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Business Ethics, and Environment
by Joseph Desjardins
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Business, Ethics, and Sustainability Joseph DesJardins Sustainability-economic, environmental, and ethicalndash;is the guiding idea that will shape business and economics into the foreseeable future.Business, Ethics, and Sustainabilityprovides a concise, comprehensive introduction to the ethics and management of sustainable business, making the economic, environmental, ethical, and business case for adopting a sustainable business model. It covers topics ranging from the economics of sustainable development to sustainability in marketing and finance. Features include: * An introductory chapter surveying environmental and ecological challenges facing business * Detailed analysis of why economic growth alone cannot address these challenges * Models for what a sustainable business might look like * Detailed consideration of sustainable production and consumption * A chapter surveying the impact of sustainability on Marketing, Human Resources, and Finance * Full integration of ethical considerations and analyses Business, Ethics, and Sustainabilityis part of theBasic Ethics in Actionseries, edited by Michael Boylan. For a complete list of our titles, please visit www.prenhall.com/philosophy .
Preface
Chapter One: The Coming Age of Sustainable Business Introduction Economics, Ecology, Ethics Individuals, Government,
and Business Economic Growth: Problem or Solution? The Sustainability Paradigm Sustainability as Social Justice
Sustainability: Two Caveats
Chapter Two: The Biosphere: Facts and Values Introduction I = PAT State of the Biosphere Food Climate Energy Values
and the Biosphere: Pragmatism and Diversity
Chapter Three: Economic Growth, Free Markets, and Business Responsibility Introduction Economic Growth as the Economic
Good Free Market Environmentalism Free Market Ethics Corporate Social Responsibility and the Standard Model Corporate
Environmental Responsibility
Chapter Four: The failure of market-based policies Introduction : Critique of Growth-Base Market Model: Internal
Challenges : Critique of Growth-Base Market Model: External Challenges The Ethics of the Conventional Model Summary
and Conclusions
Chapter Five: Ecological Economics and Sustainable Business Ethics Introduction Ecological Economics Policy Implications
of Ecological Economics: Accounting for Natural Capital Policy Implications of Ecological Economics: Globalized
Trade and Finance Ecological Economics and Corporate Social Responsibility
Chapter Six: The "Business Case" for Sustainability and Sustainable Business Models Introduction The
Business Case for Sustainability Models for Sustainable Business: Natural Capitalism and Industrial Ecology Models
for Sustainable Business: The Natural Step and Cradle-to-Cradle
Chapter Seven: Sustainable Production and Sustainable Products Introduction Sustainable Products Sustainable Production:
Pollution and Waste Life-Cycle Responsibility, Dematerialization, and Sustainable Energy Use Business as Consumers:
Supply-Chain Responsibility
Chapter Eight: Sustainable Consumption Introduction Sustainable Consumption Consumption: Too Much of a Good Thing?
Why do we Consume as we do? Businessrsquo; Responsibility for Consumption Philosophical Reflections on Consumerism
Chapter Nine: Creating Sustainable Professions and Sustainable Communities Introduction Sustainable Marketing Sustainable
Accounting, Auditing, Finance Sustainable HR and Operations Sustainable Communities
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