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Schmidheiny, Stephan, 1947-

Changing Course : A Global Business Perspective on Development and the Environment / Stephan Schmidheiny with the Business Council for Sustainable Development. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1992. - xxiii, 374 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [344]-356) and index.

Contents:
1. The business of sustainable development –
2. Pricing the environment : markets, costs, and instruments –
3. Energy and the marketplace –
4. Capital markets : financing sustainable development –
5. Trade and sustainable development –
6. Managing corporate change –
7. The innovation process –
8. Technology cooperation –
9. Sustainable management of renewable resources : agriculture and forestry –
10. Leadership for sustainable development in developing countries –
Case studies; successful steps toward sustainable development
11. Managing change in business –
12. Managing business partnerships –
13. Managing stakeholder partnerships –
14. Managing financial partnerships –
15. Managing cleaner production –
16. Managing cleaner products –
17. Managing sustainable resource use


ISBN: 0262193183 (hc) 0262691531 (pbk.)

LCCN: 92006457

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Economic development--Environmental aspects--Case studies.
Environmental policy--Costs--Case studies.
International business enterprises--Case studies.
Social responsibility of business--Case studies.
Sustainable development.

LC Class. No.: HD75.6 / .S35 1992

Dewey Class. No.: 344.046 SCH