The business of sustainability : trends, policies, practices, and stories of success / [edited by] Scott G. McNall, James C. Hershauer, and George Basile.
V I: Innovating from life / Understanding the challenges and the limits of Earth systems. Systems-based strategic approach to sustainable enterprise : requirements, utility, and limits / Adrian A. Smith, Adelheid Fischer. Understanding and valuing natural resources : the need for an ecological economic perspective / Thomas M. Power -- Wealth of thirsty nations / Montgomery F. Simus, James G. Workman -- Nature of a sustainable business. Sustainable enterprise for the 21st century / Jeana Wirtenberg -- Is social equity achievable? Might nature's most abundant crop end hunger? / Mark Edwards -- Managing the values of sustainability. Framing sustainability within an ethic of accountability / Jesse Dillard -- Beyond good versus evil : hedge fund investing, capital markets, and the sustainability challenge / Jed Emerson -- Managing business from a values-based perspective / Willie E. Hopkins -- Role of governments and the legal framework for sustainability. Role of government in advancing sustainable business practices / Jennifer H. Allen -- Adaptation or mitigation : the approach to rapid climate change / Nico Stehr, Markus Rhomberg -- Legal framework for sustainability : when equity calls / Bonnie Persons -- Changing behavior and organizations. Will your next sustainability mistake be fatal? / Robert E. Mittelstaedt Jr. -- Human behavior and sustainability : what is possible? / Scott G. McNall -- Higher education's role in developing leadership for a just, secure, and sustainable future / Anthony D. Cortese -- How do we create a sustainable future? Third industrial revolution : becoming energy independent and carbon neutral / Woodrow W. Clark II -- Policy to cool a fevered planet / Gar Lipow -- Energy efficiency and efficacy : America's path to sustainability and self-sufficiency / Thomas E. Kiser -- Innovating from life / Adrian A. Smith, Adelheid Fischer. V.II: Regulatory compliance, sustainability, and transparency in the supply chain / Designing sustainable global supply webs. Being strategic about sustainability : a pragmatic guide / Robert Johnson. "Heretical" innovation : tough questions to create new value / Andrew Winston -- Design for a sustainable future / Terry Irwin -- Redesigning the bottom line : how design thinking can help business become sustainable / Phil Hamlett, Barbara Sudick -- Sustainable engineering and industrial ecology / Brad Allenby -- Creating sustainable entrepreneurship / Bradley D. Parrish, Fiona Tilley -- Business leadership in advancing safer chemicals and products in supply chains / Joel Tickner, Melissa Coffin -- Managing responsible global supply networks. Designing socially responsible supply networks : creating an environmental management system design / Dan L. Shunk -- Green purchasing policy development and implementation by higher education / Brian K. Yeoman -- Role of the chief purchasing/supply office in sustainable business practice / Phillip L. Carter, James C. Hershauer -- Sustainable marketing and marketing sustainability / Eric J. Arnould, Melea Press -- Aligning consumer decisions and sustainable energy objectives : energy efficiency in the residential retrofit market / Charlie Wilson, Hadi Dowlatabadi -- Making it happen : a practical guide to achieving energy sustainability and self-sufficiency / Thomas E. Kiser -- Sustainable, clean, carbon-neutral bioenergy while cleaning air and water / Mark Edwards -- Metrics and supply chain transparency. Making greenhouse gas management practical for business / Christopher L. Weber, Andreas Vogel, H. Scott Matthews -- Wind power, energy technology, and environmental impact assessment / Hannes M. Hapke ... [et. al] -- Metrics-driven sustainability / James Niemann -- Regulatory compliance, sustainability, and transparency in the supply chain / Robert Johnson. V. 3: Middlebury College's commitment to sustainability : changing culture as a learning process / Energy. Solarizing a university campus: developing solar through third-party partnerships / Nan Jenks-Jay, Jack Byrne. Sustainable local governments : choices made and good practices / Dimitrios Laloudakis -- Energy efficiency implementation by Professional Supply, Inc. / Thomas E. Kiser -- New technologies and innovation. Automotive industry case study / James C. Hershauer -- Ecotechnology : the Intel approach to sustainability / Todd Brady, John Harland, Theodore D. Reichelt -- Carbolytic Materials Company : creating a business to enhance the environment / Stanley G. Schaffer -- Businesses coming together to solve safer chemistry challenges : innovation through the Green Chemistry and Commerce Council / Melissa Coffin, Joel Tickner -- Green building industry. Market transformation : the green building story / Christine Ervin -- Combining passion, ethics, and business opportunities : the case of GreenLite Development / Aaron Halimi -- Food and beverage industries. Food security in an era of climate change / Mark Edwards -- Lundberg Family Farms / Jessica Lundberg -- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. : from home brew and dumpster diving to leadership in sustainability / Scott G. McNall -- Napa Valley : a journey to preserve America's first agricultural preserve / Remi Cohen -- Changing practices, saving resources, and solving problems through sustainability. Sustainable transportation management practices / Will Toor -- Recology : eliminating waste from the American vocabulary / Malaika Thorne -- Global impact entrepreneurship : a case study of Light for Africa / Dan O'Neill -- Role of governments, public agencies, and native peoples. Defining roles of different levels of government on climate change : the case of California / Louise Bedsworth, Ellen Hanak -- Stewardship, ownership, and sustainability / Gene A. Keluche -- Transforming entire organizations. Greening maroon and gold : sustainability practices at Arizona State University / Ray Jensen, Bonny Bentzin -- Middlebury College's commitment to sustainability : changing culture as a learning process / Nan Jenks-Jay, Jack Byrne.
Summary:
"This three-volume set is a landmark comprehensive overview of the business of sustainability, providing 56 separate chapters from leaders in business, non-profit organizations, and from within the academic and policy world"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.