Annotation Presenting 150 signed entries, this book provides an overview of key principles, approaches, strategies, and tools businesses have used to reduce environmental impacts and contribute to sustainability.

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Business and the Environment includes more than 1,000 references to material from scholarly journals, government agencies, case clearing-houses, research organizations, trade magazines, and the popular press, offering a comprehensive source of information on self-monitoring and compliance programs and environmental performance strategies for corporate competitiveness.

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