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Industrial Initiatives for Environmental Conservation

Title: Industrial Initiatives for Environmental Conservation
Author: Romesh Vaitilingam
ISBN: 0273602640 / 9780273602644
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 220
Publisher: FT PITMAN PUBLISHING
Year: 1993
Availability: In Stock

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This book examines what is happening at the forefront of corporate environmental action, and demonstrates the potential for productivity gains and improved profits across a range of sectors and countries. It brings together a wealth of valuable material for all managers looking to participate in the environmental revolution.
Industrial Initiatives for Environmental Conservation is a wide-ranging discussion of the closely connected issues of environmental management, economic development and business strategy in the 1990s and beyond. It

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• Highlights the central role of industry in the crucial transition to an environmentally sustainable global economy
• Provides case studies of specific initiatives taken by particular corporations including MAZDA, ICI, Pacific Gas and Procter and Gamble.
• Surveys the attitudes and efforts of business towards environmental conservation
• Examines the successful approach adopted by Japanese companies
• Looks at the next steps governments and international organizations must take
• Succeed in ensuring that your company implements green management successfully and gains a competitive advantage.

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Foreword
Introduction

Part 1 : Business and The Environment
Chapter 1 : The Environment and the Global Economy
Chapter 2 : Government Initiatives After Rio
Chapter 3 : Business and a Sustainable Future
Chapter 4 : Perspectives from Industry
Chapter 5 : Industry, Environment and Government

Part 2 : Markets, Regulation and Business Strategy
Chapter 6 : Rio and the Road Beyond
Chapter 7 : Environmental Regulation and Market Incentives
Chapter 8 : Business Responses to the Environmental Challenge
Chapter 9 : Green Management for Competitive Advantage
Chapter 10 : Going Green throughout the Company

Part 3 : Industrial Initiatives for the Environment
Chapter 11 : ICI and the Chemical Industry
Chapter 12 : Mazda and the Motor Industry

Appendix : The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
Bibliography
Additional Resources
List of Contributors
Index

 

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