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SECTION I PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABILITY Chapter 1 The Context of Sustainability Chapter 2 Natural Science Foundation of Sustainability: Health and Integrity of Resources Chapter 3 Sustainability and Economic Well- Chapter 4 Natural Resource Conflicts and Sustainability Chapter 5 Environmental Ethics and Corporate Decision Making for Sustainable Performance Chapter6 Valuation and Reporting Chapter7 Sustainability and Business Management Systems Chapter 8 Decision-Making and the Environment: Integrating Scope and Values SECTION II CASE STUDIES ON SUSTAINABILITY Chapter9 Ashland Chemical: Achieving Sustainability Through the Use of Responsible Management Systems-Intemal Environmental, Health, and Safety Auditing Case Study Number 1 Chapter 10 Maxxam Group Inc.'s Takeover of the Pacific Lumber Company Case Study Number 2 Chapter 11 Walnut Acres, Organic Farms Case Study Number 3 Chapter 12 From the Earth to the Table: Petzer Vineyards and lts Bonterra Wines Case Study Number 4 Chapter 13 General Electric Aircraft Engines: Pollution Control Investment Analysis Case Study Number 5 The David J. Joseph Company: Closing the Loop in the Automobile lndustry Case Study Number 6 Chapter 15 Environmental Hazards in Transportation: The Response of Grand Trunk Railroad to a Derailment Case Study Number 7 Chapter 16 The Procter & Gamble Company: Reducing Packaging Waste in the United States and German Chapter Electricity Load Management and Stakeholders: Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company Case Study Number 9 Chapter 18 Community-lndustry Dialogue in Risk Management: Responsible Care® and Worst-Case Scenarios in the Valley of the Shadow* Case Study Number 10
About the author
Orie L. Loucks, O. Homer Erekson, John F. Bol, Raymond F. Gorman, Pamela C Johnson, Timothy C. Krehbiel
Summary
Offers an overview of the principles and practice implicit in sustainable development. This textbook shows how business and science, as professional communities, are adapting to fresh information about risks to the environment. It provides various sections that develop principles such as resilience and integrity in the economy and the environment.
