ABSTRACT

It is vitally important for businesses to have a holistic understanding of the many issues surrounding and shaping sustainability, from competitors to government and political factors, to economics and ecological science. This integrated textbook for MBA and senior-level undergraduates offers a comprehensive overview of the issues of sustainability as they relate to business and influence corporate strategy. It also features a wide range of cases and an extensive discussion of tools to incorporate sustainability issues into strategic decision making, helping instructors and students to build and then apply a solid understanding of sustainability in business.

chapter 1|17 pages

Book Outline and Rationale

part I|231 pages

Foundations

chapter 5|30 pages

An Overview of Environmental Economics

chapter 6|16 pages

A Brief Outline of Ecological Economics

chapter 8|7 pages

Placing a Value on Human Life

chapter 10|27 pages

Some Relevant Ecological Principles

part II|265 pages

The Private Sector

chapter 12|7 pages

Waste to Profits

The Case of Consolidated Mining and Smelting Ltd.

chapter 14|10 pages

Assessing Interface Ltd.

chapter 15|9 pages

Eco-Efficiency and Other Paradigms

chapter 16|13 pages

Closing the Loop—Mimicking Nature

chapter 17|12 pages

Thinking Systemically (I)

Mass Balances and Metabolic Analysis

chapter 18|15 pages

Thinking Systemically (II)

Life-Cycle Analysis

chapter 19|7 pages

Thinking Systemically (III)

A Brief Note on Carbon Accounting

chapter 20|9 pages

Thinking Systemically (IV)

LCA, Carbon Footprinting and Input-Output Analysis

chapter 22|23 pages

Assessing Ooteel's Strategic Options

chapter 23|25 pages

Case Study of Suncor, Inc.

chapter 24|10 pages

Assessing Suncor

chapter 27|12 pages

Sustainability and Corporate Culture

chapter 28|9 pages

Afterword