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  • Environmental Ethics

    An Introduction and Learning Guide

    As the destructive consequences of environmental problems such as global warming, water scarcity and resource and biodiversity destruction have been felt ever more heavily, people are becoming more aware of the importance of and their responsibilities towards environmental protection. The causes of our problems are anthropogenic. The number of people working in what might be termed "environmental ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

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  • The Responsible Company

    What We've Learned from Patagonia's First 40 Years

    The Responsible Company, by Yvon Chouinard, founder and owner of Patagonia, and Vincent Stanley, co-editor of its Footprint Chronicles, draw on the their 40 years' experience at Patagonia and knowledge of current efforts by other companies to articulate the elements of responsible business for our time.Patagonia, named by Fortune in 2007 as the coolest company on the planet, has earned a ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • GAS WARS

    Crony Capitalism and the Ambanis

    Prime minister of India Manmohan Singh has been accused of changing ministerial portfolios at the behest of the Reliance group. There have been claims that the group deliberately squatted on reserves of natural gas and curtailed production in anticipation of higher prices that are administered by the government, to the detriment of the interests of the countrys people. Spokespersons of the group ... Read more

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  • The Professional

    Defining the New Standard of Excellence at Work

    A manifesto on what it takes to be a true professional in the modern world.By common definition, a professional is anyone who possesses the skills and knowledge necessary for a career-whether as a surgeon, a software engineer, or a plumber. But according to Subroto Bagchi, our increasingly global marketplace demands more. In a world where the foolish, selfish, and unethical decisions of a few have ... Read more

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  • A Brief History of Socially Responsible Investing

    by Laure Justice ...
    Ethical investing, also called socially responsible investing, is a way you can support companies you feel are doing the right thing, or penalize companies you feel act unethically. This type of investing has been around as a part of the world's culture since at least the late 1600's. ... Read more

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  • The End of Corporate Social Responsibility

    Crisis and Critique

    Providing a much-needed critique of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practice and scholarship, this book seeks to redress CSR advocacy, from a political and critical perspective.A strident approach backed up by extensive use of case studies presents the argument that most CSR-related activity aims to gain legitimacy from consumers and employees, and therefore furthers the exploitative and ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation

    International Case Studies and Practice

    Edited by Ken Banks ...
    Social innovation and social entrepreneurship look for creative and affordable solutions to specific societal problems. Fuelled by the spread of the internet and the ubiquity of mobile phones, there are more people working to solve pressing social and environmental problems in the world today than ever before. Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation presents the journeys of pioneering - and often ... Read more

    $53.09 USD

  • Customer Value, Shareholder Wealth, Community Wellbeing

    A Roadmap for Companies and Investors

    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    This book provides a roadmap for leaders of listed companies to follow in order to build enduring institutions that create value for customers and wealth for shareholders on an ongoing basis, in ways that also enhance the wellbeing of all other legitimate stakeholders – including the wider community and the environment.Customer Value, Shareholder Wealth, Community Wellbeing is an inspirational ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • The Church on Capitalism

    Theology and the Market

    by Eve Poole ...
    An examination of the views on capitalism of bishops, academics and business people in the Church of England. Highlighting the richness and distinctiveness of these arguments, it also points to flaws and gaps. Offering a new framework for public theology, Poole urges the Church to take its proper place in re-shaping the global economy. ... Read more

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  • Perspectives on Industrial Ecology

    Edited by Dominique Bourg, Suren Erkman ...
    Business-as-usual in terms of industrial and technological development – even if based on a growing fear of pollution and shortages of natural resources – will never deliver sustainable development. However, the growing interest in recent years in the new science of industrial ecology (IE), and the idea that industrial systems should mimic the quasi-cyclical functions of natural ecosystems in an ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Raising the Bar

    Creating Value with the UN Global Compact

    This book, produced by a unique team of business experts and UN agencies, is designed to fill a critical void-between the support of more than 1,000 organisations for the globally recognised Principles of the United Nations Global Compact and the need for this support to be translated into the day-to-day running of business to create value and improve performance.The ten Global Compact Principles ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Corporate Community Involvement

    The Definitive Guide to Maximizing Your Business' Societal Engagement

    "We need to do Community Involvement better – we know we're spending millions each year on charitable causes; how can we find out what is really effective and what people will appreciate us for? Who should we partner with? How can we make a real difference in society and help our business?"Companies around the world are trying to answer these questions. Many are asking the same questions even as, ... Read more

    $48.99 USD