05756nam 2200697 a 450 991045556100332120200520144314.01-282-75774-19786612757747981-283-933-X(CKB)2490000000001647(EBL)1679735(OCoLC)671648423(SSID)ssj0000418320(PQKBManifestationID)12110691(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000418320(PQKBWorkID)10371081(PQKB)11636684(MiAaPQ)EBC1679735(WSP)00000535 (Au-PeEL)EBL1679735(CaPaEBR)ebr10421982(CaONFJC)MIL275774(EXLCZ)99249000000000164720100624d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFundamentals of sustainable business[electronic resource] a guide for the next 100 years /Matthew TuethHackensack, N.J. World Scientificc20101 online resource (228 p.)World Scientific series on 21st century business,1793-5660 ;v. 4Description based upon print version of record.981-283-932-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""1. Houston, We Have a Problem""; ""1.1 Our Early Approach to Mounting Problems""; ""1.2 Our Problems Continue""; ""1.3 Early Visionaries and the Resistance to Change""; ""1.4 Do Current Free-Market Mechanisms Help?""; ""1.5 An Intelligent Beginning""; ""1.6 Are the Results Worth the Effort?""; ""2. Selecting a Design Consultant""; ""2.1 The Problem with Stewardship""; ""2.2 Naturally Our Best Foot Forward""; ""2.3 Pernicious Material Processes""; ""2.4 Nature�s Path of Production""; ""2.5 Two Closed-Loops into One""""2.6 Nature�s Energy Path""""2.7 Following Nature�s Energy Path""; ""2.8 Other Sun-Powered Opportunities""; ""2.9 Envision a Sun-Powered Human Society""; ""2.10 Cutting Our Nuclear Power Losses""; ""2.11 The Advantages of Local Energy Production""; ""2.12 Changing Energy Trends""; ""2.13 Innovations Solving Multiple Problems""; ""3. The Bull�s Eye""; ""3.1 The Triple Top-line""; ""3.2 The Short Post on the Three-Legged Stool""; ""3.3 The Nature of the Movement""; ""3.4 High Stakes and New Takes""; ""3.5 How Do We Begin?""; ""3.6 No Silver Bullet""; ""3.7 The Better Part of Valor""""3.8 The Toyota Way""""3.9 Approaching the Bull�s Eye""; ""3.10 Intelligent Building Design""; ""3.11 Urgent Challenges, Appropriate Remedies""; ""3.12 Early Organizational Change""; ""3.13 The Score Card""; ""3.14 A Helping Hand""; ""3.15 Staff Roles in the Transition""; ""4. Businesses Taking Care of Business""; ""4.1 United States For-Profit Companies""; ""New Belgium Brewery, Fort Collins, CO � Beer Brewery""; ""New Seasons Market, Portland, OR � Grocery Stores""; ""Google, Mountain View, CA � Internet Information Access""""Patagonia, Ventura, CA � Outdoor Performance Clothing""""Timberland, Inc., Stratham, NH � Footwear and Outdoor Clothing""; ""GoLite LLC, Boulder, CO � Outdoor Clothing and Equipment""; ""Aveda, Blaine MN � Hair Care, Skin Care, and Makeup Products""; ""Frito-Lay, Plano, TX � Snack Food Production""; ""Burgerville, Vancouver, WA � Fast Food Restaurants""; ""Metro Health Hospital and Village, Wyoming, MI � Full Service Health Care Facility""; ""Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Waterbury, VT � Coffee, Tea, and Cocoa Processor and Distributor""""Wainwright Bank, Boston, MA � Commercial Bank""""Bazzani Associates, Grand Rapids, MI � Commercial Real Estate Development""; ""Interface, Inc., Atlanta, GA � Soft-Surface Floor Covering Manufacturer""; ""Shaw Industries Group, Inc., Dalton, GA � Full-Service Flooring Manufacturing""; ""Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, MI � Commercial Office Furniture Manufacturer""; ""Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI � Commercial Office Furniture Manufacturer""; ""4.2 European For-Profit Companies""; ""Allianz SE, Munich, Germany � Insurance, Banking, Asset Management""""Co-operative Financial Services, Manchester, United Kingdom � Consumer Cooperative"" Fundamentals of Sustainable Business begins by briefly describing the legacy of environmental and social problems that have arisen as a result of conventional business practices, and then details the coalescence of a broad-based contemporary movement that has been called "The Next Industrial Revolution". Combining the long-term interests of business, community, and the natural world, the resulting sustainable business reformation is unlike any previous human endeavor. The book deftly synthesizes a diverse collection of movement components, including some original concepts, and provides a sinWorld Scientific series on 21st century business ;v. 4.Business enterprisesEnvironmental aspectsSustainable developmentSocial responsibility of businessElectronic books.Business enterprisesEnvironmental aspects.Sustainable development.Social responsibility of business.658.4083Tueth Matthew1953-1034451MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455561003321Fundamentals of sustainable business2453606UNINA