1st Edition

Green Business, Green Values, and Sustainability

Edited By Christos Pitelis, Jack Keenan, Vicky Pryce Copyright 2011
174 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

182 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

174 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Today greenness is goodness; non-greenness is not an option. It is therefore critical to advance thinking on why and how business, consumers and policy makers can contribute to the goal of sustainable global wealth creation. This volume analyzes the strategic sustainability issues confronting contemporary business, and explores the transformation in values, strategies, and practices needed by... Read more

@contents:1. CIBAM and the Symposium on ‘Green Business and Green Values’. Christos N. Pitelis  2. Humans: Then, Now, and Looking Ahead. Sir Crispin Tickell  3. The End of Gucci Capitalism. Noreena Hertz  4. The Energy Challenge. Edward Hyams  5. Economizing, Innovating, and Economic Sustainability: A Business School Perspective. Christos N. Pitelis and Jochen Runde  6. Green Values In Communities: How and Why to Engage Individuals with Decarbonisation Targets. Michael Pollitt  7. Green Business and Green Values: A Perspective from Government. Elizabeth Anastasi  8. Sustainability of Corporate Profit. Jack Keenan  9. Doing Good is Good Business. David Roth  10. Demonstrating Goodness. Michael Littlechild  11. Sustainable Special Economic Zones: A Call to Action. Richard Broyd, Jeff Grogan, Alexandra Mandelbaum, Alejandro Gutierrez and Debra Lam  12. Considering Green Business and Green Values. J.C. Spender

Biography

Christos Pitelis is Director of the Centre for International Business and Management (CIBAM) and Reader in International Business and Competitiveness at the Judge Business School, as well as Fellow in Economics at Queens’ College, University of Cambridge. He has published widely in business strategy, business economics, and political economy.

Jack Keenan is the Founder and CEO of Grand Cru Consulting Ltd. He has been Chairman and CEO of Kraft Foods International, and CEO of the business which is now Diageo Plc.

Vicky Pryce is Director General, Economics and Chief Economic Adviser, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) (formerly BERR), and Joint Head, UK Government Economic Service.