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Environmental Management: Readings and Cases 2nd Revised edition


Environmental Management: Readings and Cases 2nd Revised edition

Paperback by Russo, Mike

Environmental Management: Readings and Cases

£143.00

ISBN:
9781412958493
Publication Date:
5 Nov 2008
Edition/language:
2nd Revised edition / English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications Inc
Pages:
680 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 16 - 18 May 2024
Environmental Management: Readings and Cases

Description

Increased concern about the natural environment has led to an urgent call for organizations to take action toward environmental stewardship. This Second Edition of the groundbreaking Environmental Management: Readings and Cases will inspire readers to find creative solutions to the challenges of maintaining sustainable enterprise while restoring our ecological community. Featuring a highly esteemed group of contributors with content from premier journals -including Harvard Business Review -this comprehensive reader fills a major gap in the teaching of business and the environment. New to the Second Edition: More than two-thirds of the book consists of new material, addressing emerging and timely topics like environmental regulation, green marketing, environmental strategy, and more The book features 11 new cases, providing a platform for lively classroom discussion This edition adds a stronger international component, highlighting the global nature of environmental management Accompanied by High-Quality Ancillaries! Instructor Resources on CD provide in-depth teaching notes for both the readings and the cases, course development guides including outlines, and helpful charts providing visual links between readings, cases that have been developed by the author, and popular topics. IRCDs are available to qualified instructors only by contacting Customer Care at 1-800-818-SAGE (7243) between 6 am - 5 pm, PT. Intended Audience This reader serves as a stand-alone or supplemental text for upper-level undergraduate or graduate courses such as Environmental Management, Green Marketing, Clean Production, Environmental Policy and Strategy, and other courses in business and environmental studies.

Contents

Preface PART I The Big Picture 1. Beyond Greening: Strategies for a Sustainable World - Stuart L. Hart Thinking Globally and Inclusively About Sustainable Business Practices 2. The Business Case for Climate Protection - L. Hunter Lovins Why Businesses Should Proactively Address the Climate Change Challenge 3. Scorched Earth: Will Environmental Risks in China Overwhelm Its Opportunities? - Elizabeth Economy and Kenneth Lieberthal The China Factor in the Environmental Equation 4. The Triple Bottom Line: Sustainability's Accountants - John Elkington The Imperative for Companies to Perform Well on Multiple Dimensions PART II Institutional and International Perspectives 5. The Tragedy of the Commons - Garrett Hardin The Classic Discussion of Population and Common Resources 6. EPA and the Evolution of Federal Regulation - Paul R. Portney Regulation and Economic Models for Meeting Pollution Reduction Goals 7. Discounting the Future: Economics and Ethics - Timothy J. Brennan A Critical Analysis of the Practice of Discounting in Economic Analysis 8. Measuring Nations' Environmental Sustainability - Marc A. Levy Quantifying and Ranking National Environmental Performance 9. Bridging the Trade-Environment Debate - Daniel C. Esty Capturing the Benefits of Free Trade While Protecting the Environment 10. Raising Global Standards: Hazardous Substances and E-Waste Management in the European Union - Henrik Selin and Stacy D. VanDeveer A European Approach to Toxics Regulation PART III Managing to be Environmentally Responsive 11. Strategy Originates Within the Organization - Andrew W. Hoffman Behavioral and Cultural Dimensions in Environmental Strategy 12. Objection-Handling Clinic on Inhibiters to the Next Wave - Bob Willard A Script for Overcoming Organizational Nay-Sayers 13. The Next Industrial Revolution - Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, and L. Hunter Lovins Capitalism that Recognizes and Appreciates Living Systems 14. Environmental Product Differentiation: Implications for Corporate Strategy - Forest Reinhardt When Will a Green Product Strategy Pay Off? 15. Transparency, Openness, and Accountability: A Imperative - David L. Rainey Appreciating the Need for Broad Access to More Information 16. A Primer on the Global Reporting Initiative - Kellie Fox, Beth Littlehales, and Ryan Keenan The Emerging Standard for Company Sustainability Report 17. The Eco-Advantage - Inc. Magazine Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Sustainability Opportunities 18. Excerpts from the 2006 Understanding the LOHAS Market Report - The Natural Marketing Institute Appreciating the Characteristics of Green Consumers 19. Avoiding Green Marketing Myopia: Ways to Improve Consumer Appeal for Environmentally Preferable Products - Jacquelyn A. Ottman, Edwin R. Stafford, and Cathy L. Hartmann How Win in the Marketplace for Green Products 20. How Corporations and Environmental Groups Collaborate - Dennis A. Rondinelli and Ted London How Stakeholders Collaborations Can Improve Environmental Outcomes 21. The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid - C. K. Prahalad and Stuart L. Hart The Vast Potential in Serving the World's Poor PART IV Technical Perspectives 22 A Framework for Management - Brain Nattrass and Mary Altomare Unifying Scientific Principles with Sustainability 23. An Introduction to Environmental Accounting as A Business Management Tool - Environmental Protection Agency A Tool Kit for Incorporating the Environment into Accounting Practice 24. Note on Life-Cycle Analysis - Susan Svoboda A Methodology for Identifying All Costs Across the Life of Products 25. The LCA Impact and Interpretation Stages - Thomas E. Graedel and Braden R. Allenby Quantifying Life Cycle Impacts and Comparing Alternatives 26. A World of Abundance - William McDonough and Michael Braungart Viewing Environmental Stewardship as a Design Challenge 27. Environmental Management Systems and Eco-Control - Stefan Schaltegger, Roger Burritt, and Holger Petersen Tools for Bringing Environmental Performance to Facility Operations PART V Cases 28. Pacific Lumber Company - Michael V. Russo 29. Oil in the Ecuadorean Rainforest - Christopher A. Cummings, Barbara L. Marcus, R. Edward Freeman, and Jason Lunday 30. Hindustan Lever (A): Leaping a Millennium - Aileen Ionescu-Somers, Wolfgang Amann, and Ulrich Steger 31. Cost Accounting and Hazardous Waste at Specialty Glass, Inc. - Christopher H. Stinson 32. Southern Company: Acid Rain - Forest Reinhardt 33. Seventh Generation: Balancing Customer Expectations with Supply Chain Realities - Daniel R.Goldstein and Michael V. Russo 34. Environment Product Differentiation by the Hayward Lumber Company - Magali Delmas and Erica Plambeck 35. Coastwide Laboratories: Clean and Green - Derek O. Reiber and Michael V. Russo 36. Transforming the Global Fishing Industry: The Marine Stewardship Council at Full Sail? - Alexander Nick, Oliver Salzmann, and Ulrich Steger 37. Phoenix Organic: Valuing Sustainability while Desiring Growth - Eva Collins, Steve Bowden, and Kate Kearins 38. Deja Shoe (A) - Paul Hardy and Stuart L. Hart 39. Supply Chain Strategy and Sustainability: The Migros Palm Oil Case - Jens Hamprecht and Daniel Corsten 40. Benziger Family Winery - Murray Silverman and Tom Lanphar 41. The WEEE Challenge - Panfeng Chen, Priya Narayan, and Luk N. Wassenhove 42. Cascades Environmental Strategy in 2006: At the Crossroads - Pierre Batellier and Emmanuel Raufflet 43. Procter & Gamble Inc: Disposable and Reusable Diapers-A Life-Cycle Analysis Management Institute for Environment and Business 44. Alpha Motors, Ltd.: Integrating Life-Cycle Environmental Concerns Into Product Design - Sandra Rothenberg, Michael Lenox, Benjamin Jordan, and Frank Field III About the Editor

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