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What We Learned in the Rainforest: business lessons from nature What We Learned in the Rainforest: business lessons from nature: (Tachi Kiuchi and Bill Shireman, 2002. ISBN 1-57675-127-9). The book draws the link between sustainable development in the rainforest and the innovative practices of forward-thinking businesses: nature can be more than just a resource for business - it ca (Publications) http://www.bkconnection.com/ProdDetails.asp?ID=1576751279&PG=1&Type=BL&PCS=BKP Greening Industry: New Roles for Communities, Markets, and Governments Greening Industry: New Roles for Communities, Markets, and Governments: (World Bank, 1999. ISBN 0-19-521127-8). Shows how recent economic and regulatory policy reforms are reducing industrial pollution in developing countries, without threatening economic growth. (Publications) http://www-wds.worldbank.org/servlet/WDS_IBank_Servlet?pcont=details&eid=000094946_9911240530591 Factor Four - Doubling Wealth, Halving Resource Use Factor Four - Doubling Wealth, Halving Resource Use: (L. H. Lovins, E. von Weizsäcker and A. B. Lovins, 1998. ISBN 1853834068, 352 pages). The visionary 'doing more with less' bestseller. (Publications) http://www.earthscan.co.uk/asp/bookdetails.asp?key=1700 Industrial Ecology Industrial Ecology: (Thomas E. Graedel and Braden R. Allenby, 1995. ISBN 0-13-046713-8). This text addresses the increasing need for knowledge about the interactions between industry and environment with the ultimate goal of sustainability. (Publications) http://vig.prenhall.com:8081/catalog/academic/course/0,1143,916,00.html Costing the Earth: The Challenge for Governments, the Opportunities for Business Costing the Earth: The Challenge for Governments, the Opportunities for Business: (Frances Cairncross, 1993. ISBN 0875844103). (Publications) http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=4103 Business and the natural environment Business and the natural environment: (ed. Pratima Bansal and Elizabeth Howard, 1997. ISBN 075062051X). (Publications) http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/ow/752510ab65719717a19afeb4da09e526.html Protecting the Global Environment: Initiatives by Japanese Business Protecting the Global Environment: Initiatives by Japanese Business: (Ed. Jeremy J Warford, Wilfrido Cruz and Koichiro Fukui, 2002. ISBN 0821351222, 144 pages). This publication seeks to further discussion of the connection between environmental concerns and national development policies. By outlining three specific exampl (Publications) http://publications.worldbank.org/ecommerce/catalog/product?item_id=1106807 Design for Environment Design for Environment: (T.E. Graedel and B. R. Allenby, 1997. ISBN 0-13-531682-0, 192 pages). Concentrating on the preservation and enhancement of the environment, this text discusses the effects of industrial actions on the environment, focusing on environmental clean-up from (Publications) http://vig.prenhall.com:8081/catalog/academic/product/0,1144,0135316820,00.html Corporate Social Opportunity! Corporate Social Opportunity!: (David Grayson and Adrian Hodges, 2004. ISBN 1 874719 84 5 (Hardback), 1 874719 83 7 (Paperback), 390 pp). How to improve corporate performance and gain competitive advantage. Challenges the perceived wisdom that adherence by business to corporate social (Publications) http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/catalogue/cso.htm The E-Factor, the bottom-line approach to environmentally responsible business The E-Factor, the bottom-line approach to environmentally responsible business: (Joel Makower, 1993. ISBN 0812920570). (Publications) http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/ow/b2bee9a5a4801c3ea19afeb4da09e526.html Business Strategy and the Environment Business Strategy and the Environment: Academic journal which seeks to provide contributions which add to the understanding of business responses to improving environmental performance. (Publications) http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jabout/5329/ProductInformation.html Natural Capitalism-Creating the Next Industrial Revolution Natural Capitalism-Creating the Next Industrial Revolution: (Amory Lovins, Hunter Lovins and Paul Hawken, 1999. ISBN 0316353167 / 0316353000 (Paperback), 416 pages). The next Industrial Revolution, like the first one, will be a response to changing patterns of scarcity. It will create upheaval, but more important (Publications) http://www.natcap.org/ The Natural Step for Business. Wealth, Ecology and the Evolutionary Corporation The Natural Step for Business. Wealth, Ecology and the Evolutionary Corporation: (Brian Nattrass and Mary Altomare, 1999. ISBN 0865713847, 240 pages). Examines how four successful 'evolutionary' corporations in Sweden and the United States are positioning themselves for long-term competitiveness using The Natural Step as a central par (Publications) http://www.newsociety.com/bookid/3656 Business and Biodiversity: A Guide for the Private Sector Business and Biodiversity: A Guide for the Private Sector: (IUCN and WBCSD, 1997. ISBN: 2-8317-0404-9). The Earth's resources are limited and there is growing concern about the way in which they are being managed. A Guide for the Private Sector explains why business should be involved in the biodiversity debate a (Publications) http://www.biodiversityeconomics.org/business/topics-04-00.htm Biodiversity Offsets: Views, experience and the business case Biodiversity Offsets: Views, experience and the business case: (IUCN and Insight Investment, 2004. ISBN 2-8317-0854-0) Biodiversity offsets are conservation activities intended to compensate for the residual, unavoidable harm to biodiversity caused by development projects. Recent experience with regulatory regimes ha (Publications) http://biodiversityeconomics.org/business/topics-151-00.htm Business and Its Environment Business and Its Environment: (David Baron, 4th Edition, 2002. ISBN 0131229036, 864 pages). Brings together in an integrated manner the disciplines of economics, political science, law, and ethics to provide a deeper understanding of the issues that arise in the environment of busines (Publications) http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/Academics/Book.asp?prodID=305962&d=BS&sd=BSBE#Description Cannibals With Forks. The Triple Bottom Line of the 21st Century Business Cannibals With Forks. The Triple Bottom Line of the 21st Century Business: (John Elkington, 1998. ISBN 0865713928, 424 pages). John Elkington convincingly argues that future market success will often depend upon a company's ability to satisfy the three-pronged fork of profitability, environmental quality, and social justice. The (Publications) http://www.newsociety.com/bookid/3657 Green Business: Hope or Hoax Green Business: Hope or Hoax: (ed. by Christopher and Judith Plant, 1991. ISBN 0-86571-196-8 / 0865711968) This critique of green consumerism looks at the effect of business and industry on the environment, and considers their role within a future, sustainable economy. Discusses the i (Publications) http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/ow/4d6af89d659dfa08a19afeb4da09e526.html Business Ethics Magazine: Corporate Responsibility & Social Investing Report Business Ethics Magazine: Corporate Responsibility & Social Investing Report: (Quarterly) A premier publication of the movement for greater social responsibility in business. (Publications) http://www.business-ethics.com/ Environmental Finance Environmental Finance: (ISSN 1468-8573 published by Fulton Publishing) Monthly -- covering the impact of financial issues on the financial sector and its corporate clients. (Publications) http://www.environmental-finance.com/ The Planetary Bargain - Corporate Social Responsibility Matters The Planetary Bargain - Corporate Social Responsibility Matters: (Michael Hopkins, 2003. ISBN 1853839787, 252 pages). Corporate scandals and lack of confidence in our largest institutions mean that corporate social responsibility (CSR) now matters more than ever. Encroaching on CSR are concepts such as corporate sustai (Publications) http://www.earthscan.co.uk/asp/bookdetails.asp?key=3982 In Earth's Company. Business, Environment, and the Challenge of Sustainability In Earth's Company. Business, Environment, and the Challenge of Sustainability: (Carl Frankel, 1998. ISBN 0865713804, 240 pages). People have looked more and more to the business world to take their share of responsibility for the fast-deteriorating state of the Earth. But exactly how businesses should go about this task has remained (Publications) http://www.newsociety.com/bookid/3658 Corporate Environmental Strategy Corporate Environmental Strategy: (ISSN 1066 7938). CES Journal aims at improving the practice of corporate sustainability in order to promote its adoption and use in a dynamically changing corporate world. (Publications) http://www.cesjournal.com/ Measuring Corporate Environmental Performance. Best Practices for Costing and Managing an Effective Environmental Strategy Measuring Corporate Environmental Performance. Best Practices for Costing and Managing an Effective Environmental Strategy: (Marc Epstein, 1996. ISBN 0786302305). (Publications) http://books.mcgraw-hill.com/cgi-bin/pbg/0786302305.html The Green Business Letter The Green Business Letter: A monthly newsletter to help businesses integrate environmental thinking throughout their operations. Current issue, subscription information, archive, calendar, and contacts. (Publications) http://www.greenbizletter.com/ Walking the Talk: The Business Case for Sustainable Development Walking the Talk: The Business Case for Sustainable Development: (Charles O. Holliday Jr., Stephan Schmidheiny, and Sir Philip Watts, 2002. ISBN 1-874719-50-0). Drawing on case studies and personal interviews from business leaders, Walking the Talk shows the benefit of operationalising leading-edge environmental and so (Publications) http://www.wbcsd.org/plugins/DocSearch/details.asp?type=DocDet&DocId=578