Sustainable Development category: 1942 books
2052
A Global Forecast for the Next Forty Years
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2012
Forty years ago, The Limits to Growth study addressed the grand question of how humans would adapt to the physical limitations of planet Earth. It predicted that during the first half of the 21st century the ongoing growth in the human ecological footprint would stop-either through catastrophic "overshoot...
The Art of the Long View
Planning for the Future in an Uncertain World
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2012
What increasingly affects all of us, whether professional planners or individuals preparing for a better future, is not the tangibles of life—bottom-line numbers, for instance—but the intangibles: our hopes and fears, our beliefs and dreams. Only stories—scenarios—and our ability to visualize...
Ecological Intelligence
How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2009
The bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence and Primal Leadership now brings us Ecological Intelligence—revealing the hidden environmental consequences of what we make and buy, and how with that knowledge we can drive the essential changes we all must make to save our planet and ourselves.
We...
Summary of Misbehaving
by Richard H. Thaler | Includes Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2016
Summary of Misbehaving by Richard H. Thaler | Includes Analysis
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Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics is an introduction to behavioral economics and an account of Richard H. Thaler’s role in developing and popularizing the field.
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by Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura
Language: Spanish
Release Date: March 11, 2016
Language: Spanish
Release Date: March 11, 2016
Esta publicación, destinada a responsables de la formulación de políticas, encargados de diseñar proyectos y profesionales sobre el terreno, proporciona las bases conceptuales de un nuevo conjunto de manuales de la FAO sobre el desarrollo de cadenas de valor alimentarias sostenibles. En ella se...
Mindful Economics
How the U.S. Economy Works, Why it Matters, and How it Could Be Different
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
Are the huge profits garnered by corporations each year a case of a few bad apples in the business world taking advantage of unmonitored dealings? Is this consolidation of wealth made at the expense of the overall economy and the wellbeing of the average citizen? Will the planet be saved by developing...
Diseño De Una Recicladora De Pet
Estrategias Y Cadena De Suministro Para Su Formulación
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 30, 2013
En los ltimos aos el poli-etilen-tereftalato, mejor conocido como PET, se ha convertido en un Comoditie de alto valor y potencial en el mercado mexicano. La falta de inters por parte de autoridades, productores y los consumidores, en responsabilizarse por el desecho de este producto, ha generado que...
Companies on a Mission
Entrepreneurial Strategies for Growing Sustainably, Responsibly, and Profitably
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2010
"Let your social and environmental conscience be your guide" can be a successful and durable strategy for a firm. This is the first book to explain how following a vision for the earth and for society can be a powerful route to profits for small and medium sized companies.
Companies...
by Willard, Bob
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
The New Sustainability Advantage shows how the benefits of the "triple bottom line" can increase a typical companys profit by at least 51 to 81% within five years, depending on the companys size and industry sector, while avoiding risks that could jeopardize its financial wellbeing.Fully revised and...
Greenwash
Big Brands and Carbon Scams
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2012
Going green is the new black for big business. But how real is the climate-friendly revolution that's being advertised? Toyota reckons Mother Nature drives a Prius, Ford wants us to “Join the Green Revolution”, and McDonald's has painted its famous golden arches green. Facebook has even 'friended'...
by Jacque Fresco
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2012
INTRODUCTIONFEW TECHNOLOGICAL ACHIEVEMENTS are as impressive as the ability to see our own planet from outer space. The beautiful sphere suspended against the black void of space makes plain the bond that the billions of us on Earth have in common.This global consciousness inspires space...
Rethink, Reinvent, Reposition
12 Strategies to Make Over Your Business
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2010
Is your business struggling to stay afloat? Are you overwhelmed by the challenge of building an organization that can be a market leader? Well, now is the time to stop going in circles-find a new direction and re-imagine your company. In this hard-hitting guide, renowned international corporate consultants...
Nature and the Marketplace
Capturing The Value Of Ecosystem Services
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2012
In recyears, scientists have begun to focus on the idea that healthy, functioning ecosystems provide essential services to human populations, ranging from water purification to food and medicine to climate regulation. Lacking a healthy environment, these services would have to be provided through...
by Ellis Jones
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Many companies claim to be "good corporate citizens". So how does a responsible shopper separate the truly green from the greenwashers? Now in its third edition The Better World Shopping Guide is the only comprehensive guide for socially and environmentally responsible consumers. This 100000-copy bestseller...