Sustainability Perspectives for Resources and Business

The Context of Sustainability Introduction * Foundation in Ecology and Economics Carrying Capacity and Sustainability Social and Economic Views of Sustainability and Economic Growth and the Environment Growth and the Environment: A Contrary View Aggregated Determinants of Environmental Trends Global Welfare Curve * A Unified Approach to Sustainability Hierarchical Conceptualization of Sustainability Three Sustainability Principles from Systems Thinking Sustainability Principle One Sustainability Principle Two Sustainability Principle Three * Values and Process Principles * Conclusion * Endnotes Natural Science Foundations of Sustainability Introduction Health and of Ecosystems and Economics System Properties and the Measurements of Integrity Sustainability Principle Four * Natural Capital and Its Conversion to Human Use Naive Uses of Resources Liquidation of Natural Assets for Financial Gain The Paradigm: Open Systems and Closed Loops * Pollution Threats to Sustainability Sustainability Principle Five Naive Disposal of Waste Waste Disposal and Ecologically Persistent Chemicals Air, Water, and Bioadversity as Common Property Assets Public-Private Partnerships as a Paradigm for Sustainability * Endnotes Sustainability and Economic Well-Being Introduction * The Economic Approach to Sustainability The Economic Way of Thinking Allocation Function Distribution Function Discounting Stabilization Finction, Economic Growth, and Issues of Scale Sustainability Principle Six * Measuring Aggregate Economic Well-Being Sustainability Principle Seven * Toward Improved Measurement of Economic Well-Being * Conclusion * Endnotes Natural Resource Conflicts and Sustainability Introduction Sustainability Principle Eight Sustainability Principle Nine * Forest Resources Forest Status: The Problem Local and National Outcomes Solutions: Steps Towards Sustainability * Fisheries The Problem Social Consequences How to Achieve Sustainable Development * Sustaining Fresh Water Use and Abuse of Water Resources Implementing Water Management * Air Resources The Air Problem Approaches for Solving Air Problems Environmental Ethics and Corporate Decision Making for Performance * Importance of Ethics Sustainability Principle 10 * Steps in Corporate Responses to Environmental and Ethical Issues * Development: The Nexus of Environment, Economy, and Equity * Comparing Values from Three Worldviews Sustainability Principle Eleven Anthropcentrism, the Dominant Social Worldview Deep Ecology as a Worldview Development, and Emerging Worldview * of Natural Systems: A Global Ethic for the Environment and Business Holism Scale Compatibility Responsibility Commitment Stewardship * The Need for Dialogue Sustainability Principle Twelve Conclusion Endnotes * Valuation and Reporting Introduction Valuation Different Meanings of Value Valuation Methods Direct Methods Indirect Methods Some Comparisons Among the Indirect Methods Sustainability Principle Ten Public Policy and Valuation Methods * Accounting and Reporting Accounting Information Systems Internal Aspects of Financial Reporting Environmental Audit and Compliance Measures Activity Based Costing * External Reporting on the Environment Sustainability Principle Thirteen Risk Assessment Taxes and Environmental Reporting * Conclusion * Endnotes * Appendix I - Rubenstein's Environmental Trust Accounting Sustainability and Business Management Systems Introduction * Environmental Externalities and Government Regulation Legal Remedies Command-and-Control Market-Based Incentives * Government Regulation and Business Self-Regulation of Environmental Externalities The Paradigm of Self-Regulation: Values and Value-Based Management Environmental Management Systems and a Natural Resource-Based View of the Firm * Continuous Improvement Systems in Business Total Quality Environmental Management The History of Total Quality Management TQM in Environmental Management Examples of TQEM and Environmental Management Systems in Business The Council of Great Lakes Industries and TQEM Responsible Care and the Chemical Manufacturers Association The CERES Principles ISO 14000 International Environmental Standards Characteristics of Self-Regulating Approaches * Conclusion Making Business Decisions about the Environment: Integrating Scope and Values * Introduction * Decision Option Analysis: Scoping the Steps to Sustainability * Scale and Globalization of Commerce Sustainability Principle Fourteen * The Social Context of Sustainability Revisited Trust and Consensus: Elements of Choosing Sustainability as the Design of Win-Win Outcomes The Safe Minimum Standard: Making All the Parts Work Better * Conclusion