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El objetivo básico de este libro ha sido arrojar luz sobre la noción de empresa sostenible, abordando cuestiones como qué es este tipo de empresa, cuáles son sus principales características o en qué difiere del modelo de empresa tradicional. Para realizar este estudio se han elegido a los dieciocho líderes sectoriales del Índice Dow Jones de Sostenibilidad (IDJS). Uno de los conceptos básicos en que se basa la empresa sostenible se refiere a los valores que una empresa ha de interiorizar para avanzar hacia la sostenibilidad. El valor central de este modelo de empresa es su conciencia del sistema del que forma parte y su sentido de pertenencia al mismo. En lugar de ser una depredadora neta del sistema físico-social, obtiene recursos del Sistema con el propósito de contribuir a la creación neta de riqueza. Se explora cómo estas compañías están integrando la sostenibilidad en su gobierno, en la formulación de su estrategia y en sus sistemas de gestión. Asimismo, se analiza de qué manera su apertura hacia el entorno físico y social ha contribuido al desarrollo de un diálogo honesto, fluido y abierto con distintos grupos de partes interesadas.

JOAN ENRIC RICART holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Managerial Economics from Northwestern University (USA). He also holds a doctorate in Economics from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, and has worked as a research fellow at Harvard Business School. Currently Professor of General Management at IESE Business School, University of Navarra, he is also Associate Dean for Research and Chairman of the Doctoral Program of the same school’s General Management Department. His areas of research interest are strategic management, the economics of organizations, corporate governance and organizational design. MIGUEL ÁNGEL RODRÍGUEZ holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and an M.B.A. from Santa Clara University, as well as a B.A. in Classical Languages from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and a B.A. in Spanish from the University of Zaragoza. He is currently a lecturer, research associate and Academic Director at the Center for Business in Society of the IESE Business School, University of Navarra, and also teaches at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and Pompeu Fabra University. His areas of research interest include business and sustainable development, and corporate responsibility from the perspective of strategic management and corporate governance. PABLO SÁNCHEZ is a research assistant at IESE Business School. He holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Barcelona and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Management at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. His research interests center on strategy in low-income markets, corporate governance and sustainability. LARA VENTOSO holds a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Wales and an M.A. in Environment Studies from the Escuela de Organización Industrial in Madrid. She worked for the Madrid 2012 Olympic Candidature in the Environment Department.