Sustainability Strategy and Competitive Advantage Case Study from the Construction Industry

Lately, it has become more and more common for companies to be involved in finding solutions and implementing practices to concerning global public goods, such as pollution and climate change (Kaul et al. 1999, 2003). As stated by Baumann-Pauly & Scherer (2013), the concern is no longer that cor...

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Main Author: Vilhomaa, Iris
Other Authors: Kauppakorkeakoulu, School of Business and Economics, Taloustieteet, Business and Economics, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2021
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Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/76956
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description Lately, it has become more and more common for companies to be involved in finding solutions and implementing practices to concerning global public goods, such as pollution and climate change (Kaul et al. 1999, 2003). As stated by Baumann-Pauly & Scherer (2013), the concern is no longer that corporations ought to be participating in addressing these issues, but how companies do it successfully. Hence, one of the main goals of this thesis is to study sustainability strategies of the selected companies in order to uncover how and whether implementing sustainability practices can generate sustained competitive advantage for these companies. This thesis especially targets the construction industry, featuring companies that operate mainly in the Nordics. Construction industry is already addressing global public goods issues such as climate change and sustainability with certificates and licenses, however the construction industry is a major contributor to climate change, air pollution and land waste etc. For the sake of attacking climate change and other harmful factors to our globe caused by construction, it is vital to study the benefits of sustainable business strategy in order to help increase and advocate for sustainable and green building. Ultimately, the results of this qualitative research that combines data from interviews as well as annual reports and other publicly found information could possibly encourage companies to further develop and implement environmentally friendly ways of operating to ensure a better future for our globe.
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title Sustainability Strategy and Competitive Advantage : Case Study from the Construction Industry
title_full Sustainability Strategy and Competitive Advantage : Case Study from the Construction Industry
title_fullStr Sustainability Strategy and Competitive Advantage : Case Study from the Construction Industry Sustainability Strategy and Competitive Advantage : Case Study from the Construction Industry
title_full_unstemmed Sustainability Strategy and Competitive Advantage : Case Study from the Construction Industry Sustainability Strategy and Competitive Advantage : Case Study from the Construction Industry
title_short Sustainability Strategy and Competitive Advantage
title_sort sustainability strategy and competitive advantage case study from the construction industry
title_sub Case Study from the Construction Industry
title_txtP Sustainability Strategy and Competitive Advantage : Case Study from the Construction Industry
topic construction industry sustainability strategy Yrittäjyys Entrepreneurship 20422 kilpailuetu kestävä kehitys liiketoiminta yritysstrategiat strategiat yritysvastuu strategiatyö competitive advantage sustainable development business corporate strategies strategies corporate responsibility strategy work
topic_facet 20422 Entrepreneurship Yrittäjyys business competitive advantage construction industry corporate responsibility corporate strategies kestävä kehitys kilpailuetu liiketoiminta strategiat strategiatyö strategies strategy work sustainability strategy sustainable development yritysstrategiat yritysvastuu
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