Kane, Gareth,

The three secrets of green business : unlocking competitive advantage in a low carbon economy / 3 secrets of green business Gareth Kane. - xviii, 202 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Setting the Scene -- The big picture -- A sustainable future -- Business and the environment -- The Three Secrets of Green Business Success -- Secret No 1: Understand the business case -- Secret No 2: What to do -- Secret No 3: How to do it -- Preparing To Go Green -- The essentials of change -- Creating a culture for change -- Environmental management systems -- Measuring performance -- Creating a strategy -- External communication -- Small Steps -- Doing things right -- Pollution incident prevention -- Waste minimization and recycling -- Energy efficiency -- Water conservation -- Greening your supply chain -- Transport -- Carbon offsetting -- Huge Leaps -- Doing the right thing -- Cleaner production -- Renewable energy -- Green buildings -- Industrial Symbiosis -- Eco-design -- Product service systems -- Exploiting synergies -- Conclusion -- Final Thoughts -- Sources of Help -- Checklists -- Brainstorming Tool. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Appendix 1. Appendix 2. Appendix 3.

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Business enterprises--Environmental aspects
Management--Environmental aspects
Green products

HD30.255 / .K357 2010

658.4083