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These days, the business and sustainabilityA" agenda is fast-moving. Business finds itself absolutely on the front line of the battle being waged between humankind (as the dominant species on the planet) and the rest of the living systems and creatures with which we share the planet. This will be seen in retrospect as a collective aberration of monstrous proportions (we are, in effect, making war on ourselves), but it is taking us a very long time indeed to wake up to the consequences of this aberration. The Business of BiodiversityA" nails that mis-prioritisation with splendid eloquence. Once business people come to see that biodiversity still represents the primary resource for all our business activitiesA", then the business case for embedding biodiversity right at the heart of corporate strategy grows stronger by the day. By the same token, the societal case for putting biodiversity at the top of the agendaA" rather than treating it as an irritating afterthought becomes overwhelming.
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Mark Everard is a Visiting Research Fellow, Faculty of Environment and Technology, University of the West of England. Well known in his field , he has an active consultancy, including advising governments on sustainability issues, and works with the Environment Agency in the UK. Aregular conference contributor and writer of magazine pieces, he is also the author of The Little Book of Little Fishes, PVC: Reaching for Sustainability, The Complete Book of the Roach, and Water Meadows: Living Treasures in the English Landscape. He is Chair-Elect and a Fellow of the Institution of Environmental Sciences, a Fellow of the Linnean Society, a chartered member of the Society for the Environment.
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- PublisherWIT Press
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1845642082
- ISBN 13 9781845642082
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages208
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Book Description Hardcover. First Edition [2009], unstated. Very Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a tick of wear to the lower corner tips and the mildest rubbing to the lamination. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. This was some sort of pre-publication review copy, as there is a plate affixed to the front pastedown endpaper with prepublication information. Not perfect, but remains very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. viii, 187 pages. Illustrated in black & white. First Edition [2009], unstated. Hardcover: Pictorial Laminate Boards. This highly accessible book introduces biodiversity as a clear and pressing priority for business and provides an up-to-date briefing on biodiversity issues and concerns for business, students and academics, NGOs, government and regulators, and other interested parties. It outlines practical ase studies from around the world to demonstrate principles and consequences provides a guide for practical decision-making in business (and other organizations). Biodiversity used to be an issue of high acknowledged importance, for example following the Convention on Biological Diversity (introduced at the Rio Summit in 1992) and the UK's first Biodiversity Strategy shortly thereafter. Yet, despite subsequent global commitments to reversing the rate of species loss at the WSSD (Johannesburg 2002) later endorsed by the EU (the Gothenburg Target), the key role of business in achieving a sustainable relationship with biodiversity has received little explicit attention over recent years. The writing of this book was initially demand-led, through requests from large businesses requesting advice from the author (in his private consultancy role) on why biodiversity is important and how to tackle it. The capacities of ecosystems to support continuing human wellbeing including economic viability has, over recent years, diminished in the business arena into more simplistic tools such as ISO140001 and similar measures, while economic and social parameters have increased in profile. A renewed, focused exploration of the direct links between business and biodiversity in a changed and fast-changing world, including its implications and recommendations for appropriate actions, sheds new light on the importance of addressing this crucial vector of sustainable development and suggests novel, self-beneficial responses for business. Seller Inventory # 46219
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