Synopses & Reviews
A concrete, action-based look at the ways businesses can become sustainable as moving towards a sustainable world becomes more and more important.
Synopsis
A concrete, action-based look at the ways businesses can become sustainable as moving towards a sustainable world becomes more and more important.
About the Author
Charles Wankel is an Associate Professor at St. Johns University and Jim Stoner is a Professor at Fordham University.
Table of Contents
PART I: EXPLORING POSSIBILITIES FOR CHANGE * Chapter 1: Introduction: Exploring New Frameworks, Practices, and Initiatives for a Sustainable World …… James A.F. Stoner and Charles Wankel * Chapter 2: "SOAR" from the Mediocrity of Status Quo to the Heights of Sustainable Development …… Jacqueline M. Stavros and Joseph R. Sprangel, Jr. * PART II: INNOVATIONS IN FINANCIAL THINKING AND ACTION - BEYOND THE PRIMACY OF TODAY'S STOCK PRICE * Chapter 3: Sustainable Wealth Creation beyond Shareholder Value …… Mats A. Lundqvist and Karen Williams * Chapter 4: Limits of Shareholder Value to Achieving Global Sustainability …… Frank Figge and Tobias Hahn * Chapter 5: Green Chemistry and EVA: A Framework for Incorporating Environmental Action into Financial Analysis …… Geoff Archer, Andrea Larson, Mark White, and Jeffrey G. York. * PART III: EXPLORING NEW MODELS FOR MOVING TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE WORLD * Chapter 6 Monkey See, Monkey Do: Resource Dependence. Knowldege Exchange, and Sustainable Innovations in Zoos …… Nicole A.M. Horstman, Frank G.A. de Bakker, Enno Masurel, and Patricia P. van Hemert * Chapter 7: Toward Environmental Sustainability: Developing Thinking and Acting Capacity within the Canadian Oil and Gas Industry …………Laurie P. Milton and James A.F. Stoner * PART IV: SOWING THE SEEDS FOR A VIABLE FUTURE * Chapter 8: Designing Undergraduate Education on "Managing for Sustainability" …… Paul Shrivastava, Douglas E. Allen, and Tammy Bunn Hiller * Chapter 9: The Sustainability Coordinator: A Structural Innovation for Managing Sustainability …… Gordon Rands, Barbara Ribbens, and David Connelly