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Table des matières
List of Figures, Tables and Case Studies. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Changing Concerns. Changing Management of Environmental Issues. Follow the Money Trail. Guiding Principles. Key Websites. Related Reading. Chapter 1: Executing a Green Strategic Plan. Leadership. Reference Points. Strategic Vision. Scanning the Business Environment. Key Market Influencers. Methodology for Risk and Opportunities Assessment. Putting All the Pieces Together. Recent Missteps? Chapter 1 Take-aways. Chapter 2: (Mis)Management Systems. Environmental Management System Silos. Compliance Framework. Ownership, Collaboration and Communication. IT to the Rescue? Chapter 2 Take-aways. Chapter 3: "Green" or Just "Good" Design. Fundamentals of Eco-design. The Role of Government. Adapt or Die. Chapter 3 Take-aways. Chapter 4: Green Marketing: Moving Green Products to the Mainstream. What Is Really Happening? The Status of Public Opinion in Different Regions. What Is Green Marketing? Green Marketing Claims. Chapter 4 Take-aways. Chapter 5: Supply Chain Drivers. So What? I Just Pay a Little Fine. Common Pitfalls. Role of Government Legislation/Policies. How Are Organizations Influencing Suppliers? Examples of Logistics Optimization. Chapter 5 Take-aways. Chapter 6: What Are the Alternatives to Petroleum? Conservation-You Mean We Have to Behave Like Europeans? Energy Value Chain. What Are the Energy Options? Government Influence or Meddling. Show Me the Money. Chapter 6 Take-aways. Chapter 7: Emissions Trading. The Business Case for Action on Climate Change. Emissions Trading for Dummies. About Carbon Markets. The Future of Trading. Chapter 7 Take-aways. Chapter 8: Managing Human Resources to Nurture a Culture of Innovation. A Framework for Discussion. Evolution of the Talent Problem. Sustainability and Human Capital Management. Types of Workers. HR Processes on the Supply Chain. Innovate or Die. Innovation's Return on Investment. Chapter 8 Take-aways. Chapter 9: Road Map for the Future. Trends/Forecasts. Business Opportunities. Chapter 9 Take-aways. Authors' Comments. Bibliography. APPENDIXES. A. Examples of Eco-Design and Green Procurement Legislation/Policy. B. List of Acronyms. Index.
A propos de l'auteur
John-David Phyper (Toronto, ON), M.B.A, M.A.Sc., P.Eng., is President of P&A - Business Advisory Services Inc., a management consulting firm that provides business advice (e.g., sales/marketing, financing, software development) to small-medium clean-tech companies and provides management and IT consulting services (e.g., SD, CSR, PLM and supply chain management) to multinational organizations. Mr. Phyper has over twenty years' experience in the management of high-growth companies in the environmental sector as well as consulting to a broad spectrum of industry and government agencies on environmental and IT issues. Paul MacLean (Montreal, QC), M.Sc., is President of EEM Inc., a management consultancy that provides leadership in environmental and social sustainability to a wide variety of multinational and local industries, as well as to First Nations and public organizations. Paul has been advising clients on embedding sustainable development into business processes, capacity building, integrated management systems and EHS compliance issues for more than twenty years. He has directed projects in three languages across the Americas, as well as in Africa, Asia and Iceland.
