Sustainability Footprints in SMEs: Strategy and Case Studies for Entrepreneurs and Small Business

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title page
3. Copyright page
4. Dedication page
5. Foreword
6. Acknowledgments
7. Glossary of abbreviated terms
8. 1 Introduction
   1. 1.1 The Concept of Customer Satisfaction
   2. 1.2 The Decoupling of Quality from Sustainable Development
   3. 1.3 The Inability to Respond to the Dilemma Inherent in the Principal–Agent Relationship
   4. References
9. 2 Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility—Context and Definition
   1. 2.1 Introduction
   2. 2.2 Definitions and Historical Context
   3. 2.3 Defining Sustainability…
   4. 2.4 Embedding Sustainability…
   5. 2.5 CSR Definitions…
   6. References
10. 3 The Dilemma of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility
    1. 3.1 Introduction
    2. 3.2 The Philosophical Challenge
    3. 3.3 Corporate Citizen or Friedman Logic
    4. 3.4 The Transition
    5. 3.5 The Cultural Challenge
    6. 3.6 The Strategic Challenge
    7. 3.7 Strategic Frameworks
    8. References
11. 4 Sustainability Footprints
    1. 4.1 Introduction
    2. 4.2 Conceptual Framework
    3. 4.3 Kyoto Protocol and GHG
    4. 4.4 Emission Trading
    5. 4.5 CDM
    6. 4.6 JI
    7. 4.7 Carbon Footprint Reporting and GHG Accounting
    8. 4.8 Types of Carbon Footprints
    9. 4.9 Carbon Footprint Standards
    10. 4.10 DEFRA Guidelines
    11. 4.11 U.K. Policy Landscape
    12. 4.12 Water Footprint and Water Accounting
    13. 4.13 Social Footprint
    14. 4.14 Social Standards, Social Accounting, and the Social Fingerprint
    15. 4.15 Ecological Footprint Analysis
    16. 4.16 Criticisms of Footprint Methodologies
    17. References
12. 5 Sustainable Strategic Growth Model
    1. 5.1 Introduction
    2. 5.2 Sustainable Strategic Growth Model
    3. References
13. 6 The Politics of Sustainability
    1. 6.1 Introduction
    2. 6.2 Background
    3. 6.3 Challenges: Transitioning to a Low-Carbon Economy
    4. 6.4 Contributions to Growth
    5. 6.5 Critical Success Factors
    6. 6.6 Summary
    7. References
14. 7 Capital Cooling
    1. 7.1 Introduction
    2. 7.2 Context
    3. 7.3 Environmental and Legal Challenges
    4. 7.4 Contributions to Growth
    5. 7.5 Sustainable Performance
    6. 7.6 Critical Success Factors
    7. 7.7 Sustainability/CSR Charter: Setting the Course with Subcontractors and Suppliers
    8. 7.8 Summary
    9. References
15. 8 The Log House People:Low-Carbon Construction
    1. 8.1 Introduction
    2. 8.2 Context
    3. 8.3 Contribution to Growth
    4. 8.4 Critical Success Factors
    5. 8.5 Summary
    6. References
16. 9 Moffat Golf Club
    1. 9.1 Introduction
    2. 9.2 Context
    3. 9.3 Contributions to Growth
    4. 9.4 Critical Success Factors
    5. 9.5 Summary
    6. References
17. 10 Rabbie’s Trail Burners
    1. 10.1 Introduction
    2. 10.2 Context
    3. 10.3 Contributions to Growth
    4. 10.4 Critical Success Factors
    5. 10.5 Summary
    6. References
18. 11 Conclusion
    1. References
19. Index
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