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VISIONING From
Environment to Sustainability: Envisioning
the Global Environment in 2025 Envisioning the Future Global Environment: GM-GIN Workshop Summary (Part 2 of 2, October 2001) During the two-day workshop, participants from GIN's International Planning Committee and from GM R&D discussed the potential implications of consumption, technology, and business polices and philosophies in four different scenarios or future worlds. Two surveys on critical global issues and forces of environmental change (see Part 1 above) provided a valuable source of research for the workshop. In addition to gaining insights into how major issues may evolve differently in the future, the combined group developed implications and options for GIN to advance an agenda for a positive global environmental future. The
Greening of Industry For a Sustainable Future : Building an International
Research Agenda CLICK
HERE for
a printable Order
Form. The Business of Sustainable Mobility: From Vision to Reality, Greenleaf Publishing, ISBN 1 874719 80 2, July 2006. Go to Greenleaf Publishing. Edited by Paul Nieuwenhuis and Peter Wells, Cardiff University, UK; Philip J. Vergragt, Tellus Institute, USA; drawing on papers and presentations from the GIN2003 conference in San Francisco, Innovating for Sustainability. Partnership and Leadership: Building Alliances for a Sustainable Future. Theo de Bruijn and Arnold Tukker, Editors. Kluwer Academic Publishers ISBN 1-4020-0431-1, January 2002. Go to Springer/Kluwer for full description, chapters and authors and order information. Ahead
of the Curve: Cases of Innovation in Environmental Management.
Ken Green, Peter Groenewegen, and Peter Hofman, Editors. Kluwer Academic
Publishers ISBN 0-7923-6804-5 January 2001. Go to Springer/Kluwer
for description and order information. Sustainability
Strategies for Industry: The Future of Corporate Practice. Nigel
J. Roome (ed.) 1998. Washington DC: Island Press. Go
to Island Press GIN subscribers may LOGIN for on-line searchable access to GIN conference proceedings, 1998-2007. Sustainable
Social and Ecosystem Stewardship:
June
15-17, 2007. GIN2007
hosted by The CMA Centre for Responsible Organizations, Wilfrid
Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Integration
and Communication: A Clear Route to Sustainability?
July 2006. GIN2006 - 13th International Conference of the Greening
of Industry Network.
Local host the
ESRC Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, and Sustainability,
BRASS,
Cardiff University, UK. Partnerships
for Sustainable Development.
November 2004. GIN2004 - 12th International Conference of the Greening
of Industry Network.
Local host The University of
Hong Kong Innovating
for Sustainability.
October 2003. GIN2003 - 11th International Conference
of the Greening of Industry Network.
Local host San Francisco State
University, San Francisco USA. Corporate
Social Responsibility & Governance for Sustainability.
June 2002. GIN2002
- 10th International Conference of the Greening of Industry Network.
School of Economics and Commercial Law at Göteborg University,
and the Centre for Environment and Sustainability at Chalmers University
of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden Sustainability
at the Millenium: Globalization, Competitiveness and the Public Trust Sustainability:
Ways of Knowing/Ways of Acting. November
1999. GIN1999 - Eighth International Network Conference of the Greening
of Industry Network Up to the Top
TITLES IN THE GREENING OF INDUSTRY NETWORK BOOK SERIES The Network Book Series embodies and strengthens the mission of Greening of Industry Network. The Series includes works that will be used and appreciated by people working in business, government, non-governmental organizations and academia; cr oss-cutting books which include concepts, theory, analysis and actionable ideas as well. Series books are interdisciplinary, drawing mainly on three areas of strategic management/organizational studies, innovation studies and environmental studies, but a lso extending to urban studies, philosophy, political studies and ecology, for example. The Network develops book concepts which will appeal to an international readership; and will help build and strengthen the emergent field of greening of industry stu dies by publishing resource guides, textbooks and trade books which make the various issues and theme accessible to a wide, general audience
Sustainaibility Strategies for Industry provides a multidisciplinary
examination of the meaning of sustainability and its practical implications
for industry. It defines sustainability in an industrial context and
addresses how the shi ft to sustainability will affect the role of industry
in society and its relationships with consumers, employees, and the
community at large. Contributors examine new industrial approaches and
consider the key elements needed to achieve sustainable practice. ** Available at bookstores or from Island Press and Earthscan. The Greening of Industry Resource Guide and Bibliography. Peter Groenewegen, Kurt Fischer, Edith G. Jenkins and Johan Schot (eds.). 1996. Washington DC: Island Press. Paperback, 244 pages. (153x234mm, 6x9") ISBN 1 55963 3 97 2. Go to Island Press Through a series of essays and annotated references, this book presents analysis and commentary drawn from a variety of sources that examine critical issues in today's changing business environment. It is a valuable guide to the most respected a nd useful research on industrial sustainability, and can provide the basis for effective policies, strategies and actions for both businesses and policy makers. Chapters address specific economic, social, and technical issues, including: environmental per formance assessment, cleaner production, strategic cooperation and product life cycle management, organizational learning and personal development, and greening leadership for developing countries.
** Available at bookstores or from Island Press and Earthscan. Environmental Strategies for Industry: International Perspectives on Research Needs and Policy Implications. Kurt Fischer and Johan Schot (eds.). 1993. Washington DC: Island Press. Paperback, 389 pages. (153x234mm, 6x9") ISBN 1 55963 194 5. Go to Island Press Many large companies and multinational corporations are beginning to develop innovative environmental strategies which acknowledge that sound environmental policies can actually enhance competitiveness and increase market share by reducing resou rce use and waste while at the same time appealing to informed consumers. This represents a fundamental shift away from regulatory compliance and crisis management - this acclaimed book explores the transition.
Up to the Top NETWORK RESEARCH AGENDA The Greening of Industry for a Sustainable Future:
Building an International Research Agenda by Johan Schot, Ellis Brand
and Kurt Fischer. January 1997. A joint publication of The Greening of
Industry Network and The Neth erlands Advisory Council for Research on
Nature and Environment (RMNO). 46 pages. As a basic part of the Network's mission, the research agenda defines knowledge needs and research priorities in the area of industry, environment and development for the coming decade and aims to provide a clearer perspective on how research priorit ies are currently developed -- and how to improve this process.
Up to the Top CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP PUBLICATIONS We document Network conferences and workshops with abstract books, summary reports and special journal issues. Partnership and Leadership: Building Alliances for
a Sustainable Future. November 1998. Seventh international conference
of the Greening of Industry Network, Rome, Italy. CD-ROM containing the full texts of the 1998 conference papers. U.S.$25.00
Special issue of Business Strategy and the Environment (September-October 1999, Vol.8, No.5). Go to wiley.com The seventh International Conference of the Greening of Industry Network took place in Rome, Italy, November 15-18, 1998. Some 350 participants took part in five plenary sessions, 35 breakout sessions and workshops, to discuss the 150 papers and posters. The main theme of the conference was the engagement of partners in the transition of society towards sustainability. This transformation requires the cooperation, perseverance and dedication of all parties involved, and the development of new procedures, institutions and cultures needed for a productive cooperation. Options for this transformation and routes toward it were explored in the conference sessions and workshops devoted to building alliances in global, regional and local settings. Up to the Top Developing Sustainability: New Dialogue, New Approaches. November 1997. Sixth international conference of the Greening of Industry Network, Santa Barbara, California USA. Conference Abstract Book, containing summaries of all papers
presented at the conference. Bound, 255 pages plus appendices. (217x280mm,
8.5x11") $25.00
Up to the Top Global Restructuring: A Place for Ecology? November 1996. Fifth international conference of the Greening of Industry Network, Heidelberg, Germany. Conference Abstract Book, containing summaries of the 176 papers
presented at the conference. Bound, 214 pages plus appendices. (166x237mm,
6.5x9.5") $25.00 ** Available from Network Offices. Special issue of Business Strategy and the Environment,
Vol. 6, No. 4 , September 1997, containing eight selected papers from
the conference and the conference Summary Report. Special issue editors,
Theo de Bruijn, Peter Groenewegen, Jesper Grolin, and Stuart L. Hart.
91 pages. (210x298mm, 8.25x11.75") Go
to wiley.com
Up to the Top Regional Sustainability: From Pilot Projects to an
Environmental Culture, May 1996. A Greening of Industry Network international
workshop, Milan, Italy.
Summary Report. The aim of this workshop was to articulate and
discuss innovative ways of moving toward sustainability on a regional
level. The papers in this report explore and comment on the various waste
management approaches that mi ght be applied by the Province of Milan.
By Ellis Brand, Francesco Bertolini and Johan Schot. 63 pages. (171x240mm,
6.75x9.5") $20.00 Up to the Top Research and Practice: Learning to Build Sustainable
Societies. Conference Abstract Book, containing summaries of the 71 papers
presented at the conference. Photocopy, 151 pages. (217x280mm, 8.5x11")
$25.00 Summary Report. This conf erence report analyzes the different
pace at which various aspects of the industry-environment relation are
evolving. Within North America and Europe, there is a palpable sense of
progress among firms in environmental management whereas, elsewhere in
the world, the diffusion of environmental management practices is occurring
less rapidly. Also, industry attention is still very much focused upon
environmental management as opposed to the much more difficult challenge
of management for sustainability. The first section of this report reviews
the wealth of case study material presented at the conference on emerging
best practice in environmental management. The second segment reviews
the results of various analyses of the greening of industry on an intern
ational scale, and the final section highlights ideas and information
put forward at the conference about the role of firms in the transition
to sustainability. By David Angel and Joseph Huber. 37 pages. (217x280mm,
8.5x11") $20.00 Sustainable Industries for Sustainable Societies. Special issue
of Business Strategy and the Environment, Vol. 5, No. 3, Sept.
1996, containing eight selected papers from the conference and the conference
Summ ary Report (see above). Special issue editors, David Angel and Joseph
Huber. 91 pages. (210x298mm, 8.25x11.75") Go
to wiley.com
Up to the Top From Greening to Sustaining: Transformational Challenges
for the Firm. November 1994. The third international research conference
of the Greening of Industry Network, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Conference Abstract Book, containing summaries of the 83 papers
presented at the conference. Photocopy, 171 pages. 175x247mm, 7x9.75"
$25.00 Summary Report. The conference examined the nature of the transformation
taking place in business organizations and industries and this report
explores the transformation process by presenting the conference papers,
presentations and keynote speeches in relation to six interrelate d themes:
transformation by design, transformation by accident, transformation through
restructuring, transformation through the empowerment of people, transformation
through community creativeness, and transformation through the construction
of a new age nda. By Sarah Clarke and Susse Georg. 76 pages. (175x250mm,
7x9.75") $20.00 Transformational Challenges for the Firm. Special issue of Business
Strategy and the Environment, Vol. 4 , No. 4, Oct-Dec. 1995, containing
eight selected papers from the conference. Four of the papers focus on
problems outside the richer parts of the world and on theories of transfer
of knowledge and transformation of company strategies. Two papers focus
o n established industries and their room for maneuver and two papers
focus on the complex interplay between different sectors, and the role
of small and medium-sized enterprises. Special issue editor, Ulrik Jørgensen.
71 pages. (210x298mm, 8.25x11.75")
Up to the Top Designing the Sustainable Enterprise. November
1993. The second international research conference of the Greening of
Industry Network, Cambridge, U.S.A.
Summary Report. This report summarizes the papers, presentations
and discussions at the conference which (1) provided specific national
and industry-specific experience and examples of barriers, incentives
and approaches to transforming the firm into a sustainable enterprise,
(2) contributed to a general understanding of sustainability and the sustainable
enterprise, (3) addressed what is required in the broad policy context
to effectuate a transition to sustainability, and (4) suggested research
needs. By Nicholas Ashford and Ralph Meima. 40 pages. (210x298mm, 8.25x11.75")
$20.00 Designing the Sustainable Enterprise. Special issue of Business
Strategy and the Environment, Vol. 3, Part 2, Summer 1994, containing
ten selected papers from the conference that illustrate major trends in
the formulation and practice of environmentally sensitive policies and
practice. Special issue editors, Nigel Roome and Johan Schot. 102 pages.
(210x298mm, 8.25x11.75")
Up to the Top Summary Report. This report outlines the content of the conference
papers and subsequent discussions; provides insight into obstacles and
driving forces for change; identifies trends in company behavior; highlights
research needs and policy im plications identified at the conference;
and presents a proposal for the future of the Greening of Industry Network.
By Jacqueline Cramer, Kurt Fischer and Johan Schot. 22 pages plus appendices.
(215x280mm, 8.5x11") $20.00 ADDITIONAL ARTICLES FROM THE GREENING OF INDUSTRY
NETWORK
Special feature on the Greening of Technology. Futures,
Vol. 26, No. 10, Dec. 1994. Containing an introduction by Chris Freeman
and three articles from the 1993 Greening of Industry Network conference,
Designing the Sustainable Enterprise.
In the May-June 1994 issue of Harvard Business Review, Noah Walley
and Bradley Whitehead find fault i n the "new common wisdom" that the
incorporation of environmental management strategies into business activity
will increase profitability. Finding this vision highly unrealistic, they
question whether "win-win solutions" should be the foundation of a com
pany's environmental strategy. In the following issue, 12 respondents,
including the coordinators of the Greening of Industry Network, are asked
to comment. ** Available through libraries or from publisher. |
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