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9780470736975

Good to Green : Managing Business Risks and Opportunities in the Age of Environmental Awareness

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  • ISBN13:

    9780470736975

  • ISBN10:

    0470736976

  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2009-08-01
  • Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

The business world is undergoing dramatic change that is driven by tough new legislation, expanded market based incentives and increased consumer awareness of environmental issues (e.g., hazard ingredients in products, alternative energy, reduction in greenhouse gases). This is forcing companies to reassess the life cycle of their products and the efficiency of their supply chains. Environmental issues are becoming business critical. Good to Green provides the vital information, backed by case studies and examples, that gives progressive business leaders the strategic know-how to pro-actively manage environmental issues and realize the business benefits of going green.

Table of Contents

List of Figures, Tables and Case Studies
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Changing Concerns
Changing Management of Environmental Issues
Follow the Money Trail
Guiding Principles
Key Websites
Related Reading
Executing a Green Strategic Plan
Leadership
Reference Points
Strategic Vision
Scanning the Business Environment
Key Market Influencers
Methodology for Risk and Opportunities Assessment
Putting All the Pieces Together
Recent Missteps?
Take-aways
(Mis)Management Systems
Environmental Management System Silos
Compliance Framework
Ownership, Collaboration and Communication
IT to the Rescue?
Take-aways
"Green" or Just "Good" Design
Fundamentals of Eco-design
The Role of Government
Adapt or Die
Take-aways
Green Marketing: Moving Green Products to the Mainstream
What Is Really Happening?
The Status of Public Opinion in Different Regions
What Is Green Marketing?
Green Marketing Claims
Take-aways
Supply Chain Drivers
So What? I Just Pay a Little Fine
Common Pitfalls
Role of Government Legislation/Policies
How Are Organizations Influencing Suppliers?
Examples of Logistics Optimization
Take-aways
What Are the Alternatives to Petroleum?
Conservation-You Mean We Have to Behave Like Europeans?
Energy Value Chain
What Are the Energy Options?
Government Influence or Meddling
Show Me the Money
Take-aways
Emissions Trading
The Business Case for Action on Climate Change
Emissions Trading for Dummies
About Carbon Markets
The Future of Trading
Take-aways
Managing Human Resources to Nurture a Culture of Innovation
A Framework for Discussion
Evolution of the Talent Problem
Sustainability and Human Capital Management
Types of Workers
HR Processes on the Supply Chain
Innovate or Die
Innovation's Return on Investment
Take-aways
Road Map for the Future
Trends/Forecasts
Business Opportunities
Take-aways
Authors' Comments
Bibliography
Appendixes
Examples of Eco-Design and Green Procurement Legislation/Policy
List of Acronyms
Index
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