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The Business of Sustainability. Building Industry Cases for Corporate Sustainability.
Ulrich . Ed(S): Steger
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Description for The Business of Sustainability. Building Industry Cases for Corporate Sustainability.
Hardback. Editor(s): Steger, Ulrich. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJ; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
Most academics and certainly most sustainability managers agree that research on the 'business case' for sustainability has been very inconclusive. In fact many have simply decided that the business case for sustainability is elusive. This book goes further than ever before in trying to be more specific about the economic rationale for corporate sustainability, by approaching this issue on an industry-specific level. To do this, empirical evidence was gathered from managers in nine industries, along with their stakeholders, during an extensive and ambitious research project. The book gives a detailed and representative insight of the business case in the nine ... Read more
Most academics and certainly most sustainability managers agree that research on the 'business case' for sustainability has been very inconclusive. In fact many have simply decided that the business case for sustainability is elusive. This book goes further than ever before in trying to be more specific about the economic rationale for corporate sustainability, by approaching this issue on an industry-specific level. To do this, empirical evidence was gathered from managers in nine industries, along with their stakeholders, during an extensive and ambitious research project. The book gives a detailed and representative insight of the business case in the nine ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
238
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403933966
SKU
V9781403933966
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Ulrich . Ed(S): Steger
MARC BRUNNER Technische Universität Berlin, Germany OLIVER ECHELMANN Technische Universität Berlin, Germany ACHIM GEBEL Technische Universität Berlin, Germany HANS-JÖRG HESS Technische Universität Berlin, Germany AILEEN IONESCU-SOMERS Researcher, Forum for Corporate Sustainability Management, IMD,Switzerland and University College Cork, Ireland OLIVER SALZMANN Researcher, Forum for Corporate Sustainability Management, IMD, Switzerland and Technische Universität Berlin, Germany.
Reviews for The Business of Sustainability. Building Industry Cases for Corporate Sustainability.
'This book is a major contribution to the Business Case debate and both insightful and useful for corporate executives, especially of the more skeptical kind. It also delivers excellent material for the classrooms of MBA and Executive education, where the need for this kind of contribution is even greater.' - Prof Gilbert Lenssen, President European Academy of Business in Society ... Read more