
Sustainability
The corporate challenge of the 21st century
Allen & Unwin (Publisher)
Published on 1. November 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-1-86508-228-8 (ISBN)
Description
Sustainability explores two of the major challenges faced by organisations in the 21st century. One is the successful management of human resources in a time of increasing staff turnover, decreasing loyalty, rising stress levels and emerging issues of corporate-community relations and social responsibility. The other is growing pressure from governments, staff and the general public for organisations to adopt environmentally responsible operations. Sustainability provides leaders and managers with a framework for understanding and adopting the principles and practices that contribute to a renewable, sustainable workforce and environment. Organisations that can achieve both human and ecological sustainability will be the successful drivers of the new sustainable economy---and those that don't face the prospect of extinction. 'A comprehensive guidebook for corporations that are really serious about shifting to more equitable, ecologically-sustainable operations.'Hazel Henderson, leading futurist and author of Beyond Globalisation.'. the wisdom and experience of the authors collected here make essential reading .'
John Elkington, Chairman, SustainAbility Ltd and author of Cannibals With Forks: the triple bottom line of 21st century business.'Sustainability gives us the charts we need-we in business must now navigate towards a sustainable future!'Greg Bourne, Regional President/Director, BP Amoco Australia/New Zealand'This is an important work and CEOs everywhere should read it to gain a jump start in their own companies'Ray C. Anderson, Chairman and CEO, Interface, Inc.
John Elkington, Chairman, SustainAbility Ltd and author of Cannibals With Forks: the triple bottom line of 21st century business.'Sustainability gives us the charts we need-we in business must now navigate towards a sustainable future!'Greg Bourne, Regional President/Director, BP Amoco Australia/New Zealand'This is an important work and CEOs everywhere should read it to gain a jump start in their own companies'Ray C. Anderson, Chairman and CEO, Interface, Inc.
Reviews / Votes
"A comprehensive guidebook for corporations that are really serious about shifting to more equitable, ecologically-sustainable operations. Hazel Henderson, leading futurist and author of Reyond Globalization. The sustainability paradigm requires a new way of thinking for managers--those not attuned will find that they risk losing competitive commercial advantage... Dr Barbara Penson, Vice-President, Human Resources, Placer Dome Asia Pacific."More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Sydney
Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
372 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-86508-228-8 (9781865082288)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Dexter Dunphy is Distinguished Professor at the University of Technology, Sydney. Formerly Professor or Management and Foundation Director of the Centre for Corporate Change at the Australian Graduate School of Management, he is a leading theorist and consultant on the management of change. Jodie Benveniste is an organisational psychologist, a social researcher and a writer. Andrew Griffiths is a researcher and lecturer in the School of Management, Faculty of Business at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. Philip Sutton is the founder and Director of Policy and Strategy of Green Innovations, a non-profit environmental policy think tank and consultancy organisation.
Content
ContributorsPART I: INTRODUCTION1 An introduction to the sustainable corporation Dexter Dunphy and Jodie Benveniste2 Sustainability and sustainable development Mark Diesendorf3 Sustainability---doing it Paul GildingPART II: TOWARDS HUMAN SUSTAINABILITY4 Human resources, capabilities and sustainability Paul Gollan5 Technologies and processes for human sustainability Viv Read6 Quality of work, home and community life Jodie BenvenistePART III: TOWARDS ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY7 Building corporate capabilities to promote ecological sustainability: a 'case study' Philip Sutton8 Technologies and processes for ecological sustainability Alan Pears9 The technology strategy of the sustainable corporation Hardin TibbsPART IV TOWARDS THE S