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Saukkonen, N., Kirjavainen, J. (2020). Business Environment: Emerging External and Internal Pressures for Sustainable Production. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A.M., Brandli, L., özuyar, P.G., Wall, T. (eds) Responsible Consumption and Production. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95726-5_1
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