environmental issues

Bank of America

Rachel — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 21:28:38 -0700

At Bank of America, we understand that every part of our business has a potential impact on our environment, we are committed to integrating environmental policy into our company's operations at every level.

Competitive Environmental Strategy: A Guide To The Changing Business Landscape

Administrator — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:51:05 -0700

Environmental concerns can greatly affect business success, regardless of whether a business person or corporation shares those concerns. Today's corporate managers must understand the power of environmental issues, and shift their mindset from one focused on environmental "management" to one focused on strategy.Competitive Environmental Strategy examines the effects of environmentalism on corporate management, explaining how and why environmental forces are driving change and how business managers can think about environmental issues in a strategic way.

Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.

Rachel — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 20:53:25 -0700

At the Home Depot, we realize how vitally important it is to conserve our environment. The following principles help to guide us in our actions and lead us down a path of sustainability.

System Innovation and the Transition to Sustainability: Theory, Evidence and Policy

Administrator — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:54:31 -0700

Modern societies face several structural problems such as transport congestion and greenhouse gas emissions due to the widespread use of fossil fuels. To address these important societal problems and achieve sustainability in the broad sense, major transformations are required, but this poses an enormous challenge given the complexity of the processes involved. Such transformations are called `transitions' or `system innovations' and involve changes in a variety of elements, including technology, regulation, user practices and markets, cultural meaning and infrastructure.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Solar Power for Your Home

Administrator — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:11:40 -0700

Demand for solar power has grown consistently by 20 to 25% per annum over the past 20 years. In the past few years this rate has actually climbed to 40%. Why?

The Politics of the Earth: Environmental Discourses

Administrator — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:51:01 -0700

The Politics of the Earth provides an excellent and accessible introduction to thinking about the environment by looking at the way people use language on environmental issues. John Dryzek analyses the various approaches which have dominated environmental issues over the last three decades, and which are likely to be influential in the future: Survivalism - based on the contention that the earth has a limited stock of resources and prescribes drastic multidimensional action to prevent global disaster, receiving a reply from Promethans who deny such limits exist.