Sustainability: Essentials for Business
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Sustainability: Essentials for Business by Scott T. Young and Kathy Dhanda gives students a thorough understanding of the complex interaction between the needs of society versus the ecological limits on natural resources. The first survey text of its kind to provide a comprehensive treatment of the relationship between business and sustainability, this book is a must-read focusing on the three "Ps": planet, people, and profit.
Lýsing:
The first survey text of its kind to provide a comprehensive treatment of the relationship between business and sustainability, Sustainability: Essentials for Business gives students a thorough understanding of the complex interaction between the needs of society versus the ecological limits on natural resources. Part I provides readers with a foundation for developing a clear understanding of the major issues confronting our natural resources, such as wasted resources and polluted environments.
Part II, Renewable Resources, discusses natural resources such as air, water, forests, soil, biodiversity, and energy to provide students with a starting point so that the later chapters on environmental challenges can be framed within an appropriate context. Part III, Stakeholder Interest and Choices, presents stakeholder perspectives such as the role of consumers, the role of corporations, and the role of governments and NGOs.
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- Höfundar: Scott T. Young, Kanwalroop Kathy Dhanda
- Útgáfa:1
- Útgáfudagur: 2012-12-05
- Blaðsíður: 440
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- Format:ePub
- ISBN 13: 9781506318899
- Print ISBN: 9781412982849
- ISBN 10: 1506318894
Efnisyfirlit
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Brief Contents
- Detailed Contents
- PREFACE
- PART I. SUSTAINABILITY—ESSENTIALS FOR BUSINESS
- Introduction
- What Is Sustainability?
- Sustainability-Related Definitions
- History of the “Green” Movement
- History of Pollution
- Urbanization
- Naturalists and Environmentalists
- John Muir
- John James Audubon
- The Wilderness Society
- Rachel Carson
- Gaylord Nelson
- Ten Myths About Sustainability
- The Case for Being Sustainable
- Profitability
- Linking Profitability to Development
- Competitiveness
- Consumer Loyalty
- Global Warming Concerns
- International Pressures
- Public Exposure
- Greening the Supply Chain
- Minimizing Waste
- However . . . a Note of Caution
- Why Sustainable Strategy?
- Five Stages on the Path to Sustainability
- Triple Bottom Line
- The Importance of Triple Bottom Line
- Chapter Outline
- Conclusion
- Key Words
- Discussion Questions
- Recommended Websites
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Air and Climate Issues
- Chapter Overview
- A Primer on Air Pollution
- Pollution Control
- Pollution Effects
- Health Effects
- Heat Island Effect
- Legal Enforcement
- Indoor Air Quality
- Mobile Sources
- Air Quality Index
- Global Sustainability Conferences
- Rio Conference on Sustainability 1992
- Kyoto Protocol
- Johannesburg Earth Summit
- Industry Efforts
- Steel Industry
- Automobile Industry
- Climate and Global Warming
- Evidence for Global Warming
- Arguments Against Global Warming
- Business Implications
- Conclusion
- Key Words
- Discussion Questions
- Recommended Websites
- Chapter 2. Water Issues
- Chapter Overview
- Drinking Water
- Bottled Water
- Water Pollution
- Sewage
- Ocean Pollution
- Florida’s Coastal and Ocean Future
- Overfishing
- Water Scarcity
- Water Conservation
- A City Water Agenda: Chicago
- Water Legislation
- The Clean Water Act
- Safe Drinking Water Act
- State Water Protection
- Water Disasters
- Mismanaged Water: The Story of the Aral Sea
- Oil Spills: Exxon Valdez and British Petroleum
- Katrina
- Thailand—The Tsunami
- Drought of Lake Lanier
- Company Water Policies
- Principles for Building Water Consciousness
- Fourteen Actions You Can Take to Protect Our Water
- Business Implications
- Conclusion
- Key Words
- Discussion Questions
- Recommended Websites
- Chapter 3. Sustainable Agriculture and Food
- Chapter Overview
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Organic Farming
- Buy Local
- What We Eat
- Chicken Surpasses Beef
- Consumption in Canada
- Where’s the Beef?
- Organic Beef
- Afowl of Fowl
- The Omnivore’s Dilemma
- Food, Inc.
- Monsanto
- Diet and Health
- Malnutrition
- Sustainability at Food Companies
- McDonald’s
- Cargill
- Kraft Foods
- Wal-Mart
- Whole Foods
- Starbucks
- Conclusion
- Key Words
- Discussion Questions
- Recommended Websites
- Chapter 4. Forests, Wildlife, and Biodiversity
- Chapter Overview
- The Spotted Owl Controversy
- The Rain Forest
- Forest Management
- Types of Tree Harvesting
- Sustainable Forestry
- Forest Ethics
- Urban Forests
- Business and Wood
- Paper Use
- The Wilderness
- The Wilderness Society
- Managing Biodiversity
- Special Species
- Causes of Extinction
- Why Should We Care?
- Reintroduction of the Wolves
- The Silence of the Bees
- Biodiversity Action Plans
- Deep Ecology
- Estuary Protection
- Business Implications
- Conclusion
- Key Words
- Discussion Questions
- Recommended Websites
- Chapter 5. Alternative Clean Energy and Fuels
- Chapter Overview
- The Need for Clean Energy
- Conventional Sources of Energy
- Coal
- Oil
- Natural Gas
- Nuclear
- An Overview of Renewable Energy
- Solar Energy
- Newer Technologies
- Advantages of Solar Energy
- Challenges of Solar Energy
- Business and Global Implications
- Wind Energy
- Advantages of Wind Energy
- Challenges of Wind Energy
- Business and Global Implications
- Hydropower
- Advantages of Hydropower
- Challenges of Hydropower
- Business and Global Implications
- Plant-Based Energy
- Biomass
- Crop-Based Fuels
- Challenges of Crop-Based Fuels
- Business and Global Implications
- Other Sources of Renewable Energy and Fuel
- Geothermal
- Oceanic Energy
- Hydrogen and Hydrogen Fuel Cells
- Viable Options for Businesses Today?
- Conclusion
- Key Words
- Discussion Questions
- Recommended Websites
- Chapter 6. Sustainability Strategies and Frameworks
- Chapter Overview
- Why Sustainable Strategy?
- Sustainable Value Creation
- Global Drivers of Sustainability
- Ladder of Sustainability
- Players Within the Organization
- Natural Capitalism
- Natural Step
- Four System Conditions for Sustainability
- The Funnel
- Strategies for Action
- Industrial Ecology
- Systems Analysis
- Material and Energy Flows and Transformations
- Multidisciplinary Approach
- Analogies to Natural Systems
- Linear (Open) Versus Cyclical (Closed) Loop Systems
- Examples of Industrial Ecology
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Cradle to Cradle and Biomimcry
- Cradle to Cradle
- Biomimicry
- Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability Environmental Protection Agency’s
- Approach to Environmental Stewardship
- Tools for Sustainability
- Environmental Management System
- Total Quality Environmental Management
- Sustainable Value Stream Mapping
- Sustainable Operating System
- Sustainability Balanced Scorecard
- Conclusion
- Key Words
- Discussion Questions
- Recommended Case Studies
- Recommended Websites
- Chapter 7. Role of the Consumer
- Chapter Overview
- Limits to Consumption
- Global Drivers
- Link to Earth’s Ecosystems
- Ecological Impact
- Consumption Choices
- Food and Drink
- Housing
- Clothing
- Transportation
- Role of Consumers
- Barriers to Change
- Ecological Footprint and Carbon Footprint
- Role of Business
- Innovation
- Choice Influencing
- Marketing and Advertising
- Choice Editing
- Future of Consumption
- Conclusion
- Key Words
- Discussion Questions
- Mini Case Carbon Footprint
- Mini Case Questions
- Recommended Websites
- Appendix
- Chapter 8. Role of the Corporation
- Chapter Overview
- The Chrysalis Economy
- Corporate Locusts
- Corporate Caterpillars
- Corporate Butterflies
- Corporate Honeybees
- Sustainability Is More Than Green
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Definition
- History of Corporate Social Responsibility
- Phases of Corporate Social Responsibility
- Making the Case for Corporate Social Responsibility
- Relevance of Corporate Social Responsibility
- Key Corporate Social Responsibility Areas
- Corporate Social Responsibility Policies
- Benefits of Corporate Social Responsibility
- Challenges of Corporate Social Responsibility
- Green, Sustainable Supply Chains
- Align the Green Supply Chain With Business Goals
- Use the Green Supply Chain to Improve Processes
- Green Suppliers and Material Refurbishment
- Ten Steps to Create a Sustainable Supply Chain
- Facility Design, Equipment, and Systems
- Logistics and Transportation
- Green Procurement
- A Business Case for Sustainability
- Conclusion
- Key Words
- Discussion Questions
- Recommended Case Studies
- Recommended Websites
- Chapter 9. Role of Governments and Non-Governmental Organizations
- Chapter Overview
- Role of Governments
- Changing Role of Governments
- Policy Instruments
- Role of the Environmental Protection Agency
- List of Environmental Protection Agency Programs for Sustainability
- Local Governments for Sustainability
- Non-Governmental Organizations
- Definition
- History of the Non-Governmental Organizations Movement
- Funding
- Numbers and Budgets
- Growth in Power
- Role of Non-Governmental Organizations
- Social Development
- Sustainable Community Development
- Sustainable Development
- Sustainable Consumption
- Business Partnerships
- Caveats
- Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations
- Role of Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations
- The Split: From Two Groups to Five
- Blessed Unrest
- Conclusion
- Key Words
- Discussion Questions
- Recommended Case Studies
- Recommended Websites
- Appendix
- Chapter 10. Transparent Reporting, Measurement, and Standards
- Chapter Overview
- Reporting
- Why Companies Report on Sustainability Performance
- Benefits of Sustainability Reporting
- Why Companies Do Not Report on Issues
- Global Reporting Initiative
- Who Reports, and Why?
- Benefits of Global Reporting Initiative
- Limitations of Global Reporting Initiative
- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Voluntary Protection Program
- The Environmental Protection Agency’s Voluntary Disclosure Programs
- International Organization for Standardization Standards
- ISO 14001
- ISO 14025
- ISO 14040
- ISO 14064
- ISO 26000: Social Responsibility
- UN Global Compact
- Ten Principles
- Other Standards and Registries
- Ceres
- World Business Council for Sustainable Development
- Corporate Register
- Carbon Disclosure Project
- Dow Jones Sustainability Index
- Corporate Knights Global 100
- Caveats of Reporting
- Conclusion
- Key Words
- Discussion Questions
- Recommended Case Studies
- Recommended Websites
- Appendix
- Chapter 11. Carbon Markets: Offsets and Standards
- Chapter Overview
- Carbon Footprint
- Carbon Neutrality
- Two Basic Options
- Kyoto Protocol
- Carbon Offsets
- Rationale
- Principal Types
- Carbon Footprint Calculator
- Carbon Offset Examples
- Market Performance Criteria
- Standards for Offsets
- Examination of Offset Providers
- Conference of the Parties (COP17) Durban
- Implications for Carbon Markets
- Conclusion
- Key Words
- Discussion Questions
- Recommended Websites
- Appendix
- Chapter 12. Designing Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Chapter Overview
- A City Sustainability Portfolio
- Los Angeles
- Salt Lake City
- Denver
- Phoenix
- Boston
- New York City
- Atlanta
- Washington, D.C.
- San Francisco
- Portland
- New Orleans
- SustainLane’s U.S. City Rankings
- London
- Paris
- Hong Kong
- Montreal
- Vancouver
- Mexico City
- Mumbai
- Johannesburg
- Curitiba
- Auckland
- Melbourne
- The Ten Dirtiest Cities in the World
- Businesses Implications
- LEED Certification
- Conclusion
- Key Words
- Discussion Questions
- Recommended Websites
- Chapter 13. Green Marketing
- Chapter Overview
- Green Marketing
- Paths to Develop Sustainable Products
- The Rules of Green Marketing
- Greenwashing
- The Seven Sins of Greenwashing
- Green Marketing Segments
- The Ogilvy Earth Handbook
- Planning Your Approach
- Developing Communications
- Launching and Beyond
- Corporate Examples
- Burt’s Bees
- McDonald’s
- Amtrak
- Whole Foods
- REI
- Wal-Mart
- Best Buy
- Abt
- Fifty Years of Green Marketing
- Ecotourism
- The Federal Trade Commission Environmental Standards
- The General Principles
- Business Implications
- Conclusion
- Key Words
- Discussion Questions
- Recommended Websites
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