LEADER 03590nam 2200721 450 001 9910818835603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-118-78737-4 010 $a1-118-78747-1 010 $a1-118-78749-8 035 $a(CKB)2550000001150938 035 $a(EBL)1471872 035 $a(OCoLC)861080990 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001002309 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11532426 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001002309 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10997553 035 $a(PQKB)10644090 035 $a(OCoLC)872617610 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1471872 035 $a(DLC) 2013028160 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1471872 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10784806 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL540322 035 $a(OCoLC)866835881 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7147472 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7147472 035 $a(PPN)196610796 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001150938 100 $a20131105d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPractical sustainability strategies $ehow to gain a competitive advantage /$fNikos Avlonas, George P. Nassos 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aHoboken, New Jersey :$cWiley,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (323 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-118-25044-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $aUrgency to adopt sustainability -- Development of sustainability concept and CSR -- The C.E.R.E.S. and other principles -- The natural step -- Eco-effective vs. eco-efficient: sustainability vs. being "less bad" -- Extended product responsibility and "servicizing" -- Systems thinking leads to "tunneling through the cost barrier" -- Environmental innovation through biomimicry -- Base of the pyramid -- Sustaining fisheries -- Green buildings -- Green chemistry, nanotechnology and big hairy audacious goal -- Sustainability and beyond -- Standards and guidelines for managing sustainability -- The corporation and its stakeholders -- Sustainability reporting -- Metrics for sustainability -- Life cycle analysis and carbon footprint -- Water footprint -- Green marketing, communication and green washing -- Epilogue : where do we go now? 330 $aStrategies for Implementing Sustainable Development in Businesses provides more than ten sustainable strategies and tools that can be implemented by organizations to improve their competitive business advantage, while also providing a positive impact to the community and workplace. This vital book for R&D chemists and engineers and process designers provides economic justification of sustainability with examples. Case studies based on the authors' vast experience with many leading companies illustrate each sustainable strategy. 606 $aBusiness enterprises$xEnvironmental aspects 606 $aIndustrial management$xEnvironmental aspects 606 $aSustainable development 606 $aSocial responsibility of business 615 0$aBusiness enterprises$xEnvironmental aspects. 615 0$aIndustrial management$xEnvironmental aspects. 615 0$aSustainable development. 615 0$aSocial responsibility of business. 676 $a658.4/083 700 $aAvlonas$b Nikos$f1969-$01723619 701 $aNassos$b George P$0892939 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818835603321 996 $aPractical sustainability strategies$94125019 997 $aUNINA