Welcome to the first iteration of the eb™ Journal. At this stage, it contains over one thousand academic papers and other research that have been produced over several decades by over two thousand authors from around the world. The vast majority are selected because they use terms such as ethical brand and ethical branding to characterise settings and outcomes in many different techno-industrial consumption contexts that concern the social, economic and environmental well-being of humanity.
Social marketing is increasingly cited as an important component of the response to the behavioural demands of sustainability (Peattie and Peattie 2009; Institute for Government/Cabinet Office 2009), Read More »
The pharmaceutical industry is a fascinating sector to explore as many people feel so passionately about it. It is not like the producers of televisions and washing machines: its products do Read More »
Over the last decades, environmental issues concerning supply chains have been growing in importance and taking a significant part of the wider debate on how industry meets the challenges of Read More »
The idea that social responsibility is good for public relations (PR) and therefore good for business is not a new one (see Golden 1968 for example). Bernays defined PR as ‘the practice of social Read More »
Introduction Introduction Despite having attracted academic attention for more than half a century, corporate social responsibility (CSR) has remained a fuzzy concept. Its precise meaning is shaped Read More »