{"product_id":"business-and-environmental-sustainability-9781138632424","title":"Business and Environmental Sustainability","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnvironmental sustainability is increasingly important to organisations, whether for regulatory, financial or ethical reasons. \u003ci\u003eBusiness and Environmental Sustainability \u003c\/i\u003elooks at the environmental aspect of sustainability for all organisations pursuing competitive advantage. The book provides theoretical foundations from science, economics, policy and strategy, introduces three environmental challenges (climate change, pollution and waste) and looks at how corporate functions can address these.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis textbook provides a thorough foundation by introducing readers to the science, reasoning and theory behind environmental sustainability and then delves into how these ideas translate into principles and business models for organisations to use. Next, it covers environmental challenges from climate change, pollution and waste, and then goes on to examine the different corporate functions (from supply chain management to human resources) to illustrate how environmental sustaina\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dr. Sigrun Wagner's Business and Environmental Sustainability is a great foundational text to emphasize the importance of environmental sustainability in business studies. The text introduces science, economics, policy, and strategy to help readers understand environmental sustainability. Furthermore, the text presents the integration of environmental sustainability across the functions of a business with a focus on three grand challenges: climate change, pollution, and waste. Importantly, this is one of the first sustainable business texts to introduce strong sustainability which is critical to long-term flourishing for all of us. Dr. Wagner's text will provide a firm grounding in environmental sustainability to guide tomorrow’s business leaders.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eNancy E. Landrum, Ph.D\u003c\/strong\u003e., \u003cem\u003eProfessor of Sustainability Management, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eLoyola University Chicago\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1. Introduction: The Past and the present \u003cb\u003ePart I Foundations \u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction to part I 2. Theoretical perspectives from economics and science 3. Principles, philosophies and policies for corporate environmental sustainability 4. Strategies and business models for sustainability \u003cb\u003ePart II Environmental Challenges \u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction to part II 5. Climate Change 6. Pollution 7. Waste \u003cb\u003ePart III Corporate Functions \u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction to part III 8. Supply chain management for sustainability 9. Design, production and operations – greener and (c)leaner 10. Marketing, communication and sustainable consumption 11. Information technology and management systems for the environment 12. Accounting – sustainability reporting, accounting and finance 13. Human resource management for environmental sustainability \u003cb\u003ePart IV: Conclusion \u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction to conclusion 14. Integrative case studies 15. Conclusion: The future \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019510677847,"sku":"9781138632424","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138632424.jpg?v=1750780484","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/business-and-environmental-sustainability-9781138632424","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}