1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910962769003321

Autore

Heidegger Martin <1889-1976.>

Titolo

Country path conversations / / Martin Heidegger ; translated by Bret W. Davis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2010

ISBN

9786613626264

9781280596438

1280596430

9780253004390

025300439X

Edizione

[English ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Collana

Studies in Continental thought

Disciplina

193

Soggetti

Imaginary conversations

Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

'Agchibasíē : a three-way conversation on a country path between a scientist, a scholar, and a guide -- The teacher meets the tower warden at the door to the tower stairway -- Evening conversation : in a prisoner of war camp in Russia, between a younger and an older man.

Sommario/riassunto

First published in German in 1995, volume 77 of Heidegger's Complete Works consists of three imaginary conversations written as World War II was coming to an end. Composed at a crucial moment in history and in Heidegger's own thinking, these conversations present meditations on science and technology; the devastation of nature, the war, and evil; and the possibility of release from representational thinking into a more authentic relation with being and the world. The first conversation involves a scientist, a scholar, and a guide walking together on a country path; the second takes place be



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910967497403321

Autore

Budde Scott J

Titolo

Compelling returns : a practical guide to socially responsible investing / / Scott J. Budde

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2008

ISBN

9786611752170

9780470432457

0470432454

9781281752178

1281752177

9780470385807

0470385804

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 p.)

Disciplina

332.678

Soggetti

Investments - Moral and ethical aspects

Finance - Moral and ethical aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-182) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Compelling Returns: A Practical Guide to Socially Responsible Investing; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Getting Started with Socially Responsible Investing; Chapter 2: Sensible Investing Habits for SRI; Chapter 3: Lining up SRI Goals with Strategies; Chapter 4: Social Screening Strategies; Chapter 5: Community and Proactive Investing Strategies; Chapter 6: Shareholder Activism Through Proxy Voting and Engagement; Chapter 7: SRI Strategies for Institutional Investors; Chapter 8: Responses to External Critics and Key Questions within the SRI Field

Chapter 9: Yielding to Compelling ReturnsAppendix A: Social, Environmental, and Governance Resources; Appendix B: Financial Advisors and Planners with SRI Experience; Appendix C: Social Screening Resources; Appendix D: Community Development and Environmental Investing Resources; Appendix E: International Microfinance Resources; Appendix F: Shareholder Activism and Proxy Voting Resources; Appendix G: Added SRI Resources for Institutional



Investors; Notes; About the Author; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Achieve competitive financial returns and make a difference at the same time by applying the information in Compelling Returns: A Practical Guide to Socially Responsible Investing, a well-rounded guide to socially responsible investing (SRI). Understand the basics of SRI and discover how you can align your values with your investments by choosing from three basic strategies. Learn to implement these strategies in your investment portfolios and combine your newfound knowledge with the basic principles of successful investing. An up-to-date directory of companies involved with SRI is incl

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911018897703321

Titolo

Global sustainability : the impact of local cultures : a new perspective for science and engineering, economics and politics / / edited by Peter A. Wilderer, Edward D. Schroeder, Horst Kopp

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH, 2005

ISBN

9786610519767

9781280519765

1280519762

9783527604258

3527604251

9783527604463

3527604464

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WildererP. A

SchroederEdward D

KoppHorst

Disciplina

338.927

Soggetti

Sustainable development - Social aspects

Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Contains papers from workshops held at the Wildbad-Kreuth resort in 2000 and at the monastery "Kloster Banz", Germany, February 2003.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.



Nota di contenuto

Global Sustainability; Table of Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; Key Note Address; 1 History and Mandate of Sustainability: From Local Forestry to Global Policy; 1.1 Sustainability: Key Word in the Today's Policy Discussion; 1.2 History and Definitions of "Sustainability"; 1.2.1 Development of the Technical Terminus in Forestry; 1.2.2 Application in Environmental Politics; 1.2.3 The Definition of "Sustainability" - A Social Negotiation Process on Local and Global Levels?; 1.3 Experiences from Forestry and Transfer into other Economic Fields - Possibilities and Limits

1.3.1 Peculiarities of Forest Ecosystems and Forest Management1.3.2 Concept of Industrial Ecology; 1.3.3 Limits in Transferring the Forestry Model to other Economic Sectors; 1.3.4 Approximation to the Ideal "Sustainability"; 1.4 Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References; 2 Sustainable Development: Exploring the Cross-Cultural Dimension; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Perspectives on Sustainable Development; 2.3 Prerequisites for Sustainable Development; 2.4 Sustainability: Essentials for a Realistic Cross-Cultural Concept; 2.5 Qualitative Growth as a Prerequisite for Sustainable Development; 2.6 Outlook

References3 Sustainable Development and Cultural Diversity; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Vertical vs. Horizontal Dimension of Sustainability; 3.3 The Relevance of Cultural Diversity; 3.4 Globalization and Cultural Diversity; 3.5 Agricultural Sector; 3.6 Media Industry; 3.7 Tourism; 3.8 Conclusion; References; 4 Technological Progress in Different Cultures and Periods: Historical Evolution Projected into the Future; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Historical Perspective; 4.2.1 Why and Where Technological Progress?; 4.2.2 Religious and Secular Approaches

4.2.3 Perception of Nature as an Obstacle to Technical Progress4.2.4 Enlightenment: A Step towards Modern Times; 4.3 Modernity and the Sustainability Concept; 4.3.1 The Twentieth Century; 4.3.2 The Twenty-first Century; 4.4 In Search of a Coherent Evolution of Technology: Past and Future; 4.5 Conclusions; References; 5 Views of Sustainability: Elements of a Synthesis; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Definitions; 5.2.1 The Weak Version; 5.2.2 The Strong Version; 5.2.3 Alternative Views and Discussion; 5.3 Accounting for SD; 5.4 The Hartwick-Solow Rule

5.5 Substitutability and the Role of Technical Progress5.6 Catastrophe Points; 5.7 Summary Classification of Economic Models; 5.8 Discount Rate; 5.9 Discussion; References; 6 A New Way of Thinking about Sustainability, Risk and Environmental Decision-Making; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Complicated Technology vs. Complex Technology; 6.3 Errors in Thinking and Attitudes; 6.4 The Current View of Sustainability and Risk Analysis; 6.5 A New View of Sustainability; 6.6 An Expanded View of Risk; 6.7 An Expanded Process of Environmental Decision Making; 6.8 Conclusions; References

7 Humility and Establishing the Sustainable Environment

Sommario/riassunto

This first book to focus on cultural diversity as a key element of sustainable development in the context of science and engineering provides cross-disciplinary information and assistance in understanding our world in transition. As such, it furnishes the global scientific community and decision makers in governmental and non-governmental institutions as well as in industry with much-needed information on how the various factors affecting sustainable development -- including culture -- depend on and interfere with each other.Featuring a contribution by the President of the Club of Rome, HR