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A Simple Path to Sustainability: Green Business Strategies for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

Editat de Fred M. Andreas, Elizabeth S. Cooperman, Blair Gifford, Graham Russell
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 2 mar 2011 – vârsta până la 17 ani
With unequaled insight, business experts profile 12 outstanding, sustainable, small- to medium-sized enterprises and explain how their green strategies and methods have helped them succeed.A Simple Path to Sustainability: Green Business Strategies for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses is designed specifically to help smaller enterprises share in the benefits that flow from sustainability. Built around case histories showcasing 12 small to medium-size enterprises (SMEs) that have outstanding records of sustainability, this unique, hands-on guide will help readers choose and develop sustainability strategies and undertake the marketing and management initiatives necessary for success.The studies collected here detail each company's journey from initial idea through building a new culture, engaging stakeholders, gaining competitive advantage, and planning for the future. Each study also covers the challenges encountered, successes and failures, and lessons learned. Cases are centered around distinct themes, including a marketing/public relations perspective, a risk management perspective, an organizational culture perspective, and a new product development perspective. Taken as a whole, these stories do more than inform. They will inspire managers to become green entrepreneurs, undertaking sustainable strategies that can reap surprising benefits.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780313382697
ISBN-10: 0313382697
Pagini: 280
Ilustrații: 15 bw illus
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Praeger
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Caracteristici

Case histories of small to medium-size enterprises in industries from manufacturing to health care, banking/investing, and recycling detailing their journeys to sustainability and environmental stewardship

Notă biografică

Fred Andreas is a principal architect registered in the state of Colorado and a National Certified Architect, NCARB LEED, AP.Elizabeth S. Cooperman is professor of finance in the Business School at the University of Colorado, Denver.Blair Gifford is associate professor of health administration and management in the Business School at the University of Colorado, Denver. Graham Russell is executive director of Connected Organizations for a Responsible Economy (CORE), Denver, CO.

Cuprins

PrefaceFred AndreasChapter Summaries by Industry FocusPART I: OVERVIEWONE: IntroductionGraham RussellTWO: Measuring Costs and BenefitsElizabeth S. Cooperman and Elizabeth R. BrostPART II: SUSTAINABILITY CASES FOR SMALL TO MEDIUM-SIZED FIRMSEnvironmental ProductsTHREE: Eco-ProductsChristopher Thorp and Sharen A. Durst-AldridgeSustainable ArchitectureFOUR: Barrett Studio Architects, Boulder, ColoradoFred AndreasContributing research by Clay Chase, Pamela Goodrich-Yohe, David Jacobs, and Christopher ThorpFIVE: Forest City: The Evolution of Sustainability in Forest City's Development of StapletonFred AndreasPrime contributing author Pamela Goodrich-YoheContributing researcher and author Robin GroppiGreen HospitalsSIX: Boulder Community HospitalBlair Gifford, Carrie Yasemin Paykoc, and Alan RomeroGreen PrintingSEVEN: The Digital FrontierKenneth Bettenhausen and Natasha GleichmannContributing research by Jennifer MichSustainable BankingEIGHT: Boulder Valley Credit Union: "Better Banking Naturally"Elizabeth S. CoopermanContributing research by Clint McCarverSustainable BrewingNINE: New Belgium BreweryK. J. McCorryContributing research by Liz Lowry and Maria Elena PriceRecyclingTEN: Guaranteed Recycling Xperts: A Cleantech Business That Wasn'tGraham RussellMachine Work ServicesELEVEN: Denver Machine Shop: Sustainability through Four GenerationsStephen R. BernardSocially Responsible InvestingTWELVE: First Affirmative Financial Network: Responding to Socially Conscious Market DemandGraham RussellZero-Waste HospitalityTHIRTEEN: Boulder Outlook HotelNatasha Gleichmann and Kenneth BettenhausenContributing research by Jamie M. DandarPART III: OVERALL LESSONSFOURTEEN: Overall Sustainability Lesson: Why Small and Medium-Sized Firms Should Invest in SustainabilityBlair GiffordGlossaryIndexAbout the Editors and Contributors