Sustainable Futures

Across the world the concept of Corporate Sustainability is viewed from myriad perspectives. Some businesses look at it as a stand-alone concept whereas some others include it as a facet within the broader area of business responsibility; still others view it as an integral part of their business plans and there are those who see it as honest compliance of existing legislation. The eagerness to appear as environmentally and socially responsible surfaces at various levels; diverse means are employed to embed the concept of sustainable business and varied paths are followed to encourage it. However whilst these differences remain the rationale is two fold: to give back to society some of what is being taken from it; and to save the inhabitants of the globe from the horrors of environmental degradation.At the very core of the concept however is that initiatives and projects directed at sustainable development and social responsibility are not only good things to do but they make good business sense as well. They help businesses increase their revenue enhance market access increase productivity accrue savings in cost augment access to capital reduce risk obtain licenses to operate retain and attract good quality human capital and significantly boost brand value and reputation. Ultimately it all adds up to businesses attaining sustainable competitiveness.In this path breaking work Dr. Chatterjee with the help of several broad brush strokes paints a fascinating canvas that at once provokes instigates and compels attention. He delineates the roles that business and industry can play to contribute to national and global development in a responsible truly evolved way. He shows how governments corporates and civil society organizations can synergize their efforts to build a whole new paradigm of development that is sustainable humanistic and inclusive. All of this adds up to what can best be described as the Chatterjee Code.