Metaphors for Change

by Allen, Penny; Bonazzi, Christopher; Gee, David

• ISBN13: 9781874719373
• ISBN10: 1874719373
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Greenleaf Pubns

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 9
Metaphors for change	p. 11
Sustainable Development	p. 13
Sustainable growth: DuPont's goal for the 21st century	p. 15
Life-cycle Thinking: A new metaphor and a new paradigm	p. 20
Life-cycle thinking: What is it?	p. 21
Eco-efficiency	p. 29
Meeting needs, consuming resources	p. 30
The chemicals industry	p. 37
The challenge of eco-efficiency	p. 38
The electronics sector	p. 41
Management of chemicals in the microelectronics environment	p. 42
Waste-free: remanufacturing	p. 47
Xerox: Environmental leadership programme	p. 48
Harmonious co-existence	p. 55
Environmental management of Canon Group	p. 56
Eco-effectiveness	p. 65
The Next Industrial Revolution	p. 66
From Products to Services	p. 76
Leapfrog: Short-term strategies for sustainability	p. 77
From End-of-Pipe to Integration	p. 81
Remarks by Klaus Topfer: 1997, 1999	p. 82
Zero Emissions	p. 88
Zero emissions: An environmental engineering firm's challenge	p. 89
Zero Emissions in Construction	p. 93
Zero emissions: Clustering of Industries (industrial ecology in practice)	p. 94
Industrial Symbiosis	p. 97
Remarks (1999)	p. 98
Industrial Ecology	p. 101
Is industrial ecology a new science?	p. 102
Industrial Ecology in France	p. 104
Industrial ecology in practice: The French case	p. 105
Monitoring what Matters	p. 108
Developments in indicators: Total material requirement (TMR)	p. 112
Environmental Diplomacy	p. 121
The rise of the 'bio-diplomat'	p. 122
Environmental Diplomacy in the US	p. 124
Environment and security	p. 125
Partnerships for change	p. 129
Partnerships within Industry	p. 130
The Keidanren appeal on environment	p. 131
Partnerships Between Government and Business in Japan	p. 135
Japan's environmental policies	p. 136
Partnerships Between Government and Business in Argentina	p. 140
The Campana-Zarate environmental care agreement in Argentina	p. 141
Tools for change	p. 143
Governmental Policy Tools	p. 144
An overview of tools and strategies for environmental management	p. 145
From command and control to governance	p. 160
Whatever works	p. 161
Governance (creating the conditions for change)	p. 164
Project XL: Good for the environment, good for business, good for communities	p. 165
Eco-taxes	p. 171
Taxes earmarked for environmental protection: The French experience	p. 172
Management Tools: Strategic environmental management	p. 175
Environmental policy of businesses: Evolution and future vision	p. 176
Strategic environmental management in evolution	p. 182
A new playing field?	p. 183
Environmental management in the global economy	p. 188
Design Tools: Eco-conception	p. 196
Eco-conception: Driver of environmental management and competitiveness	p. 197
Design for environment	p. 200
Beyond life-cycle assessment: An integrative approach to design for environment	p. 201
Analytical Tools: Product development	p. 210
Integrating environmental considerations into products and processes	p. 211
Financial Tools: Environmentally friendly investment	p. 219
The value of communicating your environmental policy to Wall Street	p. 221
Making an investment in your future	p. 227
Public-private leveraging	p. 230
Remarks	p. 231
Environmental reporting	p. 234
Remarks	p. 236
Global Reporting Initiative	p. 238
Technology Tools	p. 240
Trends in environmental issues and the Toyota Action Plan	p. 242
The fuel cell	p. 246
Innovation born of necessity	p. 248
Innovation born of necessity: Environment-friendly diesel from natural gas	p. 250
Consequences of the Montreal Protocol	p. 253
The market for environmental (ozone-depleting-substance-free) products in developing countries under the Montreal Protocol	p. 254
Civic actions for change	p. 257
Party Politics	p. 258
Ways out of the growth trap	p. 259
The German Greens and the end of ideology	p. 265
Community-based Currency and Exchange	p. 267
The short-circuit approach	p. 268
The Media	p. 273
Media/environment	p. 274
Environmental Activism	p. 277
A daring partnership pays off: Activists help teach Dow Chemical to cut pollution - and costs	p. 278
Non-governmental organisations teaming up with business for a specific goal	p. 281
Green alliances: Environmental groups as strategic bridges to other stakeholders	p. 282
Bottom-up change	p. 294
Employee participation: An important resource in environmental development	p. 295
Internet activism	p. 300
Car Sharing	p. 305
CityCarClub/car sharing: Experience of a municipality with an innovative mobility service as a strategic move towards sustainable development	p. 306
Symbolic Acts	p. 314
Peugeot creates the first large carbon sink: Ten million trees in the battle against global warming	p. 315
Bibliography	p. 317
List of abbreviations	p. 324
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