Part 1: Rethinking business -- Kris, the Indian computer engineer -- Claire the South African banker -- Grant, the American entrepreneur -- Purpose beyond profits -- Making people's lives better -- Defining an inspiring purpose -- Turning promises into reality -- Google and Microsoft: finding purpose in a digital world -- People, planet, profit: the reality of purpose -- Strategies for growth -- Finding markets with sustainable growth -- Creating differentiation by doing good -- New business models for a new world -- Apple and Nokia: being cool in a caring world -- People, planet, profit: the reality of strategy -- Inspiring leadership -- Leaders of the new business world -- Leaders as the catalysts of change -- What it means personally -- Patagonia and Timberland: reaching new heights -- People, planet, profit: the reality of leadership -- Part 2: Reconnecting business -- Conscience consumers -- Enabling people to be good -- The new consumer agenda -- Segmenting the conscience consumer -- Coca-Cola and Danone: seeing a different side of life -- People, planet, profit: the reality of consumers -- Sustainable innovation -- Social and environmental drivers of innovation -- Innovating every aspect of business -- The creative potential of social entrepreneurs -- Amazon and eBay: redefining markets through innovation -- People, planet, profit: the reality of innovation -- Engaging consumers -- Engaging people through enlightened dialogue -- Building networks to do more together -- The "good" consumer experience -- Marks & Spencer and Wal-Mart: retail revolutionaries -- People, planet, profit: the reality of engagement -- Part 3: Releasing Business -- Biki, the Barcelona mother -- Stuart, the London advertising exec -- Nicky, the Hong Kong banker -- Sustainable Operations -- Working better together -- Good sourcing, transporting and producing -- The power of sustainable energy and technologies -- Adidas and Nike: no finish line -- People, planet, profit: the reality of operations -- Delivering performance -- Certification, labels and sustainable impacts -- Linking sustainability to business results -- Managing business performance and reputation -- News Corporation and Time Warner: beyond print -- People, planet, profit: the reality of performance -- Transforming business -- Making sustainable change happen -- Articulating the case for change -- Managing the implementation -- Ikea and Interface: good living -- People, planet, profit: the reality of transformation -- Emerging futures -- Leading in the new business world -- Sustainable innovation and lifestyles -- Business as a force for positive change -- Part 4: Resources -- The people planet profit A to Z -- The people planet profit blueprint -- The people planet profit directory -- The people planet profit programme.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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A practical guide to new business opportunity, operational improvement and competitive advantage. It addresses business growth in the context of social and environmental concerns. Containing case studies, it looks at the challenges faced by key players such as Google, Microsoft, Apple, Nokia, Nike, Amazon, M & S and Walmart.
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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OverDrive, Inc.
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Safari Books Online
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60B356B8-402B-406A-AAF0-3D9D2F16498F
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CL0500000204
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Title
People, planet, profit.
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9780749454111
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Corporations-- Growth, Case studies.
Corporations-- Growth.
Industrial management-- Environmental aspects, Case studies.
Industrial management-- Environmental aspects.
Social responsibility of business, Case studies.
Social responsibility of business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Development-- Sustainable Development.