Best practices environment

By:

Economic Intelligence Unit

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Hyderabad; Universities Press; 1999Description: 173 pISBN:

9788173711015

Subject(s):

Environment

DDC classification:

333.7 ECO

Summary: Economic activity relies on the environment in three specific ways: as a source of raw materials and energy; as a sink for waste; and as a provider of services essential for human survival, such as the maintenance of climate. All three functions are now threatened and, in many cases, safety thresholds have been crossed. In the 1970s the primary concern was the fear of running out of natural resources. Now, concern has shifted to the overloading of the environment's capacity to absorb pollution and waste. This book's presentation through the checklist format is an efficientmedium for readers to translate principles of corporate environmentalism into action. Best Practices: ENVIRONMENT *Offers a primer suitable for companies in transition and on the leading edge of corporate greening. *Illustrates with hundreds of practical examples how executives across all functions are meeting the challenges of sustainable development. *Is organised as per the 16 principles of the Business Charter for Sustainable Development, endorsed by more than 900 companies worldwide, including over half of the Fortune 500 companies.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Gandhi Smriti Library	333.7 ECO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		89108

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Economic activity relies on the environment in three specific ways: as a source of raw materials and energy; as a sink for waste; and as a provider of services essential for human survival, such as the maintenance of climate.

All three functions are now threatened and, in many cases, safety thresholds have been crossed. In the 1970s the primary concern was the fear of running out of natural resources. Now, concern has shifted to the overloading of the environment's capacity to absorb pollution and waste. This book's presentation through the checklist format is an efficientmedium for readers to translate principles of corporate environmentalism into action.

Best Practices: ENVIRONMENT

*Offers a primer suitable for companies in transition and on the leading edge of corporate greening.

*Illustrates with hundreds of practical examples how executives across all functions are meeting the challenges of sustainable
development.

*Is organised as per the 16 principles of the Business Charter for Sustainable Development, endorsed by more than 900
companies worldwide, including over half of the Fortune 500 companies.

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