The Sustainable Business
Subtitle: a Practitioner's Guide to Achieving Long-Term Profitability and Competitiveness
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9781351276603
Subjects: Industrial management; Sustainability; Social responsibility of business; Factory and trade waste; Management
Description: "This is the 2nd edition of The Sustainable Business (2010), winner of The President's Award for Excellence in a Published Body of Work at Kozminski University, Poland. Recommended for managers, employees, teachers and students, this readable and informative guide explains the importance of waste minimization as a first step toward sustainability. Within its pages, the breadth and depth of long-term profitable business practices are explored with an emphasis on optimizing resources (including labour and markets) and maximizing purchases and investments while eliminating the costs of non-product (waste), unemployment, short-term thinking and environmental degradation. As proof of its potency, The Sustainable Business has already been disseminated to over 1.3 million people around the world and the first edition is available in four different languages. The bottom line: if you're looking to gain insight on the future of business, this is it!"--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Part, Preparation  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: chapter Introduction: What is Sustainability?  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: chapter 1 Fundamentals  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: chapter 2 Understanding Waste  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: chapter 3 What the Reformer is Up Against  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: chapter 4 Establishing Sustainability as an Objective  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: part, Processes  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: chapter 5 Resource Extension Part 1: Service and the Performance Economy  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: chapter 6 Resource Extension Part 2: Leasing and the Performance Economy  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: chapter 7 Cooperative Networking  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: chapter 8 Lean Thinking  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: chapter 9 The Waste-First Rule: Resource Extension Begins with Waste Elimination  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: part, Preservation  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: chapter 10 Mapping the Waste-Elimination Process  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: chapter 11 Ongoing Measurement and Record-Keeping  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: chapter 12 Taxes and Legislation  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: chapter 13 The Perils of Greenwashing  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: part, People  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: chapter 14 The Importance of Customers  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: chapter 15 Managing Change  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: chapter 16 Putting a Team Together  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: part, Place  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: chapter 17 Building Better Buildings  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: chapter 18 Saving Water  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: chapter 19 The Macro Advantages of Micro-power  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: part, Product  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: chapter 20 The Hidden History of Products  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: chapter 21 Minimizing Packaging  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: chapter 22 Reuse, Repair, Remanufacturing and Recycling  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: part, Production  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: chapter 23 Sustainable Production Locations  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: chapter 24 Clean Production  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: chapter 25 Motors and Pumps  -- Jonathan T. Scott; title: chapter 26 Eliminating Waste at Work: Getting Started -- Jonathan T. Scott.