000841396 000__ 03551nam\a2200769\i\4500 000841396 001__ 841396 000841396 003__ MiAaPQ 000841396 005__ 20211103003831.0 000841396 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000841396 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000841396 008__ 140103s2014\\\\nyua\\\\oab\\\001\0\eng\d 000841396 020__ $$z9781606496343 (paperback) 000841396 020__ $$a9781606496350$$q(electronic bk.) 000841396 035__ $$a(MiAaPQ)EBC1573538 000841396 035__ $$a(Au-PeEL)EBL1573538 000841396 035__ $$a(CaPaEBR)ebr10821752 000841396 035__ $$a(OCoLC)922907341 000841396 040__ $$aMiAaPQ$$beng$$erda$$epn$$cMiAaPQ$$dMiAaPQ 000841396 050_4 $$aHD60$$b.W456 2014 000841396 0820_ $$a658.408$$223 000841396 1001_ $$aWhitfield, Ronald.,$$eauthor. 000841396 24512 $$aA primer on sustainability :$$bin the business environment /$$cRonald Whitfield and Jeanne McNett. 000841396 250__ $$aFirst edition. 000841396 264_1 $$aNew York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) :$$bBusiness Expert Press,$$c2014. 000841396 300__ $$a1 online resource (xiv, 153 pages) :$$billustrations. 000841396 336__ $$atext$$2rdacontent 000841396 337__ $$acomputer$$2rdamedia 000841396 338__ $$aonline resource$$2rdacarrier 000841396 4901_ $$aEnvironmental and social sustainability for business advantage collection,$$x2327-3348 000841396 500__ $$aPart of: 2014 digital library. 000841396 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 143-149) and index. 000841396 5050_ $$aPreface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Sustainability: meaning and context -- 2. Systems and tools for sustainability -- 3. Thinking about major sustainability issues -- 4. Decision making in sustainability: case studies -- 5. Concluding thoughts -- Notes -- References -- Index. 000841396 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000841396 5203_ $$aWhat does sustainability in the business environment really mean? The concept has evolved from a vague goal to "save the planet" to become a strategic imperative for business to enhance performance across many dimensions. We live in an age of increasing corporate accountability and if a business expects to survive for the long term, it must adhere to ever higher standards of behavior and continuously develop more sustainable ways of doing business. 000841396 588__ $$aTitle from PDF title page (viewed on January 3, 2014). 000841396 650_0 $$aSustainability. 000841396 650_0 $$aCorporations$$xEnvironmental aspects. 000841396 653__ $$asustainability 000841396 653__ $$aprecautionary principle 000841396 653__ $$acorporate accountability 000841396 653__ $$aenvironmental movement 000841396 653__ $$agreen washing 000841396 653__ $$atriple bottom line 000841396 653__ $$asustainable business operations 000841396 653__ $$asustainable innovation 000841396 653__ $$asustainable supply chain 000841396 653__ $$acradle-to-cradle design 000841396 653__ $$alife cycle assessment 000841396 653__ $$acorporate reporting systems 000841396 653__ $$athe global reporting initiative 000841396 653__ $$athe global compact 000841396 653__ $$athe carbon disclosure project 000841396 653__ $$acarbon footprint 000841396 653__ $$awater footprint 000841396 653__ $$aindices on sustainability 000841396 653__ $$atransparency 000841396 653__ $$astakeholder theory 000841396 655_0 $$aElectronic books 000841396 7001_ $$aMcNett, Jeanne M.,$$d1946-$$eauthor. 000841396 77608 $$iPrint version:$$z9781606496343 000841396 830_0 $$a2014 digital library. 000841396 830_0 $$aEnvironmental and social sustainability for business advantage collection.$$x2327-3348. 000841396 852__ $$bebk 000841396 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central Academic Complete $$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1573538$$zOnline Access 000841396 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:841396$$pGLOBAL_SET 000841396 980__ $$aBIB 000841396 980__ $$aEBOOK 000841396 982__ $$aEbook 000841396 983__ $$aOnline