{"product_id":"profit-and-the-environment-9780471559450","title":"Profit and the Environment","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnvironmental issues have become increasingly important to companies, and therefore to their overall value, over recent years. Many major international companies now include environmental issues in their company reports. This text looks at the cost of financing enviromental change and issues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Brief Introduction to the Environment\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART I A CHANGING WORLD\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1 The Environment\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Climate change\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Population growth\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Water resources\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Disappearing forests\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Depletion of fish stocks\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Industrial pollution\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sustainable development\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The European Union\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Bellagio Principles\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2 The Rapid Development of Environmental Law\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e How US law is made\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The EU legislative system\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The development of environmental law\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e US law on the atmosphere\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e EU air pollution regulation\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Water regulation in the US\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e EU water law\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Contaminated land: the US perspective\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e EU contaminated land regulation\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e US waste regulation\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e EU waste regulation\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3 Reputational Issues\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What is reputation?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Stakeholders\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Making a corporate commitment\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Reputation and shareholder activism\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Reputation and strategic partnership\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Reputation and the unthinkable\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART II THE CORPORATE RESPONSE\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4 Environmental Accounting and Reporting\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The emergence of environmental accounting\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Environmental issues in financial accounting\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Definition of environmental costs\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Environmentally induced costs: assets or expenses\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e THE IASC approach\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Summary of environmental accounting\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Environmental reporting\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Different approaches to environmental reporting\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e GRI sustainability reporting guidelines\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Independent review\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5 Socially Responsible Investing\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A short history of ethical investment\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Research methodology\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Morley approach\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Friends Provident system\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Dow Jones sustainablility group index\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The FTSE4Good indices\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Risk issues\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Turnbull Report\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Shareholder engagement\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6 The Sustainable Company: Some Case Studies\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bristol-Myers Squibb\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ICI\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e UBS\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 7 How to Identify a Strong Performer\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The environment: spurring the next revolution?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Environmental management systems\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Communicating between companies and investors\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 8 SMEs and the Environment\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Definitions of an SME\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Environment: perceived attitudes of SMEs\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e SMEs and environmental management\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Climate change levy and other issues\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Environmental reporting and accounting\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 9 Final Thoughts\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515430068567,"sku":"9780471559450","price":52.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/profit-and-the-environment-9780471559450","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}