LEADER 03409nam 2200733 450 001 9910453370103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-78402-486-4 010 $a1-60649-420-1 035 $a(CKB)2550000001168882 035 $a(EBL)1048438 035 $a(OCoLC)865156706 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001213274 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11674689 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001213274 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11227137 035 $a(PQKB)10462013 035 $a(OCoLC)867482222 035 $a(CaBNVSL)swl00402997 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1048438 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1048438 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10821741 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL550168 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001168882 100 $a20140103d2014 fy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe thinking executive's guide to sustainability /$fKerul Kassel 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aNew York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) :$cBusiness Expert Press,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (202 p.) 225 1 $aEnvironmental and social sustainability for business advantage collection,$x2327-3348 300 $aPart of: 2014 digital library. 311 $a1-60649-419-8 311 $a1-306-18917-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 157-170) and index. 327 $a1. Systems simplified -- 2. What is meant by sustainability and who defines it -- 3. Systems and sustainability -- 4. Commerce as a system -- 5. Why industry is crucial to sustainability -- 6. Corporate sustainability frameworks, metrics, and indices -- 7. Where to start in your business -- Notes -- References -- Index. 330 3 $aWe live in an increasingly global economy in which the effects of shrunken economies, broadened communication, and widespread meteorological incidents associated with climate change are leaving virtually no one untouched. As a result, a working knowledge of concepts such as the triple bottom line and sustainability have become mandatory. Systems thinking, foundational for grasping these concepts, is based on transdisciplinary theories, deriving in part from biology, physics, economics, philosophy, computer science, engineering, geography, and other sciences. Specifically it is the study of systems, including all life-forms, climate phenomena, and even in human learning and organizational processes, that regulate themselves through feedback. 410 0$a2014 digital library. 410 0$aEnvironmental and social sustainability for business advantage collection.$x2327-3348. 606 $aSustainability 606 $aSocial responsibility of business 608 $aElectronic books. 610 $acorporate sustainability 610 $acorporate social responsibility 610 $acorporate citizenship 610 $astakeholder management 610 $asustainable business 610 $agreen business practices 610 $ametrics options 615 0$aSustainability. 615 0$aSocial responsibility of business. 676 $a333.7 700 $aKassel$b Kerul.$0970913 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453370103321 996 $aThe thinking executive's guide to sustainability$92206829 997 $aUNINA