Business, ethics, and the environment : imagining a sustainable future /

DesJardins, Joseph R.,

Business, ethics, and the environment : imagining a sustainable future / Joseph R. DesJardins. - xvi, 163 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - Basic ethics in action series .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The coming age of sustainable business -- The biosphere : facts and values -- Economic growth, free markets, and business responsibility -- The failure of market-based policies -- Ecological economics and sustainable business ethics -- The "business case" for sustainability and sustainable business models -- Sustainable production and sustainable products -- Sustainable consumption -- Creating sustainable professions and sustainable communities.

The concept of sustainability and sustainable development has taken hold throughout the world as a new guiding principle of economic development. This text brings the sustainability paradigm to the forefront of management and business ethics.

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Environmental economics.
Business enterprises--Environmental aspects
Environmental protection.
Social responsibility of business.
Sustainable development.
Industrial management--Environmental aspects
Ethics & moral philosophy
Business & Management
Society & social sciences
Business ethics & social responsibility