Business and the environment; ‘green’ approaches to business

The idea of sustainability has been embraced enthusiastically by some businesses and rejected by others.

The highly acclaimed manual for changing everyday habits-now in an all-newthird edition!

Fermenting Revolution delivers an empowering message about how individuals can change the world through the simple act of having a beer.

Mission drivenbusiness as a vehicle for change.

The New Sustainability Advantage shows how the benefits of the "e;triple bottom line"e; can increase a typical company's profit by at least 51 to 81% within five years, depending on the company's size and industry sector, while avoiding risks that could jeopardize its financial wellbeing.

Time is of the essence.

At a time when the effects of climate change are becoming all too real for ordinary citizens around the world, this essential textbook offers insight into how managers can shape and influence the development of sustainability practices as a means of tackling some of the most pressing social, economic, and environmental challenges.

At a time when the effects of climate change are becoming all too real for ordinary citizens around the world, this essential textbook offers insight into how managers can shape and influence the development of sustainability practices as a means of tackling some of the most pressing social, economic, and environmental challenges.

Building on the idea that holistic marketing strategies allow firms to assess risk and realise opportunities, this book draws on new research and industry examples to help you recognize effective sustainability practices that benefit companies, stakeholders and society.

Building on the idea that holistic marketing strategies allow firms to assess risk and realise opportunities, this book draws on new research and industry examples to help you recognize effective sustainability practices that benefit companies, stakeholders and society.

With the changing expectations of consumers, employees and regulators, being best in the world is no longer enough.

With the changing expectations of consumers, employees and regulators, being best in the world is no longer enough.

ARE YOU READY TO CHANGE THE WORLD?

The ability to imagine different possible futures and the will to influence the course of events are deeply human.

The issue of sustainability has become a vital discussion in many industries within the public and private sectors.

How can responsible business work in the highly competitive areas of innovation?

In recent years, the realm of entrepreneurship has witnessed the emergence of a distinctive domain: multi-cultural artisanal entrepreneurship.

This book gathers selected contributions from the 10th Annual Conference of the Global Corporate Governance Institute, held in Sibiu, Romania on June 12 - 14, 2024.

Managing Business Ethics: Making Ethical Decisions teaches students how to navigate ethical issues they will encounter using the weight-of-reasons approach applied throughout the book.

Managing Business Ethics: Making Ethical Decisions teaches students how to navigate ethical issues they will encounter using the weight-of-reasons approach applied throughout the book.

The role of firms, corporations, and businesses in shaping social outcomes has long been a key area of focus for economics and business scholars.

Agility, sustainability, and business value have become crucial in the ever-changing world of modern business.

Companies are increasingly facing intense pressures to address stakeholder demands from every direction: consumers want socially responsible products; employees want meaningful work; investors now screen on environmental, social, and governance criteria; "e;clicktivists"e; create social media storms over company missteps.

Time is of the essence.

The market for green products has expanded rapidly over the last decade, but most consumers need something more than eco-benefits to motivate their purchases.

Increasingly, business leaders are tasked with developing new products, services, and business models that minimize environmental impact while driving economic growth.

The pandemic has taught us all how important it can be to look after our physical and mental health, and how worthwhile it is to invest in taking care of ourselves.

No boardroom in any industry is safe from new market threats in this time of rapid technological growth.

Read over 20 exclusive, in-depth interviews with chief sustainability officers (CSOs) of Fortune 500 companies such as Amazon, Coca-Cola, and Procter & Gamble and globally recognized brands such as IKEA and Netflix.

A ';meticulously researched' (The New York Times Book Review) examination of energy transitions over time and an exploration of the current challenges presented by global warming, a surging world population, and renewable energyfrom Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author Richard Rhodes.

This book is about understanding challenges in managing our environment and ensuring sustainability of this planet.

While emerging technologies create massive opportunity, especially for investors and companies that seek more adaptable forms of economic growth than currently available, value is held inert by traditional approaches, patents, and other closed systems.

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has a master scheme in mind for the protection and preservation of the environment, for sustainable development of life and improving the ecosystem.

Businesses appear to have not only bought into integrating sustainability into their business plans, but have started profiting from it.

Organizations find that a performance gap exists between sustainability vision and benefits realization.

This exciting new text investigates the true essence of strategic thinking, and explores the need for alternative, responsible approaches in a complex global environment.

This book focuses on the impact of digitalization on supply chains and how it is affecting every aspect of people's lives.

This book presents a comprehensive examination of the complex journey toward achieving environmental resilience in the twenty-first century.

The book offers a theoretical and practical analysis of the contemporary approach to art, culture and innovation, with special emphasis on the relationship between culture, innovation and the economy, in the context of green transition, as an indispensable sustainability factor.

Climate change skeptics and business pundits alike are convinced that any public policy instruments used to curtail environmental degradation are antithetical to the interests of the corporate community.

Climate change skeptics and business pundits alike are convinced that any public policy instruments used to curtail environmental degradation are antithetical to the interests of the corporate community.

Read over 20 exclusive, in-depth interviews with chief sustainability officers (CSOs) of Fortune 500 companies such as Amazon, Coca-Cola, and Procter & Gamble and globally recognized brands such as IKEA and Netflix.

Seit Jahrtausenden strebt der Mensch nach Fortschritt, Ordnung und Sicherheit.

The fact that a process produces garbage is a testament to design inefficiency, and this book explains how to use the nature of that garbage to pinpoint and eliminate those inefficiencies.

Leadership as a practice, and the development of leaders, has evolved significantly in recent decades, influenced by rapid changes in the business landscape, technology, social norms, and global challenges.

You dont have to outrun the bear a you just have to outrun the other guy.

The image of modern corporations has been shaped by a profits over people approach, but we are at a point where business must take the lead in healing the crises of our time.

Entrepreneurship and innovation play a vital role in fostering sustainable development.