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877115
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Sheffi, Yosef,1948-
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Balancing Green : : When to Embrace Sustainability in a Business (and When Not To) /\ Yossi Sheffi with Edgar Blanco.
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London :: MIT Press :: The MIT Press,, 2018.
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1 online resource
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0262345757
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: 0262345765
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: 9780262345750
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: 9780262345767
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9780262037723
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Intro; Contents; Preface; SUPPLY CHAINS IN THE CROSSHAIRS; FUNCTIONAL SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES; THE COMMITTED; THANKS; 1 THE GROWING PRESSURES; AGENTS OF DISCOMFORT; WHEN COMPANY STAKEHOLDERS GET INVOLVED; GROWING REGULATORY RESTRICTIONS; VULNERABILITY IS IN THE HANDS OF THE BRAND HOLDER; TO BE OR NOT TO BE (AND HOW MUCH)?; 2 The Structure of Supply Chains; MAKING A PRODUCT, MAKING AN IMPACT; CONSIDER THE SOURCE; DELIVERY: THE FOOTPRINTS OF A JOURNEY; CONSUMERS AND BEYOND; PLANNING AND MANAGING SUPPLY CHAINS; 3 Impact Assessment; FOOTPRINT ASSESSMENT: THE BANANA'S APPEAL.
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12 The Travails of ScaleSUSTAINABILITY AT SCALE; GETTING TO SCALE; NOT BIG ENOUGH; BIG AND SUSTAINABLE; 13 A Road to Sustainable Growth; A TALE OF TWO GROWTH STORIES; ON THE CUSP OF CATASTROPHE OR CORNUCOPIA?; PEOPLE VS. PEOPLE; MORE GROWTH AND LESS IMPACT; EXPANDING THE FRONTIERS OF PERFORMANCE; Notes; Table of Thanks; Index.
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LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS (WITH PARALYSIS)"BIGGER THAN A BREADBOX ... "; ASSESSMENT IN THE USE AND POST-USE PHASES; GOAL SETTING: FROM ASSESSMENT TO COMMITMENT; 4 Making with Less Taking; FROM THE TAMING OF FLAME TO THE SHAMING OF FLAME; A VOICE FOR THE BABBLING BROOK; FACTORIES GO TO DETOX; 5 The Sorcery of Sustainable Sourcing; THE SUSTAINABILITY WEAK LINKS IN THE CHAIN; DISCLOSURE BEGETS DISCUSSION AND MITIGATION; STANDARDS AND CHECKMARKS; HELPING SUPPLIERS HELP THE ENVIRONMENT; EARTH: THE ULTIMATE SOLE-SOURCE SUPPLIER; THE COMPLEXITIES OF COMMODITIES; 6 Moving More, Emitting Less.
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PUTTING THE GO IN CARGOFOR LESS FOOTPRINT, FILL MORE; DRIVING GREENER VEHICLES; FUEL TODAY, GREENHOUSE GAS TOMORROW; SOOT BEGETS LAWSUITS: THE GREENING OF A PORT; 7 All's Well That Ends Well; THE AFTERLIFE OF PRODUCTS; PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM; RECYCLING: THE REVERSE SUPPLY CHAIN; REPROCESSING: A NEW LIFE FOR OLD INGREDIENTS; WHEN GOVERNMENTS MAKE WASTE PAY; CLOSING THE LOOP; 8 Green by Design; MATERIAL SUBSTITUTION AND REDESIGN; DESIGN FOR DELIVERY: PACKAGING; LOWERING THE IMPACT OF USE; DESIGN FOR RECYCLING; 9 Talking the Walk: Communicating Sustainability; LABELS: YOUR MILEAGE MAY VARY.
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THE STICKY TRUTH ABOUT LABELSLABELS THAT WORK; CUSTOMER EDUCATION: THE MORE YOU KNOW ... ; CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY REPORTS; TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES (SOMETIMES BOTH); 10 Managing Sustainability; AN ORGANIZATION'S PATH TO SUSTAINABILITY; EVALUATING POTENTIAL SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES; MANAGING BY MEASURING; MANAGING WITHIN THE RULES; COLLABORATIVE SUSTAINABILITY; CORPORATE CULTURE; MANAGING A PLAN; 11 Creating Deep Sustainability; DR. BRONNER'S MAGIC ALL-ONE; PATAGONIA: WEARING ITS HEART ON ITS SLEEVE; SEVENTH GENERATION, LITERALLY; BALANCING ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES.
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| Abstract
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An expert on business strategy offers a pragmatic take on how businesses of all sizes balance the competing demands of profitability and employment with sustainability.
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Business logistics.
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Commercial law.
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Environmental economics.
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Sustainability.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Industrial Management.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Management Science.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Management.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Organizational Behavior.
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Business logistics.
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Commercial law.
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Environmental economics.
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Sustainability.
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| Dewey Classification
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658.5
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HD38.5
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Blanco, Edgar
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