Sustainable Development category: 1942 books
Redefining Operational Excellence
New Strategies for Maximixing Perforamnce and Profits Across the Organization
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2014
When will companies learn? You cannot fire and budget-slice your way to sustainable growth. Our world is too complex, too interconnected, and technology too quick-evolving for organizations to achieve dramatic results simply by eliminating waste and increasing standardization. Maybe these methods...
Globales Life-Cycle-Controlling
Footprinting in der Praxis
Language: German
Release Date: January 20, 2017
Das Buch beschreibt den seit 2012 bereits eingeleiteten Agenda-2030-Konsultationsprozess, der insbesondere in Europa bis zum Jahr 2020 zu einer Umgestaltung von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft führen wird. Erstmalig in der Geschichte kommt ab Mitte des Jahres 2016 ein globales Managementsystem zum Einsatz,...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018
This book advances the understanding of corporate sustainability and challenges and roles of sustainability accounting in the Asia-Pacific region. The Asia-Pacific region has shown fast economic growth for several decades which is expected to continue. In this context, Asia has become the “production...
Capital and the Common Good
How Innovative Finance Is Tackling the World's Most Urgent Problems
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2016
Despite social and economic advances around the world, poverty and disease persist, exacerbated by the mounting challenges of climate change, natural disasters, political conflict, mass migration, and economic inequality. While governments commit to addressing these challenges, traditional public...
by Collectif
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
OECD Environmental Performance Reviews provide independent assessments of countries’ progress towards their environmental policy objectives. Reviews promote peer learning, enhance government accountability, and provide targeted recommendations aimed at improving environmental performance, individually...
by Collectif
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2017
Canada, the world's second largest country by area, has abundant natural resources. Its vast territory includes large tracts of undisturbed wilderness. However, urbanisation and agriculture are putting pressure on the natural asset base. Since 2000, Canada has made progress in decoupling economic...
Environmental Management Accounting
Case Studies of South-East Asian Companies
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
Sustainable development will not happen without substantial contributions from and leading roles of companies and business organizations. This requires the provision of adequate information on corporate social and ecological impacts and performance. For the last decade, progress has been made in developing...
by Collective
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2009
OECD's comprehensive review of Finland's environmental programs and policies covers air and water management, nature and biodiversity, sustainable development, the environment-economy interface, the environment-social interface, and international commitments. The review includes relevant statistical...
by Collective
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2010
OECD's comprehensive review of Greece's environmental programs and policies, covering air and water management, nature and biodiversity, sustainable development, the environment-economy interface, the environment-social interface, and international commitments. The review includes relevant statistical...
Corporate Responsibility Coalitions
The Past, Present, and Future of Alliances for Sustainable Capitalism
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
The significance of business-led corporate responsibility coalitions is indisputable. The WBCSD has 200 member companies with combined annual revenues of US$7 _trillion_; the UN Global Compact has almost 8,000 corporate members, over two-thirds of them from developing countries. It is estimated that...
The World Won't Wait
Why Canada Needs to Rethink its International Policies
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2016
The need for an ambitious and forward-looking Canadian international strategy has never been greater. The worldwide changes that jeopardize Canadian security and prosperity are profound, ranging from the globalization of commerce, crime, and political extremism to the impact of climate change on the...
The Planet in 2050
The Lund Discourse of the Future
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2012
In 2050, the billions of people living on Earth have found a way to manage the planetary system effectively. Everyone has access to adequate food, shelter, and clean water. Human health is no longer considered outside of the health of the ecosystems in which people live. Ecological awareness is an...
by Simon Dresner
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
At a time of increasingly rapid environmental deterioration and climate change, sustainability is one of the most important issues facing the world. Can we create a sustainable society? What would that mean? How should we set about doing it? How can we bring about such a profound change in the way...
South Africa’s Energy Transition
A Roadmap to a Decarbonised, Low-cost and Job-rich Future
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2018
South Africa’s energy transition has become a highly topical, emotive and politically contentious topic. Taking a systems perspective, this book offers an evidence-based roadmap for such a transition and debunks many of the myths raised about the risks of a renewable-energy-led electricity mix....