The business of sustainability : trends, policies, practices, and stories of success / [edited by] Scott G. McNall, James C. Hershauer, and George Basile.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McNall, Scott G.

Hershauer, James C.

Basile, George.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social responsibility of business.

Sustainability.

Business enterprises--Environmental aspects.

Business enterprises.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1153 p.)

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This three-volume set is a landmark comprehensive overview of the business of sustainability, providing 56 separate chapters from leaders in business, non-profit organizations, and from within the academic and policy world.

Contents:

Cover; The Business of Sustainability; VOLUME I; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction to Volume I and the Series Scott G. McNall, James C. Hershauer, and George Basile; PART I Understanding the Challenge and the Limits of Earth Systems; CHAPTER 1 A Systems-based Strategic Approach to Sustainable Enterprise: Requirements, Utility, and Limits George Basile, Göran Broman, and Karl-Henrik Robèrt; CHAPTER 2 Understanding and Valuing Natural Resources: The Need for an Ecological Economic Perspective Thomas M. Power

CHAPTER 3 The Wealth of Thirsty Nations Montgomery F. Simus and James G. WorkmanPART II The Nature of a Sustainable Business; CHAPTER 4 Sustainable Enterprise for the 21st Century Jeana Wirtenberg; CHAPTER 5 Is Social Equity Achievable? Might Nature's Most Abundant Crop End Hunger? Mark Edwards; PART III Managing the Values of Sustainability; CHAPTER 6 Framing Sustainability within an Ethic of Accountability Jesse Dillard; CHAPTER 7 Beyond Good versus Evil: Hedge Fund Investing, Capital Markets, and the Sustainability Challenge Jed Emerson

CHAPTER 8 Managing Business from a Values-based Perspective Willie E. HopkinsPART IV The Role of Governments and the Legal Framework for Sustainability; CHAPTER 9 The Role of Government in Advancing Sustainable Business Practices Jennifer H. Allen; CHAPTER 10 Adaptation or Mitigation: The Approach to Rapid Climate Change Nico Stehr and Markus Rhomberg; CHAPTER 11 The Legal Framework for Sustainability: When Equity Calls Bonnie Persons; PART V Changing Behavior and Organizations; CHAPTER 12 Will Your Next Sustainability Mistake Be Fatal? Robert E. Mittelstaedt Jr.

CHAPTER 13 Human Behavior and Sustainability: What Is Possible? Scott G. McNallCHAPTER 14 Higher Education's Role in Developing Leadership for a Just, Secure, and Sustainable Future Anthony D. Cortese; PART VI How Do We Create a Sustainable Future?; CHAPTER 15 The Third Industrial Revolution: Becoming Energy Independent and Carbon Neutral Woodrow W. Clark II; CHAPTER 16 Policy to Cool a Fevered Planet Gar Lipow; CHAPTER 17 Energy Efficiency and Efficacy: America's Path to Sustainability and Self-Sufficiency Thomas E. Kiser; CHAPTER 18 Innovating from Life Adrian A. Smith and Adelheid Fischer

About the Editors and ContributorsIndex; The Business of Sustainability; VOLUME II; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction to Volume II James C. Hershauer, George Basile, and Scott G. McNall; PART I Designing Sustainable Global Supply Webs; CHAPTER 1 Being Strategic about Sustainability: A Pragmatic Guide George Basile; CHAPTER 2 "Heretical" Innovation: Tough Questions to Create New Value Andrew Winston; CHAPTER 3Design for a Sustainable FutureTerry Irwin; CHAPTER 4Redesigning the Bottom Line: How Design Thinking Can Help BusinessBecome SustainablePhil Hamlett and Barbara Sudick

CHAPTER 5Sustainable Engineering and Industrial EcologyBrad Allenby

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-84-00-62256-4

1-78268-040-3

1-280-56976-X

9786613599360

0-313-38495-9

OCLC:

879549620