Corporate Social Responsibility & Business Ethics

Focuses on integrated product policy (IPP), which aims to improve the environmental performance of products and services through their life cycle. This book presents perspectives from policy-makers, researchers, consultancies, business, environmental and consumer associations, on how to conceptualiz..

Green Business, Green Values, and Sustainability offers a concise and definitive book on the green transformation of business. The book examines the dramatic changes in business values and strategies that have taken place in recent years in response to the sustainability imperative. Government, indu..

Today, more than half of the world's population are living in cities that are now contributing 80 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. This work discusses the challenges of making an integrated assessment of the impact of climate change in our urban centres. It examines the options and chall..

A study of the key questions regarding entrepreneurship and sustainability in terms of motivation, government intervention and ethics. It examines how "Green Logic" works, how it differs from other logics and how green thinking can create environmentally responsible businesses...

This book is about hard-edged reality presented by an author with huge experience and a deep understanding of the concept of sustainability from a business perspective. It will appeal to a wide range of professionals involved in setting policy and future direction for businesses, governments, and no..

This timely work examines one core corporate function that has a profound and direct impact on corporate environmental performance – manufacturing and operations. It captures state-of-the-art and future practices in environmental manufacturing and operations practices and issues in one volume...

A study of greener purchasing opportunities and innovations. Divided into four sections, covering "The Public Sector", "The Private Sector", "Innovations" and "Case Studies", it brings together expertise from four continents, including contributions from US EPA, Xerox and The Body Shop...

An insightful introduction to the energy discussion, highlighting the most important debate of our generation: renewable energy versus fossil fuels. Greenergized approaches these significant and complex issues through a "Green Thinking Fable", engaging the general reader in an accessible way...

This work analyses and interprets Chinese managers' perceptions of environmental management and regulatory enforcement practices in Chinese enterprises. Most importantly, it identifies the bottlenecks to environmental protection in Chinese firms, and presents a roadmap of how they can be overcome...

An examination of the human resource dimensions of environmental management and how environmental management impacts upon human resource departments. Contributions from international experts in both academia and business explore both the theory and practice...

This volume explores through case studies and surveys some of the environmental challenges for the corporate boardroom. Suitable for readers in general management, business, government and academia, it seeks to contribute to the corporate environmental debate...

An examination of environmental management in the south from a number of perspectives. It is designed to stimulate the discussion about the role that corporations and national and international organizations play in sustainable development...