Sustainable Business- Front Cover -- Sustainable Business -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of boxes -- Foreword to the second edition -- Using this book -- List of abbreviations -- PART I: Key concepts -- Chapter 1: Introduction: key concepts in sustainability and business -- What is this book about? -- Business sustainability -- Eco-efficiency -- What links business, ethics and sustainability? -- Chapter organization -- Case study: Patagonia - 'don't buy this jacket -- Key terms -- Discussion questions -- End of chapter summary -- Class activity: identifying companies with the most impact -- Chapter 2: Business ethics -- Linking sustainability and ethics -- Different types of ethics -- Corporate social responsibility (CSR) -- Human rights -- Labour issues: poverty, pay, and working conditions -- Business and poverty - 'bottom of the pyramid -- Corporate governance -- Case study: Tata Steel, ethics, and sustainability -- Key terms -- Discussion questions -- End of chapter summary -- Class activity: Volkswagen (VW) management game -- PART II: Critical evaluation: key challenges -- Chapter 3: Environmental challenges -- What is meant by 'environment'? -- Environmental problems -- Causes and explanations -- Commodification of nature -- Ecological restoration and pollution control -- Ethical considerations -- Case study: Marriott -- Key terms -- Discussion questions -- End of chapter summary -- Class activity -- Chapter 4: Social and economic challenges -- Poverty -- Economic development -- Population growth -- What is sustainable development? -- Business and sustainable development -- Case study: who is the victim of climate change? -- Key terms -- Discussion questions -- End of chapter summary.
