Eco-efficiency
Subtitle: the business link to sustainable development
By: Livio D. DeSimone and Frank Popoff with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
Contributors: Popoff, Frank.; World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
Subjects: Sustainable development; Economic development -- Environmental aspects; Social responsibility of business
Other titles: Ecoefficiency; Business link to sustainable development
Description: This book outlines the principles of eco-efficiency and presents case studies of their application from a number of international companies, including 3M and the Dow Chemical Company. It also discusses the value of partnerships - with other companies, business associations, communities, regulators, and environmental and other nongovernmental groups.

In the conclusion, the authors argue that business must become more eco-efficient and that governments need to change the conditions under which business operates, including tax and regulatory regimes, to make them more conducive to eco-efficiency.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-260) and index.
Based on various activities of the Council, including expert meetings in Europe (Antwerp 1 in November 1993 and Antwerp 2 in March 1995) and in the United States (Washington, D.C. in November 1995).