A primer on sustainability : in the business environment /

What does sustainability in the business environment really mean? The concept has evolved from a vague goal to "save the planet" to become a strategic imperative for business to enhance performance across many dimensions. We live in an age of increasing corporate accountability and if a bu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Whitfield, Ronald (Autor), McNett, Jeanne M., 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, 2014.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:2013 digital library.
Environmental and social sustainability for business advantage collection.
Temas:
Sustainability.
Corporations > Environmental aspects.
Durabilité de l'environnement.
Sociétés > Aspect de l'environnement.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industrial Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Organizational Behavior.
Corporations > Environmental aspects
Sustainability
sustainability
precautionary principle
corporate accountability
environmental movement
green washing
triple bottom line
sustainable business operations
sustainable innovation
sustainable supply chain
cradle-to-cradle design
life cycle assessment
corporate reporting systems
the global reporting initiative
the global compact
the carbon disclosure project
carbon footprint
water footprint
indices on sustainability
transparency
stakeholder theory
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Sustainability: meaning and context
  • 2. Systems and tools for sustainability
  • 3. Thinking about major sustainability issues
  • 4. Decision making in sustainability: case studies
  • 5. Concluding thoughts
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.

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