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Responsible Tourism: Using tourism for sustainable development 2nd
edition is about the globally vital necessity of realising
sustainable tourism. It is a hugely important challenge to those
who organise and sell travel and tourism, and those who consume it.
The concept of the 'triple bottom line' (TBL) - the idea that
business activity can simultaneously deliver financial, social and
environmental benefits - was introduced in the early 1990s. A
decade on, The Triple Bottom Line: Does it All Add Up? brings
together the world's leading experts on corporate responsibility to
assess the implications, benefits and limitations of the TBL. This
collection provides a review of what has already been achieved in
stimulating change in corporate culture and bringing businesses to
an appreciation of the importance and benefits of corporate social
responsibility (CSR) and good environmental performance. It further
explores the conceptual and practical limits of the metaphor of the
TBL and sets out what can be achieved through regulation and
legislation, presenting detailed professional procedures for
environmental accounting and management and social auditing. The
contributors' wealth of experience and insight provides a vivid
picture of how much attention is now being focused by businesses on
delivering more than just financial targets, and they clearly
outline the necessary steps for successfully continuing along this
trajectory.
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Denmark 2019
(Paperback)
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
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R1,894
Discovery Miles 18 940
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One of the great challenges of the 21st century is that of
sustainability. This book aims to provide examples of
sustainability in a wide variety of chemical contexts, in hope of
laying the groundwork for cross-divisional work that might be
possible in the future to address the important issue of
sustainability. In doing so, the editors look at both the questions
chemistry is asking right now related to sustainability as well as
the questions chemistry SHOULD be asking about sustainability. The
world is facing interrelated global challenges of energy, food,
water, and human health. Solving these daunting challenges will
require global systems thinking and proactive local action. No ONE
company, academic institution, non-profit or government agency can
accomplish this task alone, but it starts with education at all
levels. This book addresses the need for better chemical education
on the subject of sustainability.
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Norway 2022
(Paperback)
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
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R1,259
Discovery Miles 12 590
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Progress in Sustainable Development: Sustainable Engineering
Practices provides readers with the latest research and best
practices in sustainable engineering in the fields of urban,
environmental, energy and sustainability sciences, reflecting a
focus on state-of-the art insights and the latest developments.
Chapters focus on the key engineering principles of effective
resource use, reduction of excess waste, and taking advantage of
natural resources to equip readers with the background information
and practical considerations of successful implementations of
sustainable technical solutions. Each chapter features detailed
case studies and figures showing real-world applications of the
latest technologies, ensuring they are reproduceable by the reader.
The multidisciplinary chapters include environmentally-friendly
technologies and the application of novel initiatives in
engineering for infrastructure, renewable energy generation,
advanced materials and waste, among other areas, with a strong
emphasis on sustainability and conservation of resources.
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