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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Hitchcock, Darcy E. Business guide to sustainability. London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2006 (OCoLC)749020635 |
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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Darcy E Hitchcock; Marsha L Willard |
| ISBN: | 1844073203 9781844073207 |
| OCLC Number: | 63125926 |
| Description: | xxiv, 248 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | Sustainability as a strategic issue -- Change agent/sustainability coordinator : how to keep a sustainability effort on track -- Sustainability in services and general office practices -- Sustainability in manufacturing and product design -- Sustainability in government agencies -- Senior management : how to lead the sustainability effort -- Facilities : how to save energy and water, improve productivity and reduce waste -- Human resources : how to support the change process and bolster employee commitment -- Purchasing : how to determine what to buy and how to work with suppliers -- Environmental affairs : how to support the move beyond compliance and eco-efficiencies to sustainability -- Marketing/public relations : whether and how to promote your sustainability efforts -- Accounting and finance : how to account for environmental and social impacts. |
| Responsibility: | Darcy Hitchcock and Marsha Willard. |
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'I have thumbed through [The Business Guide to Sustainability] so much the binding has disintegrated.' Rich Carlson, founder, Viridian Advisors 'If you want your business to be part of the green-is-sexy movement and aren't quite sure how to get there, then this guide should be on the top of your business book stack' Sustainable Industries Journal 'Clear/concise and laid out in a way that made real sense. The way the chapters were structured (into the functions and sectors) was particularly helpful.' Jacqueline Drumheller, Alaska Airlines 'An indispensable business guide that will serve as the fundamental tool in addressing the beginning of the Sustainability Revolution!' Keith H. Whitworth, Ph.D., Texas Christian University, Department of Sociology, Criminal Justice, & Anthropology 'Many organizations have made some progress toward more sustainable practices but don't know where to go next. SCORE is an excellent, systematic process for establishing where you are and where you need to go to become more sustainable.' Ned Tillman, Chair, Environmental Sustainability Board, Howard County, Maryland 'Provides a clear methodology on how to take the first steps down the path toward being a sustainable business.' Marco Mazzoni, Bainbridge Graduate Institute's MBA in Sustainable Business. 'At last a business guide that's really about Business and a sustainability guide that's really about Sustainability. In this book, Hitchcock and Willard cut through the polarizing debates and the all or nothing arguments with a stepwise approach that clearly articulates how businesses can improve their performance without it being at the expense of those around them.' Christopher Sheldon, co-author of Environmental Management Systems (3rd edition) 'At a time when 'big' business is beginning to mean 'sustainable' business, small businesses can easily get left out.i? Hitchcock and Willard have filled this vital gap admirably. This is a practical guide, dotted with heartening examples, of helping small businesses to adopt their sustainability mantles. An optimistic read.' Tim O'Riordan, Emeritus Professor of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, UK 'People are frequently frustrated by the process of applying the broad, theoretical concept of sustainability to concrete and practical applications. Hitchcock and Willard are uniquely skilled at helping organizations translate vision into action. They make sustainability accessible and understand how to leverage organizational dynamics to make a journey to sustainability possible.' Rick Woodward, Corporate Director of Operations and Sustainability, Coastwide Laboratories, USA Read more...
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