LEADER 05719nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910824068403321 005 20240404144343.0 010 $a1-282-75774-1 010 $a9786612757747 010 $a981-283-933-X 035 $a(CKB)2490000000001647 035 $a(EBL)1679735 035 $a(OCoLC)671648423 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000418320 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12110691 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000418320 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10371081 035 $a(PQKB)11636684 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1679735 035 $a(WSP)00000535 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1679735 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10421982 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL275774 035 $a(EXLCZ)992490000000001647 100 $a20100624d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFundamentals of sustainable business $ea guide for the next 100 years /$fMatthew Tueth 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aHackensack, N.J. $cWorld Scientific$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (228 p.) 225 1 $aWorld Scientific series on 21st century business,$x1793-5660 ;$vv. 4 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a981-283-932-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""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 Naturea???s Path of Production""; ""2.5 Two Closed-Loops into One"" 327 $a""2.6 Naturea???s Energy Path""""2.7 Following Naturea???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 Bulla???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"" 327 $a""3.8 The Toyota Way""""3.9 Approaching the Bulla???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 a??? Beer Brewery""; ""New Seasons Market, Portland, OR a??? Grocery Stores""; ""Google, Mountain View, CA a??? Internet Information Access"" 327 $a""Patagonia, Ventura, CA a??? Outdoor Performance Clothing""""Timberland, Inc., Stratham, NH a??? Footwear and Outdoor Clothing""; ""GoLite LLC, Boulder, CO a??? Outdoor Clothing and Equipment""; ""Aveda, Blaine MN a??? Hair Care, Skin Care, and Makeup Products""; ""Frito-Lay, Plano, TX a??? Snack Food Production""; ""Burgerville, Vancouver, WA a??? Fast Food Restaurants""; ""Metro Health Hospital and Village, Wyoming, MI a??? Full Service Health Care Facility""; ""Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Waterbury, VT a??? Coffee, Tea, and Cocoa Processor and Distributor"" 327 $a""Wainwright Bank, Boston, MA a??? Commercial Bank""""Bazzani Associates, Grand Rapids, MI a??? Commercial Real Estate Development""; ""Interface, Inc., Atlanta, GA a??? Soft-Surface Floor Covering Manufacturer""; ""Shaw Industries Group, Inc., Dalton, GA a??? Full-Service Flooring Manufacturing""; ""Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, MI a??? Commercial Office Furniture Manufacturer""; ""Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI a??? Commercial Office Furniture Manufacturer""; ""4.2 European For-Profit Companies""; ""Allianz SE, Munich, Germany a??? Insurance, Banking, Asset Management"" 327 $a""Co-operative Financial Services, Manchester, United Kingdom a??? Consumer Cooperative"" 330 $a Fundamentals of Sustainable Business begins by briefly describing the legacy of environmental and social problems that have arisen as a result of conventional business practices, and then details the coalescence of a broad-based contemporary movement that has been called "The Next Industrial Revolution". Combining the long-term interests of business, community, and the natural world, the resulting sustainable business reformation is unlike any previous human endeavor. The book deftly synthesizes a diverse collection of movement components, including some original concepts, and provides a sin 410 0$aWorld Scientific series on 21st century business ;$vv. 4. 606 $aBusiness enterprises$xEnvironmental aspects 606 $aSustainable development 606 $aSocial responsibility of business 615 0$aBusiness enterprises$xEnvironmental aspects. 615 0$aSustainable development. 615 0$aSocial responsibility of business. 676 $a658.4083 700 $aTueth$b Matthew$f1953-$01642414 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824068403321 996 $aFundamentals of sustainable business$93987107 997 $aUNINA