The Earthscan Reader in Business and Sustainable Development
Published on 1. January 2000
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-1-85383-659-6 (ISBN)
Description
This Reader contains a comprehensive collection of recent work by leading authors in the field of business and sustainable development. With 17 chapters organized thematically into sections covering 'business opportunities', 'environmental and social accounting', 'critical perspectives' and 'trade and sustainable development', The Earthscan Reader in Business and Sustainable Development is essential reading for all those with an interest in the role that business can play in moving society towards a sustainable future.
Reviews / Votes
'Consistently interesting and useful and at times insightful and compelling, this collection will be invaluable.' Duncan McLaren, head of Policy and Research, Friends of the Earth'This book encapsulates a diverse spectrum of perspectives on the future of business and sustainability.' Anita Roddick, OBE, Founder and Co-Chair, The Body Shop, Founder, New Academy of Business
'Starkey and Welford have here assembled the most comprehensive, insightful, indeed important collection of wisdom on business and sustainable development that I have ever seen. I make a living in this field, and still learned a huge amount from this book.' Matthew Arnold, Chief Operating Officer, World Resources Institute.
'An excellent book.' James Robertson, author, The New Economics of Sustainable Development
'Every undergraduate business major should be required to take courses in environmental stewardship, and [this book] would make an excellent text for such an endeavour.' Environmental Resource
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
670 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85383-659-6 (9781853836596)
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Richard Welford | Richard Starkey
The Earthscan Reader in Business and Sustainable Development
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01/2000
Earthscan Ltd
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Persons
Richard Starkey is senior researcher at the Centre for Corporate Environmental Management at the University of Huddersfield.
Richard Welford is professor or Corporate Environmental Management at the University of Huddersfield.
Richard Welford is professor or Corporate Environmental Management at the University of Huddersfield.
Content
Introduction Section 1: Overview Beyond Greening: Strategies for a Sustainable World The 'Triple Bottom Line for 21st-Century Business' Section 2: Business Opportunities Bringing the Environment Down to Earth The Imperfect Market A Road Map for Natural Capitalism The Firm, its Routines and the Environment Section 3: Environmental and Social Accounting What is Social Accounting? The Green Bottom Line Struggling with the Praxis of Social Accounting: Stakeholders, Accountability, Audits and Procedures Balancing Performance, Ethics and Accountability Section 4: Critical Perspectives Multinational Corporations' Impacts on the Environment and Communities in the Developing World: a Synthesis of the Contemporary Debate The Responsibility of Business to the Whole Global Spin Mixed Messages Getting Engaged: Business-NGO Relations on Sustainable Development Section 5: Trade and Sustainable Development Business, and the Environment: Agenda for Stability in World Trade Reaping the Benefits: Trade Opportunities of Developing-country Producers from Sustainable Consumption and Production Conclusion: Win-Win Revisited: a Buddhist Perspective