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" The business guide to sustainability : "
Darcy Hitchcock and Marsha Willard
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BL
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693433
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b515622
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| Main Entry
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Hitchcock, Darcy E
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| Title & Author
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The business guide to sustainability : : practical strategies and tools for organizations /\ Darcy Hitchcock and Marsha Willard
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| Publication Statement
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London ;Sterling, VA :: Earthscan,, 2006
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xxiv, 248 p. :: ill. ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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1844073203 (pbk.)
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: 9781844073207 (pbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-244) and index
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| Contents
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Sustainability as a strategic issue -- Change agent/sustainability coordinator : how to keep a sustainability effort on track -- Sustainability in services and general office practices -- Sustainability in manufacturing and product design -- Sustainability in government agencies -- Senior management : how to lead the sustainability effort -- Facilities : how to save energy and water, improve productivity and reduce waste -- Human resources : how to support the change process and bolster employee commitment -- Purchasing : how to determine what to buy and how to work with suppliers -- Environmental affairs : how to support the move beyond compliance and eco-efficiencies to sustainability -- Marketing/public relations : whether and how to promote your sustainability efforts -- Accounting and finance : how to account for environmental and social impacts
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"This easy-to-use manual has been written by top business consultants specifically to help managers, business owners, organizational leaders and aspiring environmental managers/sustainability coordinators to improve their organization's environmental, social and economic performance."--Jacket
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Environmentalism
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Management-- Environmental aspects
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Sustainable development
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HD30.255.H58 2006
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Willard, Marsha L
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