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"Sustainable Business: Key Issues is the first comprehensive introductory-level textbook to address the interface between environmental challenges and business solutions to provide an overview of the basic concepts of sustainability, sustainable business, and business ethics. The book introduce...
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2015. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Key issues in environment and sustainability
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"Sustainable Business: Key Issues is the first comprehensive introductory-level textbook to address the interface between environmental challenges and business solutions to provide an overview of the basic concepts of sustainability, sustainable business, and business ethics. The book introduces students to the background and key issues of sustainability and suggests ways in which these concepts can be applied in business practice. Though the book takes a business perspective, it is interdisciplinary in its nature and draws on knowledge from socio-economic, political, and environmental studi "Sustainable Business: Key Issues is the first comprehensive introductory-level textbook to address the interface between environmental challenges and business solutions to provide an overview of the basic concepts of sustainability, sustainable business, and business ethics. The book introduces students to the background and key issues of sustainability and suggests ways in which these concepts can be applied in business practice"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xxi, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-265) and index. |
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9780415739528 9780415739504 0415739500 0415739527 |
| Index Number: | HD60 |
| CLC: | F272-05 |
| Call Number: | F272-05/K834 |
| Contents: | Concepts, tools, and initiatives. Introduction: key concepts in sustainability and business -- Environmental challenges -- Globalization, development, and business. Sustainability and globalization -- Sustainable development -- Strategic change for sustainability -- Business ethics -- Critical evaluation. Creating sustainable business practice -- Key challenges for making sustainability a reality -- Solutions. Human resource management, green jobs, and a greener economy -- New strategic thinking. |