Responsible construction?

Lou, ECW; Lee, A; Wu, S; Mathison, G

Abstract

The ability of the construction industry to innovate in order to improve its practice has been widely debated over the years. As more and more organisations in other sectors, globally, are addressing 21st century consumer challenges: encompassing fair-trade, ethically sourced and more recycled products; and are reporting on their corporate responsibility performance (such as Marks and Spencer's Plan A, The Cooperative, The Body Shop etc), isn't it about time the construction industry followed suit? This paper investigates what really needs to change for the construction to progressively and sustainably improve its position in terms of being 'responsible'.

Citation

Lou, E., Lee, A., Wu, S., & Mathison, G. (2014). Responsible construction?. International Journal of Sustainable Strategic Management, 4(4), 342. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSSM.2014.070858

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Jul 30, 2015
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2014
• Deposit Date: Apr 30, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 10, 2018
• Journal: International Journal of Sustainable Strategic Management
• Print ISSN: 1753-3600
• Electronic ISSN: 1753-3619
• Publisher: Inderscience
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 342
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSSM.2014.070858
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJSSM.2014.070858
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