Journal of Business Administration and Policy Analysis back issues from January 1999:
BRINGING BUSINESS ON BOARD: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE B-SCHOOL CURRICULUM.(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 01, 1999; ... SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES OF THIS VOLUME The goal of achieving sustainable development is arguably the greatest challenge mankind has ever faced, requiring a concerted joint effort among consumers, business and government. It can be argued that if sustainable development is indeed to ...
IS HUMANITY SUICIDAL?(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 01, 1999; ... Imagine that on an icy moon of Jupiter -- say, Ganymede -- the space station of an alien civilization is concealed. For millions of years its scientists have closely watched the earth. Because their law prevents settlement on a living planet, they have tracked the surface by means of ...
FOR THE COMMON GOOD.
Jan 01, 1999; ... Words ought to be a little wild, for they are the assault of thoughts upon the unthinking. - John Maynard Keynes THE WILD FACTS In our time, it is the facts themselves that are more than a little wild and that constitute an assault on unthinking economic dogma. We ...
THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS.
Jan 01, 1999; ... HISTORICAL ROOTS AND MOTIVATIONS Ecology and economics have developed as separate disciplines throughout their recent histories in the 20th century. While each has addressed the way in which living systems self-organize to enable individuals and communities to meet their goals, ...
ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY AND MATERIAL GROWTH: IRRECONCILABLE CONFLICT?
Jan 01, 1999; ... INTRODUCTION AND ANALYTIC FRAMEWORK Many ecologists, and ordinary citizens who simply love nature, see the loss of biodiversity and the threat to ecosystems integrity as one of the most pressing problems confronting humankind today. Maintaining ecosystems structure and function ...
MEASURING GENUINE PROGRESS.(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 01, 1999; ... There is a remarkable consensus that crosses all political divisions on the fundamental principles of a decent society and on the benchmarks that would signify genuine progress. We all want to live in a peaceful and safe society without crime. We all value a clean environment with healthy ...
A ROAD MAP FOR NATURAL CAPITALISM.(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 01, 1999; ... On September 16, 1991, a small group of scientists was sealed inside Biosphere II, a glittering 3.2-acre glass and metal dome in Oracle, Arizona. Two years later, when the radical attempt to replicate the earth's main ecosystems in miniature ended, the engineered environment was dying. The ...
GRADUATE LEARNING FOR BUSINESS AND SUSTAINABILITY.
Jan 01, 1999; ... The task for business schools is to engage young leaders and give them a long-term vision of success that includes social responsibility. - William Clay Ford, Chairman, Ford Motor Company, 1999 I hope that all involved in the education of today's business students will develop ...
SUSTAINABILITY AND FINANCE: TEACHING THE REAL VALUE OF GOOD CORPORATE STEWARDSHIP.
Jan 01, 1999; ... Corporations are not driven to sustainable development by an overwhelming desire to be altruistic, but rather by their fiduciary responsibility to create shareholder value. In other words, sustainable development is good business. - Brian Schofield and Blair Feltmate, Sustainable ...
A QUANTITATIVE APPROACH TO STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RISK MANAGEMENT.
Jan 01, 1999; ... INTRODUCTION The financial performance of modern business is increasingly affected by the costs and opportunities presented by environmental issues. Regulations, materials and energy prices, consumer demands, and the development of new markets may all be influenced by ...
GREEN AND COMPETITIVE: ENDING THE STALEMATE.
Jan 01, 1999; ... The need for regulation to protect the environment gets widespread but grudging acceptance: widespread because everyone wants a livable planet, grudging because of the lingering belief that environmental regulations erode competitiveness. The prevailing view is that there is an inherent ...
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP IN THREE CONEXTS: MANAGING FOR GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS.
Jan 01, 1999; ... INTRODUCTION Managers in many industries are coming to the realisation that in order to remain competitive in the rapidly changing world economy they must learn to think globally. In order to become more competitive through striving to achieve international standards of ...
SHADES OF GREEN: COGNITIVE FRAMING AND THE DYNAMICS OF CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE.
Jan 01, 1999; ... INTRODUCTION Degradation of the natural environment continues at a pace beyond that which the planet can sustain. Governments have historically attempted to curtail environmental degradation using regulation and economic instruments, but such interventions are usually not ...
WIN-WIN TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES: COOPERATION FOR ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS.
Jan 01, 1999; ... INTRODUCTION Environmental protection, social equity and community livability are often considered to conflict with economic goals. Critics often argue that policies to protect the environment and achieve social objectives reduce economic productivity. Climate change emission ...
MARKETING MIX DESIGN-FOR-ENVIRONMENT (DFE): A SYSTEMS APPROACH.
Jan 01, 1999; ... INTRODUCTION Sustainability can be visualized as a state in which the use of resources in consumption does not pollute and undermine the functioning of basic life-support ecosystems. To limit unfavorable ecosystem impacts and move towards sustainability, consumer societies have ...
ECO-ACCOUNTING: HOW INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY CAN PAY DOUBLE DIVIDENDES FOR BUSINESS.
Jan 01, 1999; ... THE PROBLEM Human population growth and consumption now place unprecedented demands on the environment. Faced with these challenges, the Brundtland Commission recognised that the only way we would be able to continue to meet human needs was "by steadily reducing the energy and ...
CORRIDORS OF GREEN AND GOLD: IMPACT OF RIPARIAN SUBURBAN GREENWAYS ON PROPERTY VALUES.
Jan 01, 1999; ... The open space system like housing, transportation, education and economic development, like air, water and light is a fundamental building block of modern urban life, a physical, social, economic, and human necessity, day in, day out, year after year. - New York City Open Task Force, 1987 ...
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: IN SEARCH OF A LEGAL RULE.
Jan 01, 1999; ... THE QUESTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED Should sustainable development be a domestic legal rule? What role could it play? What would it mean? Before considering these questions, I will briefly describe their legal context. THE LEGAL CONTEXT The emergence of the ...
THE JOURNEY TOWARD SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT-THE EXPERIENCE OF SUNCOR ENERGY.(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 01, 1999; ... The roots of Suncor Energy's enterprise as an innovative developer of hydrocarbon energy go back many years. In the late 1890s the Canadian government sponsored investigations of northern Alberta's Athabasca "tar sands" as a potential source of petroleum. Then, in the 1920s, Alberta ...
IKEA: "NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE".(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 01, 1999; ... Sustainability is the key word for the future. Our ambition is to work step by carefully thought-out step, and with great respect, towards a business based on sound ecological principles. It is not enough to be friendly toward the environment -- we must adapt to it. Anders Moberg -- ...
BY-PRODUCT SYNERGY: A CASE STUDY OF TAMPICO, MEXICO.(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 01, 1999; ... INTRODUCTION In October 1997, the Business Council for Sustainable Development - Gulf of Mexico (BCSD-GM) launched a demonstration By-Product Synergy project in Tampico, Mexico with a group of 21 local industries. The goal was to promote joint commercial development among ...
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY INTEGRATION.(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 01, 1999; ... INTRODUCTION Clustering of chemical plants to maximize interchange of feedstocks and utilities has long been a practice. However, similar integration amongst most other industries has been slow in development. While we consider only Canadian examples in this chapter, U.S. Gulf ...
DOING SUSTAINABILITY - THE ECOS CORPORATION STORY.
Jan 01, 1999; ... This is the case history of the evolution of Ecos Corporation, a business strategy consultancy that shapes its advice based on principles of sustainability. The fast-growing Ecos practice, based in Sydney, Australia, aims to make its clients more profitable while simultaneously achieving ...
WHAT DOES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEAN FOR A FOREST PRODUCTS COMPANY?(Canfor Corp.)(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 01, 1999; ... Canfor is an integrated producer of forest products headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. We produce solid wood from the bole of the tree, engineered wood and panels, and pulp and paper products from the residual materials. We have manufacturing facilities at sites in BC, ...
WHAT I SAW OF THE REVOLUTION:REFLECTIONS OF A CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER IN THE 1990'S B.C. COASTAL FOREST INDUSTRY.
Jan 01, 1999; ... INTRODUCTION British Columbia is on the cutting edge globally when it comes to new approaches to the changing relationship between natural resources, the environment and people. You can tell it's the cutting edge by all the blood on it. And, as MacMillan Bloedel's experience ...
IISAAK: A NEW ECONOMIC MODEL FOR CONSERVATION-BASED FORESTRY IN COASTAL OLD GROWTH FORESTS, B.C.
Jan 01, 1999; ... BACKGROUND During the 1970's public concern began to build regarding industrial forestry operations on western Vancouver Island. In 1979, the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council (NTC) was asked by its member First Nations to address the declining employment of First Nations in the ...
PATAGONIA, INC.
Jan 01, 1999; ... At Patagonia, Inc., headquartered in Ventura, California, catering to Alpine and other outdoor enthusiasts means much more than just designing and selling the highest-quality outerwear. It means making a deep commitment to pressing environmental and social concerns as well. By developing ...
INTERFACE, INC.(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 1999; ... According to Ray Anderson, CEO of Atlanta-based Interface, Inc., a leading maker' of commercial carpet, carpet tile, and other interior furnishings, responsible management of Earth's resources is a question of business survival. In Anderson's words, "Sustainability is the key to achieving ...
THE COST OF CRIME IN NOVA SCOTIA.(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 01, 1999; ... Crime conservatively cost Nova Scotians more than half a billion dollars in economic losses to victims; public spending on police, courts and prisons; and private spending on crime prevention in 1997 (Table 1). This amounts to nearly $600 for every man, woman and child in the province, or ...
GPL: ALBERTA'S SUSTAINABILITY TRENDS.(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 01, 1999; ... WHAT IS THE GPI ACCOUNTING PROJECT? The GPI (Genuine Progress Indicators) accounting project is a pioneering research effort to develop a new system for measuring the total well-being and sustainability of nations or states. This project, led by the Pembina Institute for ...
WASTE TO PROFITS: THE CASE OF CONSOLIDATED MINING AND SMELTING LTD.(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 01, 1999; ... The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company (renamed Cominco in 1966) was formed in 1906 and four years later bought the Sullivan Mine, the world's largest silver-lead-zinc ore body, located at Kimberley in the Southeast corner of British Columbia. The complex sulphite ore was shipped to ...
BUSINESS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH EAST ASIA.
Jan 01, 1999; ... INTRODUCTION: CRISIS AND NEW CONTEXTS Businesses face a new context in opportunities and regulations in South East Asia. Many indicators suggest that the crisis that affected many counties in the region since mid 1997 has bottomed out. Leaders of the Association of South East ...
EMISSIONS TRADING: U.S. EXPERIENCE IMPLEMENTING MULTI-STATE CAP AND TRADE PROGRAMS.(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 01, 1999; ... INTRODUCTION In order to reduce the cost of compliance with air pollution reduction requirements, several flexibility mechanisms were introduced in the United States in the late 1970's. Referred to generally as emissions trading, they included emissions offsets, plant-specific ...
GREEN TAX REFORMS IN OECD COUNTRIES: AN OVERVIEW.(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 01, 1999; ... The last decade witnessed a large increase in the use of economic instruments to protect the environment in OECD countries, with a growing emphasis on tax instruments, in particular in the context of "green tax reforms". (Figure 1) This tendency is due to many factors such as the need to ...
THE CHALLENGE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN MEXICO.(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 01, 1999; ... INTRODUCTION Mexico is among the most developed of all the Latin American nations. With a total population of 95.9 million by mid-1998 [1] and GNP per capita of $3,970 USD, it belongs to the upper-middle income range of Latin American countries. Mexico has re-structured its ...