Changing Course: A Global Business Perspective on Development and the Environment

Abstract

The business of sustainable development pricing the environment - markets, costs and instruments energy and the marketplace capital markets - financing sustainable development trade and sustainable development managing corporate change the innovation process technology co-operation sustainable management of renewable resources - agriculture and forestry leadership for sustainable development in developing countries case studies - successful steps toward sustainable development managing change in business - New England Electric - making energy conservation pay, 3M - building on the success of pollution prevention, Du Pont - the CEO as chief environmental officer, Norsk Hydro - environmental auditing, Shell - human resource development managing business partnerships - Nippon Steel/Usiminas - long-term partnership for sustainable development, ABB Zamech - technology co-operation through joint ventures, Eternil - technology co-operation for a safer working environment, S.C. Johnson - catalyzing improved supplier performance, chemical industry - introducing responsible care, Leather Development centre - promoting best practice managing stakeholder partnerships - Northern Telecom/Mexico - technology co-operation to halt ozone depletion, The Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Council - industry in harmony with nature, Electrolux - designing energy-efficient products Mitsubishi - co-operation for reforestation managing financial partnerships - Nordic Environment Finance Corporation - financing for sustainable development in Eastern Eruope, Fundes - promoting small businesses in Latin America, Fundacion Chile - financing technology co-operation, GE Capital - lending and environmental risk, Jupiter Tyndall - investing in the environment managing cleaner production - Dow Chemical - making waste reduction pay, Harihar Polyfibers - promoting productivity to prevent pollution, Holderbank - making cement with less energy, Ciba-Geigy - designing a low-pollution dyestuff plant, ConAgra/Du Pont - profiting from recycled waste managing cleaner products - Smith and Hawken - promoting products of sustainable forestry, Procter and Gamble - using life-cycle analysis to cut solid waste, Migros - using life-cycle analysis in retail operations, HENKEL - developing substitutes for phosphates in detergents, Laing - energy efficient housing, Volkswagen - recycling the car, Pick'n Pay - retailers and sustainable development, ENI - developing a replacement for lead in gasoline managing sustainable resource use - ABB - introducing clean coal at Vartan, Triangle Limited - energy from biomass, E.I.D. Parry - integrated rural development, Aracruz Celulose - sustainable forestry and pulp production, ALCOA - sustainable mining in the Jarrah Forest. Appendix: priorities for a rational energy strategy.