GREENLEAF PUBLISHING E-LETTER, SPRING 2005

GREENLEAF PUBLISHING E-LETTER, SPRING 2005

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Greenleaf Publishing has an exciting forthcoming catalogue for the first
half of 2005. See the list below.

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The Business of Climate Change
Corporate Responses to Kyoto
Edited by Kathryn Begg, Frans van der Woerd and David Levy
March 2005

On the eve of Kyoto policy implementation, this book presents a
state-of-the-art analysis of corporate responses to the climate change
issue. Essential reading for policy-makers, academics and researchers, and
businesses wishing to learn about best practice in the sectors most likely
to be seriously affected.
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The Business of Water and Sustainable Development
Edited by Jonathan Chenoweth and Juliet Bird
May 2005

The Johannesburg Plan of Implementation will pose formidable challenges
given the predicted growth in global population: by the end of just a
decade and half, 6.6 billion people will need to have access to safe
drinking water supplies. This is more than the current population of the
world. This book illustrates the range of approaches necessary to meet such
brave ambitions.
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The Future of Eco-labelling
Making Environmental Product Information Systems Effective
Frieder Rubik and Paolo Frankl
April 2005

Are eco-labels effective? Is eco-labelling useful to business as a
marketing tool? What factors contribute to the development of successful
schemes? Should they be harmonised? How successful are the EU Flower, the
German Blue Angel and the Nordic White Swan? This book provides answers to
all of these questions. Based on a major EU research exercise, it plots a
course for policy-makers to address some of the historic problems with
eco-labelling, to learn what works and what doesn't and to move forward
with schemes that can make a real difference to sustainable production and
consumption.
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Societal Learning and Change
How Governments, Business and Civil Society are Creating Solutions to
Complex Multi-Stakeholder Problems
Steve Waddell
May 2005

'Societal learning and change' is a way of describing the types of profound
and wise changes needed in the way we run our affairs if we are to respond
to the scale of environmental and social challenges and opportunities
facing us. Its essence involves the ability to create rich relationships
that bridge large differences. This is an extremely optimistic book at a
time of great pessimism about the huge forces of globalisation and
corporate power that seem to be overwhelming us.
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The Profit of Peace
Corporate Responsibility in Conflict Regions
Karolien Bais and Mijnd Huijser
June 2005

This book examines how multinationals can use their core business
competencies to promote peace and stability in conflict regions and what
role - if any - business has in diplomacy.
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New Horizons in Research on Sustainable Organisations
Emerging Ideas, Approaches and Tools for Practitioners and Researchers
Edited by Mark Starik and Sanjay Sharma
with Carolyn Egri and Rick Bunch
July 2005

This book, the first volume in the series 'New Horizons in Research on
Sustainable Organisations', is intended to bridge the gap between academics
and practitioners with biannual cutting-edge research from both groups on
progress towards sustainability.

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About Time
A Sideways Look at Speed, Society, People and the Environment
Edited by Tim Aldrich, Forum for the Future
July 2005

A high-profile collection aimed at creating debate about where the values
of our contemporary society are taking us. It will foster reflective
thinking about different aspects of time, using the concept of time to
communicate and illuminate the idea of sustainable development and question
our idolatry of speed. Contributors include Will Hutton and Baroness Mary
Warnock.

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Posted on March 21, 2005