Fundamentals of sustainable business : a guide for the next 100 years / Matthew Tueth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tueth, Matthew, 1953-

Series:

World Scientific series on 21st century business ; v. 4.

World Scientific series on 21st century business, 1793-5660 ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business enterprises--Environmental aspects.

Business enterprises.

Sustainable development.

Social responsibility of business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Fundamentals of Sustainable Business begins by briefly describing the legacy of environmental and social problems that have arisen as a result of conventional business practices, and then details the coalescence of a broad-based contemporary movement that has been called "The Next Industrial Revolution". Combining the long-term interests of business, community, and the natural world, the resulting sustainable business reformation is unlike any previous human endeavor. The book deftly synthesizes a diverse collection of movement components, including some original concepts, and provides a sin

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""1. Houston, We Have a Problem""; ""1.1 Our Early Approach to Mounting Problems""; ""1.2 Our Problems Continue""; ""1.3 Early Visionaries and the Resistance to Change""; ""1.4 Do Current Free-Market Mechanisms Help?""; ""1.5 An Intelligent Beginning""; ""1.6 Are the Results Worth the Effort?""; ""2. Selecting a Design Consultant""; ""2.1 The Problem with Stewardship""; ""2.2 Naturally Our Best Foot Forward""; ""2.3 Pernicious Material Processes""; ""2.4 Nature�s Path of Production""; ""2.5 Two Closed-Loops into One""

""2.6 Nature�s Energy Path""""2.7 Following Nature�s Energy Path""; ""2.8 Other Sun-Powered Opportunities""; ""2.9 Envision a Sun-Powered Human Society""; ""2.10 Cutting Our Nuclear Power Losses""; ""2.11 The Advantages of Local Energy Production""; ""2.12 Changing Energy Trends""; ""2.13 Innovations Solving Multiple Problems""; ""3. The Bull�s Eye""; ""3.1 The Triple Top-line""; ""3.2 The Short Post on the Three-Legged Stool""; ""3.3 The Nature of the Movement""; ""3.4 High Stakes and New Takes""; ""3.5 How Do We Begin?""; ""3.6 No Silver Bullet""; ""3.7 The Better Part of Valor""

""3.8 The Toyota Way""""3.9 Approaching the Bull�s Eye""; ""3.10 Intelligent Building Design""; ""3.11 Urgent Challenges, Appropriate Remedies""; ""3.12 Early Organizational Change""; ""3.13 The Score Card""; ""3.14 A Helping Hand""; ""3.15 Staff Roles in the Transition""; ""4. Businesses Taking Care of Business""; ""4.1 United States For-Profit Companies""; ""New Belgium Brewery, Fort Collins, CO � Beer Brewery""; ""New Seasons Market, Portland, OR � Grocery Stores""; ""Google, Mountain View, CA � Internet Information Access""

""Patagonia, Ventura, CA � Outdoor Performance Clothing""""Timberland, Inc., Stratham, NH � Footwear and Outdoor Clothing""; ""GoLite LLC, Boulder, CO � Outdoor Clothing and Equipment""; ""Aveda, Blaine MN � Hair Care, Skin Care, and Makeup Products""; ""Frito-Lay, Plano, TX � Snack Food Production""; ""Burgerville, Vancouver, WA � Fast Food Restaurants""; ""Metro Health Hospital and Village, Wyoming, MI � Full Service Health Care Facility""; ""Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Waterbury, VT � Coffee, Tea, and Cocoa Processor and Distributor""

""Wainwright Bank, Boston, MA � Commercial Bank""""Bazzani Associates, Grand Rapids, MI � Commercial Real Estate Development""; ""Interface, Inc., Atlanta, GA � Soft-Surface Floor Covering Manufacturer""; ""Shaw Industries Group, Inc., Dalton, GA � Full-Service Flooring Manufacturing""; ""Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, MI � Commercial Office Furniture Manufacturer""; ""Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI � Commercial Office Furniture Manufacturer""; ""4.2 European For-Profit Companies""; ""Allianz SE, Munich, Germany � Insurance, Banking, Asset Management""

""Co-operative Financial Services, Manchester, United Kingdom � Consumer Cooperative""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612757747

9781282757745

1282757741

9789812839336

981283933X

OCLC:

671648423