Sustainable development approaches in the food and beverage industry : a comparison between nestl©♭ SA and Kraft Foods Inc / Lars Siegert.

Includes bibliographical references.

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Sustainable development approaches in the food and beverage industry; Abstract; Acknowledgement; Table of content; Chapter 1 -- Introduction; 1. 1. Introduction; 1. 2. Aims; 1. 3. Objectives; 1. 4. Methodology; 1. 5. Limitations; Chapter 2 -- Company Introduction; 2. 1. Introduction; 2. 2. Nestlé SA; 2. 3. Kraft Foods Inc.; Chapter 3 -- Theoretical framework and literature review; 3. 1. Introduction; 3. 2. Drivers of Sustainability in Business; 3. 3. Triple bottom line; 3. 4. Shareholder theory; 3. 5. Stakeholder theory; 3. 5. 1. Shareholders and Investors; 3. 5. 2. Managers; 3. 5. 3. Employees

3. 5. 4. Suppliers3. 5. 5. Consumers; 3. 5. 6. Non Government Organisations; 3. 5. 7. Government; 3. 5. 8. Miscellaneous; 3. 8. Conclusion of Chapter; Chapter 4 -- Methodology; 4. 1. Introduction; 4. 2. Methodology Requirements; 4. 3. Case Study Methodology; Chapter 5 -- Analysis and discussion; 5. 1. Introduction; 5. 2. Sustainability Issues; 5. 2. 1. Nestlé's Focus on Sustainability Issues; 5. 2. 2. Kraft Foods' Focus on Sustainability Issues; 5. 2. 3. Discussion; 5. 3. Sustainable Development Approaches; 5. 3. 1. Nestlé's Approach; 5. 4. 2. Kraft Foods' Approach

5. 5. Evaluation of the Sustainable Development Results5. 6. Conclusion of Chapter; Chapter 6 -- Conclusion; 6. Conclusion; References

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the necessity and implementation of sustainable development in business. Thereby, the study focuses on the food and beverage industry, and uses the examples of Nestlé SA and Kraft Foods Inc. First, the literature review builds the theoretical framework of sustainable development. On the basis of secondary data, the drivers for sustainability, the triple bottom line approach, the shareholder theory, the stakeholder theory, and the stakeholder groups are examined. The case study methodology that relies on public company resources is used to analyse.

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