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Ants, Galileo, and Gandhi : Designing the Future of Business Through Nature, Genius, and Compassion.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2003Copyright date: ©2003Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (272 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781351281119
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Ants, Galileo, and GandhiDDC classification:
  • 658.4/06
LOC classification:
  • HD60 -- .A58 2003eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Front cover -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: Envisioning the prototypical company of the 21st century -- Part 1: The transition to sustainability-oriented enterprises -- 2. Understanding Nature's services to societies* -- 3. Reconsidering business from a systems perspective -- 4. Integrating sustainability into business strategy and operations -- Part 2: Case studies of evolving business initiatives -- 5. Sustainability and dematerialization at Hewlett Packard -- 6. Engaging in change management Transformation through sustainability strategy at Norm Thompson Outfitters -- 7. Recreating natural-resource-based businesses -- 8. Growing a sustainable business Establishing and financing new ecologically and socially restorative ventures -- Part 3: Case studies from the financial services sector -- 9. Screening for sustainability A case study of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index* -- 10. Banking on sustainability A case study of Shorebank Enterprise Pacific -- Part 4: Reporting and accountability -- 11. Improving sustainability disclosure The Global Reporting Initiative Guidelines -- Part 5: Pathways forward to organizational and societal change -- 12. Organizational change for sustainability -- 13. Catalyzing action and organizational change -- 14. Conclusion: A shift towards sustainability within companies and the financial services sector -- Bibliography -- Further reading -- List of abbreviations -- Author biographies -- Index.
Summary: Although sustainability efforts in business are still a work in progress, it is clear that key elements of a new generation of enterprises will be radically different from those of our contemporary economy. This book offers ideas for generating a new perspective on the dynamics of business systems.
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Front cover -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: Envisioning the prototypical company of the 21st century -- Part 1: The transition to sustainability-oriented enterprises -- 2. Understanding Nature's services to societies* -- 3. Reconsidering business from a systems perspective -- 4. Integrating sustainability into business strategy and operations -- Part 2: Case studies of evolving business initiatives -- 5. Sustainability and dematerialization at Hewlett Packard -- 6. Engaging in change management Transformation through sustainability strategy at Norm Thompson Outfitters -- 7. Recreating natural-resource-based businesses -- 8. Growing a sustainable business Establishing and financing new ecologically and socially restorative ventures -- Part 3: Case studies from the financial services sector -- 9. Screening for sustainability A case study of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index* -- 10. Banking on sustainability A case study of Shorebank Enterprise Pacific -- Part 4: Reporting and accountability -- 11. Improving sustainability disclosure The Global Reporting Initiative Guidelines -- Part 5: Pathways forward to organizational and societal change -- 12. Organizational change for sustainability -- 13. Catalyzing action and organizational change -- 14. Conclusion: A shift towards sustainability within companies and the financial services sector -- Bibliography -- Further reading -- List of abbreviations -- Author biographies -- Index.

Although sustainability efforts in business are still a work in progress, it is clear that key elements of a new generation of enterprises will be radically different from those of our contemporary economy. This book offers ideas for generating a new perspective on the dynamics of business systems.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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