Sustainable business and industry : designing and operating for social and environmental responsibility

This book is an introduction to developing and implementing a successful program in the domain of sustainability and social responsibility. The reader is exposed to financially, environmentally, and socially responsible objectives that are supported by strategies and achieved by clear tactics that h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Jacobsen, Joseph, 1953- (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Milwaukee, Wisconsin : ASQ Quality Press, [2011]
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780873898102
0873898109
9781621983118
1621983110
9780873890946
0873890949
Physical Description1 online resource (212 pages) : illustrations, map

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Table of Contents:
  • Making the case for and defining sustainability, social responsibility, and environmental responsibility
  • Conveying and reporting on a mission and vision of environmental and social responsibility
  • The local-global three bottom lines : ISO 9000, 14000, and 26000
  • Social and environmental responsibility measures
  • Resources, finance, and return on responsible investment
  • Financial, environmental, and social unity projects : new applications in research, statistics, and continuous improvement
  • Sustainable commercial and injustrial plant operations
  • Responsible lean logistics
  • A sustainable economy.