Abstract

Research on sustainable enterprise in Cuba is scarce. Loredo and Canovas (2009) identify the main shortcomings for sustainability in the country: lack of transparency and credibility, the need for a holistic stakeholder approach, failure to apply existing policies and laws and the need for more training and education. Planas and Martinez (2010) highlight some of the achievements of the existing state-led approach to sustainability, namely the eradication of extreme poverty, high human development and the incorporation of notions of sustainability into all state-owned organisations.
This book chapter introduces Cuba's sustainable enterprise practices and presents case studies that illustrates the state of the discipline in the country.