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Zusatztext What [this book] does do is look at a much bigger picture of the industry of bees! and the roles that corporations and governments play in the issues of honey bee decline! and examines what the impact will be on consumers! companies! stock markets and global society in general. It addresses inputs from academics in accounting! science and humanities and practitioners in the finance industry.This is not a light-read how-to beekeeping book by any stretch of the imagination. However! if you are part of a corporation that has a vested interest in some level of pollination! have input at some level of government that benefits from this! or contribute to an academic level of research! the information in this book is a remarkable jumping off place. - Bee Culture Magazine - Kim Flottum! Editor Informationen zum Autor JILL ATKINS holds a Chair in Financial Management at Sheffield University Management School and is a visiting professor at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. BARRY ATKINS has a background in script-writing and editing for BBC Radio and TV. Klappentext Our bee populations are under threat. Over the past 60 years, they have lost much of their natural habitat and are under assault from pesticides and intensive farming. We rely on bees and other insects to pollinate our fruit and vegetables and, without them, our environment and economy will be in crisis.The Business of Bees provides the first integrated account of diminishing bee populations, as well as other pollinators, from an interdisciplinary perspective. It explores the role of corporate responsibility and governance as they relate to this critical issue and examines what the impact will be on consumers, companies, stock markets and ultimately on global society if bee populations continue to decline at a dangerous rate.The book considers the issue of global bee population decline from a variety of disciplines, combining the perspectives of academics in accounting, science and humanities with those of practitioners in the finance industry. The chapters explore the impact of the rapid decline in pollinator populations on the natural world, on corporations, on the stock market and on accounting. The Business of Bees will be essential reading for those in academia, business and finance sectors and anyone invested in the future of our planet. Zusammenfassung The Business of Bees provides the first integrated account of diminishing bee populations from an interdisciplinary perspective. It explores the role of corporate responsibility and governance as they relate to this issue and examines what the impact will be on consumers, companies, stock markets and global society if bee populations continue to decline. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceAcknowledgementsPart I: The historical, scientific, cultural, philosophical and deep ecology context of bee decline1. Bee decline: An integrated approach Jill Atkins, University of Sheffield, UK Barry Atkins, University of South Wales, UK2. The historical, cultural and philosophical context of bee decline Jill Atkins, University of Sheffield, UK Barry Atkins, University of South Wales, UK3. Bee bio-basics and conservation benefits: Essential pieces in the pollinator puzzle Scott Longing and Samuel Discua, Texas Tech University, USA4. From corporate social responsibility to accountability in the bumblebee trade: A Japanese perspective Carol Reade, San José State University, USA Koichi Goka, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan Robbin Thorp, University of California, Davis, USA Masahiro Mitsuhata, Arysta LifeScience Corporation, Japan Marius Wasbauer, University of California, Davis, USA5. Bombus terrestris: A personal deep ecology account Jack Christian, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, UKPart II: Investors, bees and the stock market6. The bee and the stock market: An overview of pollinator decline and its economic and corporate ...
