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Environmental Management in a Low Carbon Economy
ISBN: 9780415855501 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Each government recognises that there is a potential loss of competitive advantage of its business sector if future economic growth strategies are not aligned with a low carbon future. Some multinational organizations recognise this imperative and the importance of aligning business activities to a more sophisticated and flexible environmental management system that also incorporates quality, safety, occupational health and corporate ethics. An organisation's Environmental Management System (EMS) has, traditionally, been designed to address legislative and regulatory requirements. It has... Each government recognises that there is a potential loss of competitive advantage of its business sector if future economic growth strategies are ... |
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Mainstreaming Corporate Responsibility
ISBN: 9780470753941 / Angielski / Miękka / 602 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Corporate Responsibility (CR) has never been more prominent on the corporate agenda. More companies are coming to understand that it is in their economic interest to address social and environmental impacts in a manner that is integrated with their operations. CR encompasses issues such as sustainability (meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs), stakeholder management, and corporate governance, as well as corporate philanthropy.
Mainstreaming Corporate Responsibility takes an innovative approach to CSR.... Corporate Responsibility (CR) has never been more prominent on the corporate agenda. More companies are coming to understand that it is in their econo...
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298,39 |
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Beyond Developmentality: Constructing Inclusive Freedom and Sustainability
ISBN: 9781844077120 / Angielski / Miękka / 608 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. History tells us that industrial development with all of its pollution, inequity and exploitation is the inevitable destiny of human societies. Yet is this really the case or are we trapped in a prevailing 'develop-mentality' that demands an endless cycle of inputs, outputs, consumption and waste on a finite planet? And is there another, better way for humans and the biosphere? This incisive, epic work turns the dominant industrial development model and its economics upside down and argues for a new way of thinking about the meaning of development and the complexion of our economy. The book...
History tells us that industrial development with all of its pollution, inequity and exploitation is the inevitable destiny of human societies. Yet is...
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233,90 |
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Standards and Audits for Ethics Management Systems: The European Perspective
ISBN: 9783540402060 / Angielski / Twarda / 255 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The articles collected in this volume deal with the contents and processes of good corporate practice. Their common question is how moral values and ethical demands can become an integral part of economic and corporate deci- sions- in a way that is credible and comprehensible for the society. Generally accepted best practice or minimum requirements for codes of conduct matter in this context. They codify values like integrity, fairness, openness, honesty, truthfulness, solidarity and justice, which have to be im- plemented in a company's day-to-day business. In one sentence: There is a need...
The articles collected in this volume deal with the contents and processes of good corporate practice. Their common question is how moral values and e...
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838,87 |
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Beyond Developmentality: Constructing Inclusive Freedom and Sustainability
ISBN: 9781844077113 / Angielski / Twarda / 608 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'Beyond Developmentality' traces the origin and evolution of the concept of development in the economic context, and suggests a way to achieve post-industrial development with zero industrial growth.
'Beyond Developmentality' traces the origin and evolution of the concept of development in the economic context, and suggests a way to achieve post-in...
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920,84 |
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Renewable Energy Project Development Under the Clean Development Mechanism : A Guide for Latin America
ISBN: 9781844077373 / Angielski / Twarda / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Investment in carbon markets and renewable energy projects is leading the climate change business agenda. The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is a vital part of the investment and business landscape as it allows some renewable energy project developers to take advantage of additional revenues in the form of emission reductions that can be sold to countries with emission reduction targets under the Kyoto Protocol. This emerging market has begun to show interesting trends and both massive opportunities for the brave and significant pitfalls for the uninformed. This definitive guide to...
Investment in carbon markets and renewable energy projects is leading the climate change business agenda. The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is a v...
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647,08 |
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Regime Consequences: Methodological Challenges and Research Strategies
ISBN: 9781402020704 / Angielski / Twarda / 394 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Why are some international regimes more effective or more successful than others? This book presents sophisticated studies of regime effectiveness, and a sophisticated analysis of the range of techniques available for the conduct of research in this area. One useful feature of the book is the consideration of broader consequences of regimes as well as their performance in addressing the specific problems that lead to their creation. Why are some international regimes more effective or more successful than others? This book presents sophisticated studies of regime effectiveness,... |
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Carabid Beetles: Ecology and Evolution
ISBN: 9780792324645 / Angielski / Twarda / 476 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Carabidae form one of the largest and studied families of insects, occurring in nearly every terrestrial habitat. This book cover a spectrum of research into this beetle family, with an emphasis on various aspects of ecology and evolution. It deals both with individual carabid species, and with ground beetle communities.
The Carabidae form one of the largest and studied families of insects, occurring in nearly every terrestrial habitat. This book cover a spectrum of re...
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Survival and Sustainability: Environmental Concerns in the 21st Century
ISBN: 9783540959908 / Angielski / Twarda / 1514 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written from the International Conference on Environment, this volume discusses strategies to minimize environmental threats. The need for interdisciplinary collaboration on a global scale is emphasized, and the book presents a step forward in this direction. Written from the International Conference on Environment, this volume discusses strategies to minimize environmental threats. The need for interdis... |
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Design Activism : Beautiful Strangeness for a Sustainable World
ISBN: 9781844076444 / Angielski / Twarda / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The author provides a rigorous exploration of design activism that will revitalise the design debate and give a solid platform for students, teachers, design professionals and other practitioners interested in transformative (design) activism.
The author provides a rigorous exploration of design activism that will revitalise the design debate and give a solid platform for students, teachers,...
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771,52 |
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Conservation in the Soviet Union
ISBN: 9780521103510 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1972 this was a systematic and comprehensive survey in English of resource management in the former Soviet Union.
First published in 1972 this was a systematic and comprehensive survey in English of resource management in the former Soviet Union.
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219,00 |
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Confessions of an Eco-Sinner: Tracking Down the Sources of My Stuff
ISBN: 9780807085950 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A 2008 Indie Next Pick
In "Confessions of an Eco-Sinner," Fred Pearce surveys his home and then sets out to track down the people behind the production and distribution of everything in his daily life, from his socks to his computer to the food in his fridge. It s a fascinating portrait, by turns sobering and hopeful, of the effects the world s more than six billion inhabitants have on our planet and of the working and living conditions of the people who produce most of these goods." A 2008 Indie Next Pick
In "Confessions of an Eco-Sinner," Fred Pearce surveys his home and then sets out to track down the people behind the produ... |
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115,96 |
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The Untilled Garden: Natural History and the Spirit of Conservation in America, 1740-1840
ISBN: 9780521729840 / Angielski / Miękka / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study traces the origins of conservation thinking in America to the naturalists who explored the middle-western frontier between 1740 and 1840.
This study traces the origins of conservation thinking in America to the naturalists who explored the middle-western frontier between 1740 and 1840.
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The Untilled Garden: Natural History and the Spirit of Conservation in America, 1740-1840
ISBN: 9780521509985 / Angielski / Twarda / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study traces the origins of conservation thinking in America to the naturalists who explored the middle-western frontier between 1740 and 1840.
This study traces the origins of conservation thinking in America to the naturalists who explored the middle-western frontier between 1740 and 1840.
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374,12 |
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Bringing in the Future: Strategies for Farsightedness and Sustainability in Developing Countries
ISBN: 9780226029177 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Humans are plagued by shortsighted thinking, preferring to put off work on complex, deep-seated, or difficult problems in favor of quick-fix solutions to immediate needs. When short-term thinking is applied to economic development, especially in fragile nations, the results corruption, waste, and faulty planning are often disastrous. In "Bringing in the Future," William Ascher draws on the latest research from psychology, economics, institutional design, and legal theory to suggest strategies to overcome powerful obstacles to long-term planning in developing countries. Drawing on cases... Humans are plagued by shortsighted thinking, preferring to put off work on complex, deep-seated, or difficult problems in favor of quick-fix soluti... |
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157,19 |
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The Environment and International Politics: International Fisheries, Heidegger and Social Method
ISBN: 9780415499545 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This new study shows how environmental issues represent a deep problem in conceptualising the relationship between human beings and nature. This key relationship grounds the implicit ethical and political concerns of International Relations and our understandings of environmental politics. It demonstrates that the core theoretical orientations of the study of International Relations are not only incapable of understanding and responding to contemporary problems, but are profoundly complicit in creating the ecological problems in the first place. This major book develops a sense...This new study shows how environmental issues represent a deep problem in conceptualising the relationship between human beings and nature. ... |
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243,85 |
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The Durable Corporation: Strategies for Sustainable Development
ISBN: 9780566088193 / Angielski / Twarda / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sustainability is normally considered to be about choices for the future being limited by decisions made in the present, and is frequently portrayed as concerning environmental issues alone. The Durable Corporation rejects both of these notions to argue that sustainability is a more complex concept that involves balancing many factors. It explores the nature, value and role of sustainability in business and maintains that resource utilization must be based upon the twin pillars of equity and efficiency rather than attempting to ensure that our choices in the future are not reduced. The...
Sustainability is normally considered to be about choices for the future being limited by decisions made in the present, and is frequently portrayed a...
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Energy Efficiency Solutions
ISBN: 9781606925492 / Angielski / Twarda / 149 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. DOE has missed all 34 congressional deadlines for setting energy efficiency standards for the 20 product categories with statutory deadlines that have passed. DOE's delays ranged from less than a year to 15 years. Rulemakings have been completed for only refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers; small furnaces; and clothes washers.
DOE has missed all 34 congressional deadlines for setting energy efficiency standards for the 20 product categories with statutory deadlines that have...
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Sustainable Communities
ISBN: 9781441902184 / Angielski / Twarda / 326 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book would not have been possible without the dedication and commitment of each of the chapter authors. For some authors, writing a chapter was beyond their 9 5 job, and this book re?ects their commitment to sustainability at the local level for their communities. To every chapter author and their staff, friends, and families, thank you. This dynamic and paradigm-changing volume on the topic of sustainable development is focused on communities such as cities, schools, and colleges where the future of our families and children are most at risk. We must act today as each of the chapters...
This book would not have been possible without the dedication and commitment of each of the chapter authors. For some authors, writing a chapter was b...
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Management for a Small Planet
ISBN: 9780765623089 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When this classic text was first published in 1992 it provided a unique focus for the burgeoning concern for sustainability and sustainable organizational practices. The book's impact continues to be felt today as large multinational corporations are making substantial commitments to the 'triple bottom line' of economic success, social responsibility, and environmental protection, and sustainability has become a part of curricula in business schools around the globe. Featuring extensive new material throughout, this new edition of "Management for a Small Planet" maintains the same unique...
When this classic text was first published in 1992 it provided a unique focus for the burgeoning concern for sustainability and sustainable organizati...
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