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Global sustainability as a business imperative

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Global sustainability as a business imperative/ edited by James A.F. Stoner and Charles Wankel.
other author:	Stoner, James Arthur Finch,
Published:	New York :Palgrave Macmillan, : 2010.,
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 276 p.) :ill. :
Subject:	Sustainable development. -
Online resource:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information
ISBN:	9780230115439 (electronic bk.)

Global sustainability as a business imperative
Global sustainability as a business imperative[electronic resource] /edited by James A.F. Stoner and Charles Wankel. - 1st ed. - New York :Palgrave Macmillan,2010. - 1 online resource (xiii, 276 p.) :ill. - The Palgrave series on global sustainability.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

How business, resources, and people fit together in a sustainability model / James A.F. Stoner and Charles Wankel -- Business logic for sustainability / Aileen M. Ionescu-Somers -- Sustainability as a business model / Wendy Stubbs -- Investing in sustainable entrepreneurship and business ventures in the developing world : key lessons and experiences of the ecoenterprises fund / Tammy E. Newmark and Jacob Park -- Sustainability in business curricula : toward a deeper understanding and implementation / Blanca Luisa Delgado-M�arquez, J. Alberto Arag�on-Correa, and Nuria E. Hurtado-Torres -- The contribution of interdisciplinary skills to the sustainability of business : when artists, engineers, and managers work together to serve enterprises / Vera Ivanaj and Silvester Ivanaj -- Public disclosure of corporate environmental performance : pollutant releases and transfer registers (PRTRS) / Javier Delgado-Ceballos and Antonio Rueda-Manzanares -- The adjustment of corporate governance structures for global sustainability / Natalia Ortiz-de-Mandojana, Javier Aguilera-Caracuel, and J. Alberto Arag�on-Correa -- Taxes and sustainability / John L. Stancil -- Why changing the way we use energy is essential for global sustainability / Richard H. Jones -- From carbon to carbohydrates : toward sustainability in the plastics industry / Avrath Chadha -- Informal waste-pickers in Latin America : sustainable and equitable solutions in the dumps / Candace A. Martinez -- Sustainability of the wine industry : New Zealand, Australia, and the United States / Anatoly Zhuplev and Cynthia Aguirre -- New trends for sustainable consumption : the farmers' markets as a business imperative for the reeducation of consumers / Alessio Cavicchi and Benedetto Rocchi -- Participation of agribusiness stakeholders in global sustainability questions : the case of climate change and bioenergy of Brazil / Denise Barros de Azevedo, Eug�enio �Avila Pedrozo, and Guilherme Cunha Malafaia.

This first volume in The Palgrave Series on Global Sustainability addresses the pressing need to align business practices with the requirements of a sustainable world. The book's authors address new models for conducting business, the implications of undertaking new approaches to business practice, and the ways businesses are transforming and being transformed by their environments.

ISBN: 9780230115439 (electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 9786612993602

Source: 509303Palgrave Macmillanhttp://www.palgraveconnect.comSubjects--Topical Terms:

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Sustainable development.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HC79.E5 / G597148 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 658.4/083

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