The Use of Data and Metrics in the Global South an - Introduction

This is the introductory chapter of the book: Responsible Business and Sustainable Development: The Use of Data and Metrics in the Global South. The interaction between responsible business and sustainable development has been recently hailed for solving the contemporary wicked problems of Society 5.0. This chapter, therefore, delves into a plethora of key aspects, trends, standards, practices, and discourses linked to responsible business and sustainable development as an introductory part of this book. In an attempt to achieve this, this introductory chapter critically examines the extant literature related to the interaction between responsible business and sustainable development. This unique book is considered to be the edited book volume that explores the essence of responsible business and sustainable development when it comes to solving contemporary wicked problems. This chapter also presents the various chapters that constitute this book.