This book provides a comprehensive guide to integrating sustainable value-creation strategies for achieving United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It explores how organizations can align their operations with global sustainable development targets while ensuring economic viability and growth. The major topics covered include sustainable value creation, corporate sustainability standards and framework, responsible business practices, ethical decision-making framework, stakeholder engagement, and sustainable finance. These areas are important as they equip companies with the essential knowledge to navigate various sustainability challenges while staying competitive in this rapidly changing business environment. This book seeks to address the significant challenge organizations encounter in converting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into executable strategies that promote both substantial impact and sustainable growth. Further, this book explores the challenges of integrating sustainability into business models and provides pragmatic solutions for overcoming barriers to SDG implementation. This book serves as a valuable resource for practitioners, business leaders, sustainability professionals, graduate students, and scholars seeking to deepen their understanding of sustainability strategies and foster sustainable development.
Dr. Kishore Kumar is the Faculty of Sustainability Management, Area Chair (General Management), and Chair of the BU Centre for Sustainable Development at the School of Management, Bennett University (Times of India Group). He brings strong expertise in sustainability reporting, ESG, and Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR), along with extensive experience in sustainability training and executive capacity building. He has conducted several training sessions and workshops on sustainability reporting and BRSR for academic and professional audiences and has also served as a speaker at many international conferences on sustainability, ESG, and climate-related topics.
His academic and professional work spans corporate sustainability, ESG integration, CSR, and climate change. Dr. Kumar has published over 50 research articles in high-impact journals indexed in Scopus, ABDC, and Web of Science, garnering more than 1,800 citations, with an H-index of 18 and an i10-index of 25 (Google Scholar). He is the editor of several Scopus-indexed books on sustainability and climate change and holds multiple editorial roles with reputed international journals. A GRI-certified Sustainability Reporting professional and UGC-NET/JRF qualifier, he is deeply committed to advancing sustainability-driven business education, executive training, and ESG-informed decision-making.
Dr. Preeti is an Assistant Professor at the College of Banking and Financial Studies, Muscat, with over 14 years of academic experience in Human Resource Management. Her research spans Human Resource Management, the adoption of emerging technologies in higher education, and sustainability-oriented practices. She places particular emphasis on digital transformation, responsible innovation, and sustainable institutional development. Her work has been published in reputed Scopus-indexed and ABDC-ranked journals. She has authored books and case studies, and her research excellence has been recognized through Best Research Paper awards. In addition to her research contributions, she actively engages in faculty and student development initiatives at both national and international levels.
Prof. Dr. Seda Yıldırım Prof. Dr. Seda Yıldırım currently works at Tekirdag Namık Kemal University in Turkey. She has a doctoral degree (PhD) in marketing. She studies on sustainable development, 2030 sustainable development goals, greenwashing, sustainable consumption patterns, consumption patterns, environmental quality and food security. She has over 2000 citations by Google scholar with H-index of 24 and i10-index of 40. She has many publications in journals indexed by Web of Science (SSCI, SCI-Exp, ESCI and others) and SCOPUS. She published several book chapters in IGI Global publishing. She won Emerald literati award-Outstanding Paper award 2022.
Professor Monomita Nandy is a globally recognized academic leader in accounting, finance, and sustainability strategy, with over two decades of experience across Europe, Asia, and the US. A dual PhD holder and Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, she brings unparalleled depth in corporate governance, financial innovation, and ethical leadership. As a Professor at Brunel University London and former Vice Dean International, she has designed and delivered high-impact executive programmes for industry leaders, policymakers, and academic institutions. Her strategic insights have shaped UK Parliament inquiries, EU tax reform, and India's national sustainability reporting framework. She holds advisory roles with EFRAG, IMA USA, and businesses. She has mentored over a dozen doctoral scholars and led practitioner collaborations across MedTech, FinTech, and ESG domains. She is also an award winning academic.
