Practical Sustainability: From Grounded Theory to Emerging Strategies

✍ Scribed by Nasrin R. Khalili (auth.)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Year: 2011
Tongue: English
Leaves: 272
Category: Library

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✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Theory and Concept of Sustainability and Sustainable Development....Pages 1-22
Strategic Tools for Achieving Long-Term Sustainability....Pages 23-55
Laying the Foundation: Creating a Sustainable Culture and Shift in Business Paradigms....Pages 57-77
Business Case for Sustainability....Pages 79-99
Sustainable Supply Chain Management....Pages 101-119
Green Marketing: A Future Revolution....Pages 121-132
Sustainability Measurement, Assessment, and Reporting....Pages 133-158
The Finance of Sustainability: New Trends, Opportunities, and Challenges....Pages 159-182
Sustainability Accounting and Reporting....Pages 183-205
Promoting Sustainable Consumption....Pages 207-224
Approaches to Long-Term Global Sustainability Ecological, Carbon, and Water Footprints....Pages 225-255
Back Matter....Pages 257-266

✦ Subjects

Business Strategy/Leadership; Management; Environmental Economics; Sustainable Development; Organization; Development Economics

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