Description
Author: Isabel B. Franco
Publisher: Springer
Published: 03/03/2023
Pages: 274
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9789811664236
ISBN10: 9811664234
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Environmental Science (see also Chemistry | Environmental)
- Business & Economics | Green Business
- Technology & Engineering | Environmental | General
About the Author
Isabel B. Franco, MBA, MA, PhD, is an international leader in sustainable development interested in exploring the role of the industry in fostering overall sustainability. Having worked across multiple industries, namely, extractives, gemstones, fashion, finance and banking, manufacturing, tourism, public sector, international development and higher education, she has conducted impact research in five continents and +20 countries. With Postdoctoral Studies from the United Nations University - Institute for the Advanced Studies of Sustainability, Dr. Franco's impact research has contributed to evidence-based decision-making at various international organisations, such as, UNDP, UNESCAP, UNU and British Council where she has also held advisory positions on large multilingual, cross-regional, cross-sectoral projects on sustainable development and sustainability science. Awardee of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship (JSPS), she holds academic affiliations to the Australian Institute for Business and Economics (AIBE), The University of Queensland (Australia); Earth System Governance, Utrecht University (Netherlands); Editor at Sustainability Science Scientific Journal. Founder of the global network Exceptional Women in Sustainability eWisely.org, her work can be consulted at DrIsabelFranco.com.