Detailed Outline

  1. Introduction

  2. Part 1: Literature Review

    • Chapter 1: Sustainable development as a renewal framework for business growth

      • Context: Excesses of traditional economic development

        1. Corporate contribution to climate disruption

        2. Growing climate risks affecting companies

        3. Sustainable development as a conceptual response to negative externalities

      • CSR as the legal and conceptual framework for corporate sustainability

        1. Legal concept shaped by business

        2. Normative corpus driven by sustainability

        • Role of sustainable development in CSR structuring

        • ISO 26000: main normative expression of CSR

    • Chapter 2: Environmental management as the management dimension of the UN SDGs

      1. Definitions, objectives, ISO 14001 certification, EMAS

      2. EMS as a tool for competitiveness and global performance

      3. Modern management tools: Environmental Performance Indicators (EPIs), dynamic audit and follow-up tools

    • Chapter 3: Internal communication as a driver for EMS change management

      1. Change management as key to EMS implementation

      2. Internal environmental communication to boost employee adoption

  3. Part 2: Methodology

    • Conceptual framework

    • Research question and hypotheses:

      • H1: Preliminary change-management elements are essential even for employees already aligned with sustainability goals

      • H2: Change management before and during EMS rollout helps sustain the system

      • H3: Combining change management with EMS increases positive impact on overall company performance

    • Interview guide and field presentation

  4. Part 3: Managerial Recommendations

    • Chapter 1: Develop internal communication to prepare EMS deployment

    • Chapter 2: EMS implementation modalities to ensure its sustainability

    • Final conclusive discussion, appendices, bibliography