Whitfield, Ronald.,
A primer on sustainability : in the business environment / Ronald Whitfield and Jeanne McNett. - First edition. - 1 online resource (xiv, 153 pages) : illustrations. - Environmental and social sustainability for business advantage collection, 2327-3348 . - 2014 digital library. Environmental and social sustainability for business advantage collection. .
Part of: 2014 digital library.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-149) and index.
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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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 business expects to survive for the long term, it must adhere to ever higher standards of behavior and continuously develop more sustainable ways of doing business.
9781606496350 (e-book)
Sustainability.
Corporations--Environmental aspects.
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
Electronic books.
HD60 / .W456 2014
658.408
A primer on sustainability : in the business environment / Ronald Whitfield and Jeanne McNett. - First edition. - 1 online resource (xiv, 153 pages) : illustrations. - Environmental and social sustainability for business advantage collection, 2327-3348 . - 2014 digital library. Environmental and social sustainability for business advantage collection. .
Part of: 2014 digital library.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-149) and index.
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.
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
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 business expects to survive for the long term, it must adhere to ever higher standards of behavior and continuously develop more sustainable ways of doing business.
9781606496350 (e-book)
Sustainability.
Corporations--Environmental aspects.
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
Electronic books.
HD60 / .W456 2014
658.408