Eco-Business: A Big-Brand Takeover of Sustainability

by Peter Dauvergne and Jane Lister

Book Overview

Two experts explain the consequences for the planet when corporations use sustainability as a business tool. McDonald's promises to use only beef, coffee, fish, chicken, and cooking oil obtained from sustainable sources. Coca-Cola promises to achieve water neutrality. Unilever seeks to achieve 100 percent sustainable agricultural sourcing by 2020. Walmart has pledged to become carbon neutral. Big-brand companies seem to be making commitments that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262018764
• ISBN13: 9780262018760
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher