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Business, Ethics, and the Environment: Imagining a Sustainable Future

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ISBN-10: 013189174X

ISBN-13: 9780131891746

Edition: 2007

Authors: Joseph Desjardins

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This book provides a framework for business ethics in the age of sustainability.nbsp; The book examines the many ways that business is changing, and should change, to meet the demands of a sustainable future. This book blends philosophical and ethical analysis with real-world practical cases and examples to show what sustainable business can and should become. Thisnbsp;book covers the shift to sustainable business models, environmental sustainability, alternative economic model of sustainable economics, sustainable production, and consumerism.nbsp; People interested in the stdy of Business, Ethics, and Sustainability.
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Book details

List price: $59.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 12/20/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Preface
The Coming Age of Sustainable Business
Introduction
Economics, Ecology, Ethics
Individuals, Government, and Business
Economic Growth: Problem or Solution?
The Sustainability Paradigm
Sustainability as Social Justice
Sustainability: Two Caveats: 200%" soNormal>
The Biosphere: Facts and Values
Introduction
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State of the Biosphere
Food
Climate
Energy
Values and the Biosphere: Pragmatism and Diversity
Economic Growth, Free Markets, and Business Responsibility
Introduction
Economic Growth as the Economic Good
Free Market Environmentalism
Free Market Ethics
Corporate Social Responsibility and the Standard Model
Corporate Environmental Responsibility
The failure of market-based policies
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The Ethics of the Conventional Model
Summary and Conclusions
Ecological Economics and Sustainable Business Ethics
Introduction
Ecological Economics
Policy Implications of Ecological Economics: Accounting for Natural Capital
Policy Implications of Ecological Economics: Globalized Trade and Finance
Ecological Economics and Corporate Social Responsibility
The ldquo;Business Caserdquo; for Sustainability and Sustainable Business Models
Introduction
The Business Case for Sustainability
Models for Sustainable Business: Natural Capitalism and Industrial Ecology
Models for Sustainable Business: The Natural Step and Cradle-to-Cradle
Sustainable Production and Sustainable Products
Introduction
Sustainable Products
Sustainable Production: Pollution and Waste
Life-Cycle Responsibility, Dematerialization, and Sustainable Energy Use
Business as Consumers: Supply-Chain Responsibility
Sustainable Consumption
Introduction
Sustainable Consumption
Consumption: Too Much of a Good Thing?
Why do we Consume as we do?
Businessrsquo; Responsibility for Consumption
Philosophical Reflections on Consumerism
Creating Sustainable Professions and Sustainable
Communities
Introduction
Sustainable Marketing
Sustainable Accounting, Auditing, Finance
Sustainable HR and Operations
Sustainable Communities