Sustainability footprints in SMEs : strategy and case studies for entrepreneurs and small business /

Reviews the evolution and theory of Sustainability Footprints e.g. carbon footprint and examines the critical success factors and contributions to small to medium sized enterprises (SME) growth Assist firms in achieving sustainable growth in four key areas Innovation Impact, Cost Impact, Environment...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: James, Lowellyne
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2014]
Temas:
Small business > Environmental aspects.
Sustainable development.
Social responsibility of business.
Développement durable.
Entreprises > Responsabilité sociale.
sustainable development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industrial Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Organizational Behavior.
Small business > Environmental aspects
Social responsibility of business
Sustainable development
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title page; Copyright page; Dedication page; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Glossary of abbreviated terms; 1 Introduction; 1.1 The Concept of Customer Satisfaction; 1.2 The Decoupling of Quality from Sustainable Development; 1.3 The Inability to Respond to the Dilemma Inherent in the Principal-Agent Relationship; References; 2 Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility-Context and Definition; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Definitions and Historical Context; 2.3 Defining Sustainability ... ; 2.4 Embedding Sustainability ... ; 2.5 CSR Definitions ... ; References.
  • 3 The Dilemma of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Philosophical Challenge; 3.3 Corporate Citizen or Friedman Logic; 3.4 The Transition; 3.5 The Cultural Challenge; 3.6 The Strategic Challenge; 3.7 Strategic Frameworks; References; 4 Sustainability Footprints; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Conceptual Framework; 4.3 Kyoto Protocol and GHG; 4.4 Emission Trading; 4.5 CDM; 4.6 JI; 4.7 Carbon Footprint Reporting and GHG Accounting; 4.8 Types of Carbon Footprints; 4.9 Carbon Footprint Standards; 4.10 DEFRA Guidelines; 4.11 U.K. Policy Landscape.
  • 4.12 Water Footprint and Water Accounting4.13 Social Footprint; 4.14 Social Standards, Social Accounting, and the Social Fingerprint; 4.15 Ecological Footprint Analysis; 4.16 Criticisms of Footprint Methodologies; References; 5 Sustainable Strategic Growth Model; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Sustainable Strategic Growth Model; References; 6 The Politics of Sustainability; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Background; 6.3 Challenges: Transitioning to a Low-Carbon Economy; 6.4 Contributions to Growth; 6.5 Critical Success Factors; 6.6 Summary; References; 7 Capital Cooling; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Context.
  • 7.3 Environmental and Legal Challenges7.4 Contributions to Growth; 7.5 Sustainable Performance; 7.6 Critical Success Factors; 7.7 Sustainability/CSR Charter: Setting the Course with Subcontractors and Suppliers; 7.8 Summary; References; 8 The Log House People:Low-Carbon Construction; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Context; 8.3 Contribution to Growth; 8.4 Critical Success Factors; 8.5 Summary; References; 9 Moffat Golf Club; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Context; 9.3 Contributions to Growth; 9.4 Critical Success Factors; 9.5 Summary; References; 10 Rabbie's Trail Burners; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Context.
  • 10.3 Contributions to Growth10.4 Critical Success Factors; 10.5 Summary; References; 11 Conclusion; References; Index; End User License Agreement.

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