LEADER 03382nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910786072303321 005 20230126210013.0 010 $a1-283-91918-4 010 $a0-19-164138-3 035 $a(CKB)2670000000315428 035 $a(EBL)1107708 035 $a(OCoLC)823719811 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000855346 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12305780 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000855346 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10913718 035 $a(PQKB)10981029 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1107708 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10644894 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL423168 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1107708 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000315428 100 $a20121211d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGreening business$b[electronic resource] $eresearch, theory, and practice /$fIan Worthington 210 $aOxford $cOxford University Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (297 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-953521-3 311 $a0-19-953522-1 320 $aIncludes bibliography (p. [239]-272) and index. 327 $aCover; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF BOXES; SECTION ONE: MAPPING THE TERRITORY; 1. Organizations and the natural environment: the two faces of business; SECTION TWO: GREENING BUSINESS IN CONTEXT; 2. The emergence of corporate environmentalism; 3. Government, business, and the natural environment: policy instruments; SECTION THREE: THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL PERSPECTIVES; 4. Why firms go 'green': drivers and motivations; 5. Models of corporate greening; 6. Examining the business case for corporate greening; 7. SMEs and the environment 327 $aSECTION FOUR: GREENING BUSINESS IN PRACTICE8. Green strategies; 9. Environmental management systems; 10. Greening business functions; SECTION FIVE: CONCLUSION; 11. Towards the ecologically sustainable business organization?; REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z 330 $aEnvironmental protection has increasingly become a business issue at both the strategic and operational level for businesses of all sizes and across all continents. Greening Business is a comprehensive and highly contemporary analysis of the business/natural environment interface. Supported by numerous examples of current environmental practices in industry and commerce, the book examines why, when, and how businesses have responded to the growing pressures from governments, citizens, and other stakeholders to improve on their environmental performance. Focusing on the firm as the primary unit 606 $aBusiness enterprises$xEnvironmental aspects 606 $aEnvironmental responsibility 606 $aSocial responsibility of business 606 $aEnvironmental protection 615 0$aBusiness enterprises$xEnvironmental aspects. 615 0$aEnvironmental responsibility. 615 0$aSocial responsibility of business. 615 0$aEnvironmental protection. 676 $a658.4083 700 $aWorthington$b Ian$f1946-$01206105 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786072303321 996 $aGreening business$93795989 997 $aUNINA