| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 282 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword; 1 Introduction: Why Sustainability Matters; 2 Defining Sustainability; 3 Managing Risk; 4 Governance and Sustainable Performance; 5 Implications of the Size and Sector of a Firm; 6 Satisfying Stakeholders: Distributing Effects; 7 External Verification: Audit and Rating Systems; 8 International Standards and Regulations; 9 Globalisation, Competition and Financial Crisis; 10 Corporate Social Obligations for Sustainability; 11 Implementing Sustainable Practice; 12 Conclusion: Creating and Sharing Common Value; References; Index. |
| Summary |
The Durable Corporation combines rigorous applied research with practical examples of best practice from around the world as it explores the nature, value and role of sustainability in business. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sustainable development -- Case studies.
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Sustainable development -- Case studies. |
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Social responsibility of business -- Case studies.
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Social responsibility of business. |
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Corporations -- Environmental aspects -- Case studies.
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Corporations -- Environmental aspects. |
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Corporations. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Crowther, David.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Aras, Güler. Durable corporation. Farnham, UK : Gower, ©2009 (DLC) 2008048319 |
| ISBN |
9780566088193 (Cloth) |
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0566088193 (Cloth) |
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9780754692164 (electronic book) |
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0754692167 (electronic book) |
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1282054228 |
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9781282054226 |
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9786612054228 |
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6612054220 |
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