Sustainability footprints in SMEs : strategy and case studies for entrepreneurs and small business /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: James, Lowellyne
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2014]
• Θέματα: Small business > Environmental aspects.; Sustainable development.; Social responsibility of business.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industrial Management.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management Science.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Organizational Behavior.; Electronic books.

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Title page; Copyright page; Dedication page; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Glossary of abbreviated terms; 1 Introduction; 1.1 The Concept of Customer Satisfaction; 1.2 The Decoupling of Quality from Sustainable Development; 1.3 The Inability to Respond to the Dilemma Inherent in the Principal-Agent Relationship; References; 2 Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility-Context and Definition; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Definitions and Historical Context; 2.3 Defining Sustainability...; 2.4 Embedding Sustainability...; 2.5 CSR Definitions...; References
• 3 The Dilemma of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Philosophical Challenge; 3.3 Corporate Citizen or Friedman Logic; 3.4 The Transition; 3.5 The Cultural Challenge; 3.6 The Strategic Challenge; 3.7 Strategic Frameworks; References; 4 Sustainability Footprints; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Conceptual Framework; 4.3 Kyoto Protocol and GHG; 4.4 Emission Trading; 4.5 CDM; 4.6 JI; 4.7 Carbon Footprint Reporting and GHG Accounting; 4.8 Types of Carbon Footprints; 4.9 Carbon Footprint Standards; 4.10 DEFRA Guidelines; 4.11 U.K. Policy Landscape
• 4.12 Water Footprint and Water Accounting4.13 Social Footprint; 4.14 Social Standards, Social Accounting, and the Social Fingerprint; 4.15 Ecological Footprint Analysis; 4.16 Criticisms of Footprint Methodologies; References; 5 Sustainable Strategic Growth Model; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Sustainable Strategic Growth Model; References; 6 The Politics of Sustainability; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Background; 6.3 Challenges: Transitioning to a Low-Carbon Economy; 6.4 Contributions to Growth; 6.5 Critical Success Factors; 6.6 Summary; References; 7 Capital Cooling; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Context
• 7.3 Environmental and Legal Challenges7.4 Contributions to Growth; 7.5 Sustainable Performance; 7.6 Critical Success Factors; 7.7 Sustainability/CSR Charter: Setting the Course with Subcontractors and Suppliers; 7.8 Summary; References; 8 The Log House People:Low-Carbon Construction; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Context; 8.3 Contribution to Growth; 8.4 Critical Success Factors; 8.5 Summary; References; 9 Moffat Golf Club; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Context; 9.3 Contributions to Growth; 9.4 Critical Success Factors; 9.5 Summary; References; 10 Rabbie's Trail Burners; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Context
• 10.3 Contributions to Growth10.4 Critical Success Factors; 10.5 Summary; References; 11 Conclusion; References; Index; End User License Agreement