Luca Condosta, Ph.D. (he/him)

The book is about the history of Natuzzi, Italy’s largest furniture house.
It is a story of passion, leadership and dreams.Founded back in 1959 by Pasquale Natuzzi – current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer – in a small village in the South of Italy, Natuzzi is today among the largest players in its sector, with seven manufacturing plants, twelve commercial offices and more than 1200 points of sale worldwide. This book tracks the history of the company, using stories and anecdotes… Mehr anzeigen

The book is about the history of Natuzzi, Italy’s largest furniture house.
It is a story of passion, leadership and dreams.Founded back in 1959 by Pasquale Natuzzi – current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer – in a small village in the South of Italy, Natuzzi is today among the largest players in its sector, with seven manufacturing plants, twelve commercial offices and more than 1200 points of sale worldwide. This book tracks the history of the company, using stories and anecdotes collected through interviews and reading the house organ magazine and the press releases since 1990. The beauty of the company’s history lies in putting its social ethical mission at its heart since the beginning while still adopting industrial techniques. Weniger anzeigen

The paper, starting with an overview of reasons why a company should report on its sustainability, shows constraints of ordinary financial reports and gives an overview of sustainability reporting standards. In particular the paper illustrates those already obsolete and those becoming international accepted, with some insights on Exposure Draft of GRI 4 standard.

Purpose – This paper aims to understand how Italian banks are supporting their local economies in facing the current financial crisis through corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies.

Design/methodology/approach – This paper is the result of research conducted through multiple case studies to identify best practices in the Italian financial sector.

Findings – The research shows that banks are working in the CSR field, not only with a compliance approach, but trying also to… Mehr anzeigen

Purpose – This paper aims to understand how Italian banks are supporting their local economies in facing the current financial crisis through corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies.

Design/methodology/approach – This paper is the result of research conducted through multiple case studies to identify best practices in the Italian financial sector.

Findings – The research shows that banks are working in the CSR field, not only with a compliance approach, but trying also to support the local economies where they operate.

Research limitations/implications – Only a limited number of banks were studied and the research relied on banks' web sites and documentation – which may be affected by self-reporting bias.

Practical implications – The paper presents an example of how banks can integrate societal need in their daily business, improving the context and by that improving also their reputation.

Originality/value – The paper illustrates that the current financial crisis offers banks the possibility to rethink their societal role and move from a compliance approach to CSR to a more strategic one. Weniger anzeigen

Purpose – This paper aims to understand which strategies a multinational can adopt in emerging countries where it operates towards local communities, in terms of sustainability.

Design/methodology/approach – This paper is the result of a two-year research, conducted through multiple case studies, with a special focus on emerging markets (Brazil, South Africa, Pakistan, India, Argentina), and the professional experience of the author as international stakeholder engagement manager in… Mehr anzeigen

Purpose – This paper aims to understand which strategies a multinational can adopt in emerging countries where it operates towards local communities, in terms of sustainability.

Design/methodology/approach – This paper is the result of a two-year research, conducted through multiple case studies, with a special focus on emerging markets (Brazil, South Africa, Pakistan, India, Argentina), and the professional experience of the author as international stakeholder engagement manager in ENI.

Findings – The research identified a 2×2 matrix with four possible strategies coming from the multiple case study analysis and depending on the internal focus of CSR and the external perception of business through local communities. The research also shows how a company can adopt a portfolio of those strategies.

Practical implications – This paper presents a model to be adopted by multinationals both to have the picture of their situation at a certain date and to plan their interventions in emerging countries.

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A book to understand theoretical background of CSR and national and international framework to write an effective sustainability reporting.

Gabrovec Mei, O., Carcano, S., Condosta, L., Dionisio, S., Manni, F., Paris, A., et al. (2007). Programmi, processi e certificazioni ambientali. In Gruppo di studio per il bilancio sociale (a cura di), Reporting ambientale e valore aggiunto (pp. 53-61). MILANO : GIUFFRE'