An Introduction to Corporate Environmental Management : Striving for Sustainability / Stefan Schaltegger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schaltegger, Stefan, author.

Contributor:

Burritt, Roger.

Petersen, Holger.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial management--Environmental aspects.

Industrial management.

Social responsibility of business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Taylor and Francis, 2017.

Summary:

"This book is designed to meet the urgent need for a comprehensive and definitive introduction and teaching text on corporate environmental management. It aims to become the standard textbook for courses examining how business can take the environment into account while also providing an accessible and thorough overview of this increasingly multidisciplinary subject for practitioners. Written by the internationally acknowledged experts Stefan Schaltegger and Roger Burritt (authors of the highly influential Contemporary Environmental Accounting) along with Holger Petersen, the book invites the reader to join in an exploration of the ways in which companies can engage in environmental management and why such engagement can be profitable for business. The reader is invited to: examine whether the contents reflect their own experience, takes their experience further, or opposes their own views; note which of the ideas presented are especially important, add to those ideas, or encourage a reaction (positive or negative); answer questions creatively (based on their own perspective of the issues); encourage themselves to be inspired by questions, which can be investigated further through other written sources of information, such as books you will be guided to through the bibliography, the Internet or the general media; and think about and plan the ways in which the knowledge provided can be implemented in your own situation. The book is organised into four main sections. First, the fundamental ideas and linkages behind business management, the environment and sustainable development are briefly but clearly sketched. The second part of the book outlines the criteria against which environmentally oriented business management can be assessed and the fields of action in which success can be achieved. The third part presents a discussion and examples of strategies for environmental management, which are linked, in the fourth part, to the essential tools of environmental management, especially green marketing, environmental accounting and eco-control. The book is full of case studies and examples related to the main contents of each chapter and each chapter provides a number of questions for the student or reader to address. An Introduction to Corporate Environmental Management is both a textbook and a sourcebook. The reader can either work through the material in a structured way or dip into the content and follow up on specific areas of interest. The materials are designed to be used for understanding and reference, rather than to be learned by heart. The primary aim is for the reader to obtain a practical understanding of the relationship between management and environmental issues which can be applied in day-to-day situations-whether as part of a student's wider view of management or within the practitioner's real-world situation. It will be essential reading for many years to come."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part, 1 Overview

chapter 1 Purpose, structure and contents of this textbook / Stefan Schaltegger Roger Burritt Holger Petersen

chapter 2 Management and business companies / Stefan Schaltegger Roger Burritt Holger Petersen

chapter 3 Environmental orientation / Stefan Schaltegger Roger Burritt Holger Petersen

chapter 4 Sustainable development / Stefan Schaltegger Roger Burritt Holger Petersen

chapter 5 Business management on its way to sustainability / Stefan Schaltegger Roger Burritt Holger Petersen

chapter 6 Business management and its stakeholders / Stefan Schaltegger Roger Burritt Holger Petersen

part, 2 Success factors and fields of action / Stefan Schaltegger Roger Burritt Holger Petersen

chapter 7 Balanced socioeconomic management of the environmental challenge / Stefan Schaltegger Roger Burritt Holger Petersen

chapter 8 Markets, efficiency and eco-efficiency / Stefan Schaltegger Roger Burritt Holger Petersen

chapter 9 Systems of legal regulation, environmental norms and standards / Stefan Schaltegger Roger Burritt Holger Petersen

chapter 10 Partnerships and legitimacy / Stefan Schaltegger Roger Burritt Holger Petersen

chapter 11 Political arenas / Stefan Schaltegger Roger Burritt Holger Petersen

part, 3 Strategic environmental management / Stefan Schaltegger Roger Burritt Holger Petersen

chapter 12 Strategic process and strategic options / Stefan Schaltegger Roger Burritt Holger Petersen

chapter 13 Basic corporate environmental strategies / Stefan Schaltegger Roger Burritt Holger Petersen

chapter 14 Competitive strategies / Stefan Schaltegger Roger Burritt Holger Petersen

chapter 15 Risk management strategies / Stefan Schaltegger Roger Burritt Holger Petersen

part, 4 Concepts and tools of corporate environmental management / Stefan Schaltegger Roger Burritt Holger Petersen

chapter 16 Eco-marketing / Stefan Schaltegger Roger Burritt Holger Petersen

chapter 17 Environmental accounting / Stefan Schaltegger Roger Burritt Holger Petersen

chapter 18 Environmental management systems and eco-control / Stefan Schaltegger Roger Burritt Holger Petersen

chapter 19 Outlook and future of corporate environmental management / Stefan Schaltegger Roger Burritt Holger Petersen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 12, 2017).

ISBN:

1-351-28143-7

1-351-28144-5

1-351-28142-9

9781351281447

OCLC:

1004351691