Global Sustainability as a Business Imperative

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
How Business, Resources, and People Fit Together in a Sustainability Model....Pages 3-15
Business Logic for Sustainability....Pages 17-32
Sustainability as a Business Model....Pages 33-53
Investing in Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Business Ventures in the Developing World: Key Lessons and Experiences of EcoEnterprises Fund....Pages 55-71
Front Matter....Pages 73-73
Sustainability in Business Curricula: Toward a Deeper Understanding and Implementation....Pages 75-89
The Contribution of Interdisciplinary Skills to the Sustainability of Business: When Artists, Engineers, and Managers Work Together to Serve Enterprises....Pages 91-109
Public Disclosure of Corporate Environmental Performance: Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs)....Pages 111-125
The Adjustment of Corporate Governance Structures for Global Sustainability....Pages 127-146
Taxes and Sustainability....Pages 147-163
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
Why Changing the Way We Use Energy Is Essential for Global Sustainability....Pages 167-181
From Carbon to Carbohydrates: Toward Sustainability in the Plastics Industry....Pages 183-197
Informal Waste-Pickers in Latin America: Sustainable and Equitable Solutions in the Dumps....Pages 199-217
Sustainability of the Wine Industry: New Zealand, Australia, and the United States....Pages 219-237
New Trends for Sustainable Consumption: The Farmers’ Markets as a Business Imperative for the Reeducation of Consumers....Pages 239-253
Participation of Agribusiness Stakeholders in Global Sustainability Questions: The Case of Climate Change and Bioenergy in Brazil....Pages 255-268
Back Matter....Pages 269-276