03524nam 2200865 450 991078935980332120230125182003.01-60649-635-2(CKB)3710000000103673(EBL)1573538(SSID)ssj0001141701(PQKBManifestationID)12374455(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001141701(PQKBWorkID)11093261(PQKB)10139495(OCoLC)867482213(CaBNVSL)swl00402994(Au-PeEL)EBL1573538(CaPaEBR)ebr10821752(OCoLC)922907341(CaSebORM)9781606496350(MiAaPQ)EBC1573538(EXLCZ)99371000000010367320140103d2014 fy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA primer on sustainability in the business environment /Ronald Whitfield and Jeanne McNettFirst edition.New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) :Business Expert Press,2014.1 online resource (172 p.)Environmental and social sustainability for business advantage collection,2327-3348Part of: 2014 digital library.1-60649-634-4 Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-149) and index.Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Sustainability: meaning and context -- 2. Systems and tools for sustainability -- 3. Thinking about major sustainability issues -- 4. Decision making in sustainability: case studies -- 5. Concluding thoughts -- Notes -- References -- Index.What does sustainability in the business environment really mean? The concept has evolved from a vague goal to "save the planet" to become a strategic imperative for business to enhance performance across many dimensions. We live in an age of increasing corporate accountability and if a business expects to survive for the long term, it must adhere to ever higher standards of behavior and continuously develop more sustainable ways of doing business.2014 digital library.Environmental and social sustainability for business advantage collection.2327-3348.SustainabilityCorporationsEnvironmental aspectssustainabilityprecautionary principlecorporate accountabilityenvironmental movementgreen washingtriple bottom linesustainable business operationssustainable innovationsustainable supply chaincradle-to-cradle designlife cycle assessmentcorporate reporting systemsthe global reporting initiativethe global compactthe carbon disclosure projectcarbon footprintwater footprintindices on sustainabilitytransparencystakeholder theorySustainability.CorporationsEnvironmental aspects.658.408Whitfield Ronald.1538673McNett Jeanne M.1946-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789359803321A primer on sustainability3788860UNINA