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"Put together by an outstanding network of experts from business (Microsoft, Sony, Philips, and AIG), consultancies, and academia, this book aims to teach and guide leaders, managers, practitioners, students, and professors in every sector of society, and in every industry, in creating a successful and sustainable enterprise. By making the steps needed clear, understandable, and simple to follow, the book naturally engages readers in their journey...

"In Competitive Environmental Strategy, Andrew Hoffman examines the effects of environmentalism on corporate management, explaining how and why environmental forces are driving change and how business managers can think about environmental issues in a strategic way." "Anyone who wishes to engage in business management in the 21st century will need to appreciate the implications of environmental issues on corporate activities, and vice versa. Competitive...

From the Publisher: The Plot to Save the Planet is an illuminating and inspiring look at the "conspiracy" to make green technology the Silicon Valley of the twenty-first century. How is this new frontier being shaped? Brian Dumaine is your guide in this intriguing look into the very near future. You'll read about: The savvy investors: Why Warren Buffett is investing heavily in wind power, and why John Doerr, the venture capitalist and early backer...

In Reducing Toxics, leading experts in industry, business, and policy examine the context of recent initiatives and explore the potential for reduction at the industry and facility levels. They consider both the regulatory and institutional setting of pollution reduction initiatives, prescribe strategies for developing a prevention framework, and apply these principles in analyzing industry case studies. The book offers an analytic framework for defining...

"This book shows how stakeholders - from employees to local communities and NGOs - are becoming a new, and fast growing, source of business advantage. While short-term profits are still the focus for many Fortune 500 companies, others have recognized that a broad range of stakeholders contribute to enduring innovation and business value. The "how-to" section with a tool-kit for managers elevates it above other recent ecofriendly business books, by...

"Global Spin shows how, in a relentless assault on democracy and its institutions, the massive, covert power of large corporations has enabled corporate agendas to dominate the international debate about the state of the environment and the most effective means of solving environmental problems. This updated edition includes new chapters about the business campaign to prevent action on global warming, and whether Greenpeace's ideals are being compromised...

"An excellent resource for students, this book provides a full background in ethics, an overview of business ethics, environmental legal issues and environmental philosophy, and an account of the problems associated with globalization and the response of nongovernmental organizations."--Jacket.

Offers a general conceptual framework for analyzing the influence of corporate America over environmental policymaking and explores how much firms have influenced Congress, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and certain natural resource agencies, and the courts on environmental and natural issues since the beginning of the environmental movement in 1970. -- from publisher description.

This episode of The Green Interview features Yvon Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia, a sporting gear and clothing company committed to environmentally responsible business practices. Despite his success, Chouinard is a trenchant critic of capitalism who has at times rejected profits and "business sense" in favor of environmentally sound choices. In this Green Interview, Chouinard discusses these views as well as how his company has engaged in yearly...