Philosophical quatrains expressed in a comparable manner to those of the Persian philosopher Omar Khayyam (approx.1043-1123), so brilliantly interpreted by Edward G.Fitzgerald in the Rubayiat of Omar Khayyam, his first publication appearing in London in 1859. Exantus' Quatrains resound like profound quotations, proverbs, aphorisms, or prophecies, an advising and friendly refrain the most vibrant aspects of life and the unknown, a true companion for anyone who contemplates, be they children, adults or seasoned. It is a necessity for every level of education, for one's enlightenment and judgement.

Quatrains

Exantus

Greenleaf Publishing

Thinking the Twenty­‐First Century: Ideas for the New Political Economy

In a sophisticated and far-reaching blend of theory and reflection, Thinking the Twenty-First Century takes a provocative look at the changes required to build a new global political economy. McIntosh charts five system changes essential to this transition: globality and Earth awareness; the rebalancing of science and awe; peacefulness and the feminization of decision-making; the re-organization of our institutions; and, evolution, adaptation and learning. That they are all connected should be obvious, but that they are written about together is less common.McIntosh argues that these five changes are already under way and need to be accelerated. Combining science, philosophy, politics and economics, Thinking the Twenty-First Century questions our current model of capitalism and calls for a much-needed new order. This forceful call to action advocates a balanced political economy with trandisciplinarity, connectivity, accountability and transparency at its centre, as an alternative to a world built on the failing system of neoliberal economics.From one of the pioneers of the global corporate sustainability and social responsibility movement, this unique book combines analysis, diary and reflection to present a radical way forward for the twenty-first century.

Business & Money

McIntosh, Malcolm

Business Culture

This volume addresses the need to integrate gender equality into business and management education and provides examples of leading initiatives illustrating how this can occur from various disciplinary and global perspectives. Gender inequality has a long history in business schools and the workplace, and traditions are hard to change. Some disciplines remain resolutely gendered, affecting both women and men; and case materials on women leaders and managers are still rare.The chapters provide conceptual and research rationales as to why responsible management education must address the issue of gender equality. They also identify materials and resources to assist faculty in integrating gender issues and awareness into various disciplines and fields. These include specific case studies and innovations that assess or address the role of gender in various educational environments.The book is designed to help faculty integrate the topic of gender equality into their own teaching and research and gain support for the legitimacy of gender equality as an essential management education topic. This is the first book in a series on gender equality as a challenge for business and management education, published with the Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) Working Group on Gender Equality.

Integrating Gender Equality into Business and Management Education: Lessons Learned and Challenges Remaining (The Principles for Responsible Management Education Series)

This book is designed to meet the urgent need for a comprehensive and definitive introduction and teaching text on corporate environmental management. It aims to become the standard textbook for courses examining how business can take the environment into account while also providing an accessible and thorough overview of this increasingly multidisciplinary subject for practitioners. Written by the internationally acknowledged experts Stefan Schaltegger and Roger Burritt (authors of the highly influential "Contemporary Environmental Accounting") along with Holger Petersen, the book invites the reader to join in an exploration of the ways in which companies can engage in environmental management and why such engagement can be profitable for business. The reader is invited to: examine whether the contents reflect their own experience, takes their experience further, or opposes their own views; note which of the ideas presented are especially important, add to those ideas, or encourage a reaction (positive or negative); answer questions creatively (based on their own perspective of the issues); encourage themselves to be inspired by questions, which can be investigated further through other written sources of information, such as books you will be guided to through the bibliography, the Internet or the general media; and think about and plan the ways in which the knowledge provided can be implemented in your own situation. The book is organised into four main sections. First, the fundamental ideas and linkages behind business management, the environment and sustainable development are briefly but clearly sketched. The second part of the book outlines the criteria against which environmentally oriented business management can be assessed and the fields of action in which success can be achieved. The third part presents a discussion and examples of strategies for environmental management, which are linked, in the fourt

An Introduction to Corporate Environmental Management

Schaltegger, Stefan

In full colour and crammed with graphics to illustrate the creative process of technological breakthroughs, the book is accessible and informative. The genius of these ten companies should inspire the engineer, the policy-maker, the student, the environmentalist, the CEO and the investor alike.

Industry Genius

Zaelke, Durwood

Andersen, Stephen

Tomorrow’s History: Selected Writings of Simon Zadek, 1993-2003

The book contains 33 pieces, which are split into six sections: 'The Economics of Utopia' 'Civil Society, Power and Accountability' 'Accounting for Change' 'The Civil Corporation' 'Partnership Alchemy' and 'Responsible Competitiveness' It will be an invaluable resource for anyone wishing develop an understanding of why corporate responsibility is where it is today and where it might end up tomorrow.

Tomorrow's History: Selected Writings of Simon Zadek 1993-2003

Zadek, Simon

It may seem a strange notion to give the private sector a role in conflict prevention or resolution, but multinational corporations (MNCs) do have some characteristics that make them good partners in a well-designed strategy for peace and stability. By focusing on their core competencies, their presence in a conflict region can help to provide prosperity for rebuilding society and its institutions, and improved respect for human rights.

The Profit of Peace: Corporate Responsibility in Conflict Regions

Bais, Karolien

Huijser, Mijnd

Where does all the time go? Despite the burgeoning army of machines designed to save us time - from cars and aeroplanes to dishwashers and microwaves - we don't seem to have any more of it on our hands. We simply fill the space we clear with more things to do - consuming more, spending more - and then look around for new ways of saving time. And so we spiral onwards, upwards, ever faster. Being busy has become a habit, and a habit that gives us high status - busy people are important people. The business of business is busy-ness. We are moving from a world in which the big eats the small, to a world where the fast eats the slow. But the fallout from a society hooked on speed is everywhere. It's affecting our health: 60 per cent of the adult population in the UK report that they suffer from stress, and more than half of these say that this has worsened over the last 12 months. It's affecting our family life, with a quarter of British families sharing a meal together only once a month. And it affects our environment too: air travel is a major source of carbon dioxide emissions, accelerating climate change as we speed around the world. And the faster we live, the faster we consume, the faster we waste energy and the faster we pollute the planet. The faster we seem to be running out of time. Is there something fundamentally wrong with the structure and values of this high-speed society? What are we running from and what are we running towards? Sustainable development is all about time. It's about trying to safeguard the health of the planet, and the people it supports, indefinitely, unconstrained by time. The idea of time offers a novel perspective on what sustainable development is all about. Looking at issues affecting society and the environment through the prism of time conveys the urgency of the challenge and leads us to solutions we might not have thought of before. "About Time", edited by the leading British th

About Time: Speed, Society, People and the Environment

Planet Savers brings together the varied stories of the hundreds of movers and shakers that have spoken up throughout history and taken action to defend the world from pollution, deforestation, species loss and climate change. Protecting the planet is everyone s work. But we all have our own heroes in whatever area we are working. Planet Savers brings together the varied stories of the hundreds of movers and shakers that have spoken up throughout history and taken action to defend the world from pollution, deforestation, species loss and climate change. From Theodore Roosevelt to Al Gore; from Francis of Assisi to David Attenborough and from hundreds more men and women that you will know little, if anything, about. Scientists, artists, business people, priests, lawyers, poets, politicians, activists and more, from every continent of the world. Their work has enthused us about the natural world and warned us that we must do much more to preserve it. The Indian woman who became the world s first environmental martyr; the Baptist Reverend who asked What Would Jesus Drive? the Quaker big game hunter who set up the first conservation organisation; the Shakespearian actor who revolutionised organic gardening; and the housewife whose campaign against toxic waste forced a President to act. The book is a cornucopia of people who from time immemorial have put their careers, reputations and lives on the line to protect our planet from its governing inhabitants the human race. Today, as thousands of species of animals and plants are faced with extinction, thousands of years of indigenous knowledge is lost in the face of technological advance, and we become more and more aware of the potential doomsday scenario of a warming world, we need Planet Savers more than ever. Our inspiration can be the 301 environmental lives portrayed in this book. These people cared enough to do something about it. Planet Savers is both a tr

Planet Savers: 301 Extraordinary Environmentalists

Biographies & Memoirs

Desmond, Kevin

Professionals & Academics

Since the 1970s, public and civil society dissatisfaction with the global power of corporations has generated a growing wave of new institutional mechanisms that attempt, in different ways, to create more accountable, responsible, and transparent businesses. These institutional mechanisms have become part of a much-larger social movement that is attempting to develop a set of constraints on business that stands in stark contrast to the dominant economic logic of maximizing shareholder wealth and growing multinational corporations size and power. They include business associations and alliances focused on sustainability, responsibility, and accountability, consultancies that are helping companies to behave as good corporate citizens, responsible investment entities, social research organizations, social and environmental standard setters, monitoring and reporting initiatives, and organizations focused on incorporating social issues into management education. These new institutions would not have emerged without the work of a number of pioneering individuals: 'The Difference Makers' visionary social and institutional entrepreneurs who, together, have had a massive impact on getting decision-makers to incorporate social and environmental criteria in the strategies, practices, and purposes of the modern corporation. Thanks to these 'Difference Makers', there has been remarkable progress in advancing an alternative agenda and in creating a corporate responsibility infrastructure, particularly since the late 1980s and 90s. It is not often that we have the opportunity to hear from the early pioneers of a social movement about how it grew and evolved, but that is exactly what this book sets out to do. It tells the stories of these social and institutional entrepreneurs and the organizations they have founded and led, largely in their own words. The book examines 23 of the key players who have been instrumental in developi

The Difference Makers: How Social and Institutional Entrepreneurs Created the Corporate Responsibility Movement

Waddock,Sandra

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Quatrains

Thinking the Twenty‐First Century: Ideas for the New Political Economy

Integrating Gender Equality into Business and Management Education: Lessons Learned and Challenges Remaining (The Principles for Responsible Management Education Series)

An Introduction to Corporate Environmental Management

Industry Genius

Tomorrow's History: Selected Writings of Simon Zadek 1993-2003

The Profit of Peace: Corporate Responsibility in Conflict Regions

About Time: Speed, Society, People and the Environment

Planet Savers: 301 Extraordinary Environmentalists

The Difference Makers: How Social and Institutional Entrepreneurs Created the Corporate Responsibility Movement

Books by Greenleaf Publishing

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Quatrains

Thinking the Twenty­‐First Century: Ideas for the New Political Economy

Integrating Gender Equality into Business and Management Education: Lessons Learned and Challenges Remaining (The Principles for Responsible Management Education Series)

An Introduction to Corporate Environmental Management

Industry Genius

Tomorrow's History: Selected Writings of Simon Zadek 1993-2003

The Profit of Peace: Corporate Responsibility in Conflict Regions

About Time: Speed, Society, People and the Environment

Planet Savers: 301 Extraordinary Environmentalists

The Difference Makers: How Social and Institutional Entrepreneurs Created the Corporate Responsibility Movement

Thinking the Twenty‐First Century: Ideas for the New Political Economy