Green Business

Combating climate change will increasingly impact on production industries and the workers they employ as production changes and consumption is targeted. Yet research has largely ignored labour and its responses. This book brings together sociologists,...

The concept of green business originated recently, but the phenomenon has a longer history which offers many lessons for today and the future. This book provides rich new empirical evidence on green business as it examines its variation between...

Energy efficiency is more of a journey than a battle. It starts with small steps, taken at the local and state levels. It is a matter of identifying and then practicing good habits in our daily lives, at home and at work. Every idea and process described...

There are unique greening solutions and practices that help create a lifestyle shift, improving the health of living and working spaces for its occupants from a personal, business, environmental, and profitable perspective. Short-term and long-term...

What if the foundation of your family business were threatened by something out of your control? What if the livelihood of 70 employees and their families were at stake, as the license to operate your business became called into question? What if 57...

If we can carry in our pockets more computing power than the Apollo program needed to put a man on the moon, why can't we solve problems like climate change, famine, or poverty? The answer lies, in part, in the distinctive challenges of creating...

Are you an investor who wants to make the world a better place while getting stronger returns? Are you an executive building a sustainable business and seeking increased revenue? Are you curious about ESG and what it means for your community or...

This is a pathbreaking account of how the environmental movement has led to profound changes in the perceptions and practices of large-scale corporations, as shown here in the chemical and petroleum industries. The book traces how market, social, and...

Sustainable Design for Interior Environments, 2nd Edition, builds on the first edition's premise that the interior design profession has a social and moral responsibility to protect the health, safety, and welfare of people and the environment. The text...

Social and environmental issues are more important than ever and consumers are committed to supporting change. 'Doing good' is no longer a peripheral activity but fundamental to every aspect of how we do business, every day, for everyone. People,...

This is a clear, practical guide to sustainable climate policy for business leaders and corporate change-makers. ""Carbon Strategies"" describes specific steps any business can take to implement sound, practical climate-related corporate policies. Based...

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The research collected here focuses on the interplay between CSR, ESG and how these concepts can help or hinder organisations' strides into sustainable business practices.

This book gives readers a way to not only understand JEDI in greening but also to understand how to develop inclusive approaches to design. The two basic site types in this book are- existing spaces which greening design is applied to afterwards; and...

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Schritt für Schritt wird gezeigt, wie Unternehmen ökologische, soziale und ökonomische Aspekte integrieren und eine fundierte sowie umsetzbare Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung etablieren können – effizient, pragmatisch und gewinnbringend.

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Thwarting Green Growth examines often-overlooked obstacles that hinder sustainable consumer actions. While much research has focused on what motivates individuals to engage in environmentally friendly practices, this volume shifts the focus to the...

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Sustainable Development and Green Innovation offers a nuanced understanding of sustainable development and green innovation, emphasising the management of associated risks.

Organizations in every industry are facing pressure to become more sustainable, reduce their carbon footprint and ensure resources are reused, reduced and recycled; whether that push for change is from consumers or direct from government in terms of...

Through a diverse range of perspectives and case studies, Comprehensive Insights in Technological Sustainability, Education, and Business provides a roadmap for stakeholders across various industries to navigate the complexities of the modern landscape.

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This book, Agenda 2030 and its Sustainable Development Goals: Successful Innovations from International Businesses, delves into the symbiotic relationship between the global business landscape and the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...

Why are so many children investing in alcohol, pornography and guns? What does your bank really do with your money? Are you a Pension Gangster, and if you are, how can you get out of the game? Tim Ewins, a chartered financial adviser specialising in...

Innovation Ecosystems and Sustainable Technologies: Enhancing Competitiveness and Sustainability draws connections between innovation ecosystems and sustainable development to seek ways of improving economic, environmental and social wellbeing based on...

Tapping into proven strategies, mechanisms and patterns that have been fine-tuned over 3.8 billion years, this book bridges the gap between the natural world and the business world and explores how to develop resilient organizations and businesses using...

This comprehensive book addresses the multifaceted challenges posed by technological innovation, ecological transitions, and sustainable business practices. Drawing on extensive research in the circular economy and green, inclusive transitions, it serves...

A groundbreaking guide for the next generation of business leaders, founders, and innovators, this book unveils 50 innovative strategies to revolutionize consumer behavior to achieve the triple win: for people, the planet and universal prosperity.How can...

Climate Change and Social Responsibility explores the complex relationships between climate change and social responsibility, offering a unique blend of historical context, future perspectives, and innovative solutions. This book examines the political,...

People often face complex, novel, fateful, and wildly unbounded problems throughout their lives. In their work, disciplinary scientists hone their wisdom on the complexities of necessarily bounded problems. Bounded Disciplines and Unbounded Problems...

This book describes the energy management concepts, energy audit principles, resource efficiency, and other energy conservation opportunities involved in different sectors across varied industries. Real-time case studies from various large industrial...

Managing the climate transition will be one of the biggest challenges ever faced by business and government.  While the technical and financial elements of climate transition are vast, the social challenges are even greater. If local populations and...

This book examines the logic of ‘faster, higher, and stronger’ and the technoscientific revolution that has driven tremendous growth in the sports economy and in sport performance over the last 100 years. It asks whether this logic needs revisiting in...

Reducing consumption is now an absolute necessity for the future of our environment. The circular economy is designed to reduce resource wastage and waste production, but also enables waste recovery, leading to the creation of secondary resources. All...

A groundbreaking guide for the next generation of business leaders, founders, and innovators, this book unveils 50 innovative strategies to revolutionize consumer behavior to achieve the triple win: for people, the planet and universal prosperity.How can...

A firsthand, trench-view story of the failure of the modern environmental movement-and an inspiring prescription for change.Something's gone badly awry with environmentalism. We faithfully separate our waste into different streams, but wonder whether it...

The green transition is the way to a sustainable and fair planet, and necessary to secure supply chains, deliver predictable prices, and ensure access to raw materials despite resource scarcity through sustainable production and consumption.This book...

Environmental concerns are at the forefront of governments, NGOs, businesses and organizations around the world. Green management has prompted questions about existing management research traditions' profit-oriented structures emphasising the price of...

This book presents discussions with corporate practitioners on several topics around sustainability. Between May 2019 and November 2022, the author engaged in dialogues with Senior Executives representing major multinational corporations, overseeing...