchers, practitioners, and politicians. About the Author Jurgis Kazimieras STANIŠKIS– full member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, professor – emeritus at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania, member of the United Nations Independent Group of Scientists for Global Sustainable Development Reporting.J. K. Staniškis deals with the development of methods and tools based on systems theory for sustainable economy and sustainable industrial development, for instance, resource-efficient and cleaner production, systems for incremental preventive innovations generation, financing and implementation, and systems for transformations of global development towards sustainability. He is a manager and the main expert for more than 80 scientific and implementation international and national projects, establisher of the new transdisciplinary MSc programme “Cleaner production and environmental management” and PhD programme “Environmental engineering”. As an UNIDO/UNEP/OECD expert on unsustainability reduction in companies, J.K. Staniškis participated in the projects/missions in Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Vietnam, China, Russia, Ukraine, Macedonia, Albania, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Peru, etc. As a member of the UN Independent Group of Scientists, is one of the authors of the Global Sustainable Development Report 2019: “The Future is Now – Science for Achieving Sustainable Development”. He is the recipient of the following awards: National Science Awards (1979, 1988, 2004), His Excellence the President Dr. Valdas Adamkus Award (2005), the Baltic Sea Award (2010), the Cross of Officer of the Order for Merits to Lithuania (2009). Eglė Staniškienė, a professor at the Sustainable Management Research Group, School of Economics and Business, Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania, PhD in Social Sc