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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828819803321

Autore

Esty Daniel C

Titolo

Green to gold : how smart companies use environmental strategy to innovate, create value, and build competitive advantage / / Daniel C. Esty and Andrew S. Winston

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, [Conn.], : Yale University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-281-73463-2

9786611734633

0-300-13498-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xv, 366 p. : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

WinstonAndrew S

Disciplina

658.4/083

Soggetti

Industrial management - Environmental aspects

Corporations - Environmental aspects

Business enterprises - Environmental aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from caption.

Summary of: Green to gold : how smart companies use environmental strategy to innovate, create value, and build competitive advantage / Daniel C. Esty and Andrew S. Winston. New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, 2006.

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Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-348) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction: The Environmental Lens -- Part One. Preparing for a New World -- 1 Eco-Advantage -- 2 Natural Drivers of the Green Wave -- 3 Who's Behind the Green Wave? -- Part Two. Strategies for Building Eco-Advantage -- 4 Managing the Downside -- 5 Building the Upside -- Part Three. What WaveRiders Do -- 6 The Eco-Advantage Mindset -- 7 Eco-Tracking -- 8 Redesigning Your World -- 9 Inspiring an Eco-Advantage Culture -- Part Four. Putting It All Together -- 10 Why Environmental Initiatives Fail -- 11 Taking Action -- 12 Eco-Advantage Strategy -- Appendix 1: Additional Resources -- Appendix 2: Methodological Overview -- Appendix 3: Most Relevant Tools for Each Green-to-Gold Play -- Notes -- Index.



Sommario/riassunto

A must-read guide for business leaders who want to profit from the Green Revolution and avoid its many pitfalls.